The Department of Planning and Community Development funds the Victorian Volunteer Small Grants for up to $5,000 to encourage local community organisations to attract new volunteers from diverse backgrounds and create new volunteering opportunities.

Small community organisations can also apply for funding of projects which improve their capacity to manage, develop and maintain existing volunteer programs.

Victorian Volunteer Small Support Grants of up to $5000 are now available to not-for-profit organisations with relatively small operating budgets.

The grants are aimed at organisations wanting to increase the diversity of their volunteers and/or involve or encourage new volunteers.

Some examples of activities or projects which could be:
• a mentoring and awareness-raising program to involve people with disabilities as new volunteers in community organisations
• a recruitment plan and advertising campaign, designed in partnership with an Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, to involve volunteers from rural New Arrival communities
• provide essential equipment as part of a campaign to recruit and train more local surf life saving volunteers

To apply for a Volunteer Small Volunteer Grant visit www.grants.dpcd.vic.gov.au or call the Grants Information Line on 1300 366 356.

Applications can be submitted at any time throughout the year.

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