Expressions of interest for the 2024 Burt Volunteer Grants are now open.
The Volunteer Grants supports community volunteer groups who benefit our local area.
The program intends to encourage and support participation in local projects by helping volunteers advance local community participation in a wide range of beneficial programs. The grant aims to assist local groups with some of the costs associated with taking on volunteers, to encourage further recruitment and participation of members of the community.
You can read the full guidelines for the Volunteer Grants here.
Project eligibility
Your organisation must be staffed by 40% or more volunteers.
You must be a not-for-profit organisation with an Australian Business Number (ABN).
Have a bank account with an Australian financial institution in the name of the organisation applying.
Your application must be for supplementary costs to support those volunteers.
A total of $66,225 is available for grants between $1,000 and $5,000 and can cover costs such as:
- Purchasing communication or insurance items that will benefit an organisation’s volunteers
- Purchasing items or services that support an organisation’s eligible volunteers
- Purchase items or services that assist in the delivery of eligible volunteer run activities
Expressions of interest close Friday 24 January.
Please take special account of this date as the expression of interest period covers Christmas and New Year periods.
The first stage of this grant process is expression of interest only.
All successful applicants will be contacted with next steps, you will also be advised if your application has not been successful.
