The 2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants are a government initiative driven by the impact of COVID-19.
Grants of between $1,000 - $5,000 are available to enable volunteer involving organisations to strengthen community functioning by increasing participation in volunteering with a total pool of $748,000.00 available within New South Wales.
The 2020 Supplementary Grants are designed to support volunteer involving organisations with a high proportion (over 40%) of volunteers to:
- Help support the efforts of Australia’s volunteers
- Help support the inclusion of vulnerable people through volunteering
- Encourage, support, and increase participation in volunteering
- Post COVID-19 re-engagement activities for volunteers
- Adapting practices to support volunteers’ safety in relation to COVID-19
Main eligibility:
- Organisations with at least 40% of the workforce must be volunteers
- Not-for-profit
Prior to applications being reviewed by the selection panel, consideration will be given to the following criteria:
- Organisations that provide support to Indigenous people
- Organisations with a high ratio of volunteers
- The size of organisations
- Value of the grant
- Organisations providing volunteer programs that support vulnerable people
- Organisations that involve vulnerable people in their volunteer programs
Applications opened on 25 August and will close on Sunday, 20 September.
To find out more click here.
To apply click here.
