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| The 2024 – 2025 Volunteer Grants are open! Expressions of interest will close on Wednesday 8 January 2025, in just 5 short weeks! Volunteer Grants recognise the valuable role volunteers play in building more resilient and cohesive communities. Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 are available to help community organisations to support their volunteers. This year, changes have been made to the Volunteer Grants program to better respond to the environment volunteer organisations are now faced with and our government’s commitment to children and young people. There are now two categories for Volunteer Grants which reflect areas of high demand for volunteer organisations: Category 1: for communications and IT items (such as laptops, phones, payment devices, and software), and paying for insurance premiums. Category 2: for items and services that support the development and well-being of children and young people under 18. The Volunteer Grants will fund volunteer organisations for costs associated with any activity helping and supporting children and young people under 18, to help with the costs of modernising their operations, and to cover other key costs. Expressions of interest must be submitted by Wednesday 8 January 2025. An expression of interest form can be found here. More information about the program is contained in the guidelines which can be found here. I strongly encourage all eligible organisations to apply. If you need any help or would like any further information, please get in touch with my office on 4423 1782 or email me at Fiona.Phillips.MP@aph.gov.au. Yours sincerely Fiona Phillips MP Member for Gilmore Submit your expression of interest here! |