Applications Open | Volunteer Management Activity Project-Based Grants 2025-26

10/03/2025

Volunteering WA invites eligible organisations to submit applications for the final round of project-based grant funding of the Volunteer Management Activity 2022-26. The Volunteering WA's Volunteer Management Activity, funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, is aimed at supporting a thriving volunteering culture across Australia.  

The aim of the project-based grants is to break down barriers to volunteering faced by one or more of the six identified priority groups:

  • People with disability
  • First Nations people
  • Newly-arrived migrants
  • Vulnerable women
  • Young people aged 12-18
  • People who are unemployed

In 2025/26 there will be a total pool of $300,000 available for projects addressing these aims, with a particular focus on areas not supported through previous funding rounds. Projects submitted from organisations led by any of the six priority groups (eg ACCOs); or focusing on Youth, Vulnerable Women or Unemployed will be favourably received. Applications are also encouraged from regions which have not received funding to date (Wheatbelt, Pilbara, Midwest, Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions).

Key Dates

Key Dates
10th March 2025

Opening date

18th March 2025		 FREE online Volunteer Management Activity grant-writing training session and FAQs. Register now.

6th April 2025

 Project Based Grant applications close midnight (WST)

7th April - 30th May 2025

 Assessment and interview stage

11th June 2025

 Public announcement of successful grant recipients

Grant Period

 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026

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