Volunteer Grants Activity – 2019-20 Volunteer Grants
The 2019-20 Volunteer Grants round is now finalised. A list of successful organisations has been published on this page. Please note that the Department of Social Services will formally advise all organisations, both successful and unsuccessful, by email by late May 2020.
The Australian Government is inviting organisations via a closed non-competitive process to apply for a Volunteer Grant under the Families and Communities Program – Volunteer Grants Activity in 2019-2020.
The Volunteer Grants Activity is an element of the Families and Communities Program.
The Families and Communities Program aims to strengthen relationships, support families, improve well being of children and young people, reduce the cost of family breakdown and strengthen family and community functioning.
Volunteer Grants aim to support the efforts of Australia’s volunteers as well as to encourage and increase participation in volunteering. The grants provide small amounts of money that organisations and community groups can use to help their volunteers.
The objectives of Volunteer Grants are to:
1. help community organisations to support the efforts of Australia’s volunteers
2. help community organisations to support the inclusion of vulnerable people through volunteering
3. encourage, support and increase participation in volunteering.
The intended outcome of the program is to strengthen community functioning by increasing participation in volunteering.
More information
More information about the Volunteer Grants Activity – 2019-20 Volunteer Grants, as well as requirements for applicants can be found in the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and Questions and Answers for Applicants.
The department will email an application form to organisations who have been nominated by the Federal Member of Parliament in their electorate.
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Organisations and individuals interested in Community Grants Hub grant rounds are encouraged to subscribe to receive alerts when new information is made available.
Other future grant opportunities are published on GrantConnect, the Australian Government grants information system.
Contacting the Community Grants Hub
If you would like assistance, please call the Community Grants Hub Hotline on 1800 020 283 (option 1) or email support@communitygrants.gov.au.
More information about the Community Grants Hub can be found on the Community Grants Hub website.
Please quote 2018-2647 – 2019 Volunteer Grants when you phone or email the Community Grants Hub.
Successful applicants
2019-20 Volunteer Grants - Successful applicants