Queensland volunteer involving organisations are invited to express interest in the ‘Strong and Resilient Communities Activity (SARC) – Community Support – Small Grants for Volunteer Involving Organisations’ program.
Administered by the State and Territory volunteering peak bodies, the small grants will assist grassroots organisations to strengthen volunteering through capability and capacity building.
Small volunteer involving organisations will be able to apply for grants ($10,000 – $20,000) for one-off, time limited projects that build volunteer management capability, and help the organisation to support the social and economic participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged people.
The objectives of the Strong and Resilient Communities Activity grant are:
- to build volunteer management capability within organisations
- to uplift volunteer capability, including volunteer knowledge, skills and volunteer numbers; and
- to support alignment with the strategic objectives of the National Strategy for Volunteering and National Standards for Volunteer Involvement.
The grant is open to organisations that support:
- young people 12 to 18 years who are disengaged, or at risk of disengaging, from education to reconnect with their community, school, training and/or employment;
- people with disabilities and/or mental health conditions to participate in the community, and work towards becoming or remaining independent and engaged in the economy and/or society;
- women who experience, or are at risk of experiencing isolation or discrimination to participate in the community and/or economy and increase their self-agency; and/or
- people who are unemployed to increase participation in their community and/or increase their capacity to engage in employment, training, or existing employment services.
What can funding be used for?
*Read the Grant Opportunity Guidelines for more examples and eligibility requirements
- Training opportunities for volunteer managers to improve the quality of volunteer programs e.g. building volunteer recruitment, engagement and retention.
- Engaging consultants to review policies and processes (such as recruitment and retention processes) to align with National Standards for Volunteer Involvement and the National Strategy for Volunteering to promote inclusion of identified cohorts.
- Cultural workshops with your volunteers to understand the needs of, and support people within the identified cohorts.
- Training opportunities for volunteers to facilitate group workshops, self-empowerment activities, and activities that support independence and self-reliance for people within the identified cohorts.
To read the Grant Opportunity Guidelines, and the eligibility requirements, click the link below.
The grants are funded by the Department of Social Services and administered by the volunteering peak bodies.
