Volunteers Grants 2015 (FEDS)
The Australian Government has again reopened the Volunteer Grants under the Strengthening Communities – Volunteering sub-activity. Funding is expected to be offered to around 5,700 organisations as a result of this process, with grants to be paid by 30 June 2016.
Volunteer Grants enable community organisations to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to purchase small equipment items to assist their volunteers, assist with the reimbursement of fuel costs incurred by volunteers (and transport costs for volunteers with disability who are unable to drive), and contribute towards the cost of training courses and background screening checks for volunteers.
Eligible organisations
Eligible organisations must be Australian not-for-profit organisations whose
volunteers’ work supports families and/or communities in Australia and are legal entities, such as, but not limited to:
a. Incorporated Associations (incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have ‘Association’ or ‘Incorporated’ or ‘Inc.’ in their legal name)
b. Incorporated Cooperatives (also incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have ‘Cooperative’ in their legal name)
c. Companies (incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 – may be a proprietary company (limited by shares or by guarantee) or public companies)
d. Aboriginal Corporations (incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
e. Organisations established through a specific piece of Commonwealth or state/territory legislation (public benevolent institutions, churches, universities, unions etc
f. Partnerships, and
g. Trustees on behalf of a Trust
Ineligible Organisations
Organisations that may not be eligible for funding include, but are not limited to:
• individuals/sole traders;
• for-profit organisations;
• professional associations or statutory authorities;
• Australian Government Departments and statutory authorities;
• state and territory government departments, except where a state/territory government education institution sponsors its parents & friends/citizens committee or school/council/board and these groups are not legal entities;
• local government entities, except where a local government entity sponsors a not-for-profit community group that is not a legal entity and where no other suitable sponsor is available;
• political organisations; or
• organisations outside Australia
Contact Details
- Phone:1800 625 136
- Website
- Guidelines