National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering with thousands of events and activities held across the country during 19 - 25 May 2025.
National Volunteer Week Grants, supported by Lotterywest
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers and celebrates their significant contribution to communities across the country. Learn more about National Volunteer Week.
Volunteering WA, with generous support from Lotterywest, is offering volunteer involving organisations across Western Australia the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to $1,500 to organise an event or activity which recognises and thanks volunteers during National Volunteer Week (Monday 19 - Sunday 25 May 2025).
2025 Grant Applications
Applications are now open for 2025 National Volunteer Week Grants.
We're pleased to announce that applications are now open for our 2025 National Volunteer Week Grants! We invite community groups and volunteer involving organisations from across Western Australia to apply to host an event or activity to thank your volunteers during National Volunteer Week (Monday 19 - Sunday 25 May 2025).
Key Dates
- Grant applications open: 18 December 2024
- Grant applications close: 5:00pm Wednesday 12 February 2025
- Recipients notified: Approx mid-March
- National Volunteer Week: Monday 19 to Sunday 25 May 2025
For any queries relating to the National Volunteer Week Grants, please contact us via NVWgrants@volunteeringwa.org.au.
Grant Categories
There are three Grant Categories, please read the Grant Guidelines for details.
For Category Three where organisations can submit a joint application for a joint event, please see activity ideas (PDF), and an example of a letter of confirmation.
National Volunteer Week Grant Guidelines
Funding acknowledgement
Successful recipients of the 2025 National Volunteer Week Grants will need to acknowledge the support of Volunteering WA and Lotterywest throughout the funded activity, including in speeches, media releases, social media promotion, brochures, leaflets, display, invitations, posters, certificates, websites.
- Use Lotterywest's key messages when Sharing the News in the speeches and media releases
- Download Lotterywest's logos (select the EPS or PNG file links)
- Download Volunteering WA's logo
- Order Lotterywest signage and merch for your NVW event with this Online Form ( Quote grant number: 202508-88462)
*Please place your orders before end of April to ensure stock is available and delivery times can be met. - Tag @Lotterywest and @VolunteeringWA on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
If you have any additional queries please email grants@volunteeringwa.org.au
2024 Grant Recipients
In 2024, 254 WA volunteering organisations shared in over $335,000 through Volunteering WA’s National Volunteer Week Grants to celebrate and recognise their volunteers throughout the week.
2024's successful National Volunteer Week Recipients spanned all the way from Wellstead to Derby, ensuring thousands of dedicated volunteers across the state were recognised for their contributions.