A new round of Volunteer Grants is now open for eligible not-for-profit community organisations.
The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP said the grants support the work of community organisations that rely on volunteers by removing barriers to volunteering and promoting awareness of volunteering opportunities.
“Grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 will be available and can be used to purchase communication or insurance items or purchase items for the main purpose of supporting volunteer cohorts and volunteer-run activities,” Mr Batt said.
“Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community and if your organisation needs a helping hand to assist your volunteers I encourage you to apply.”
Visit davidbatt.com.au to express your organisation’s interest in applying for a Volunteer Grant.
Here is a direct link: Volunteer Grants EOI Form – David Batt MP: Volunteer Grants EOI Form – David Batt MP
Expressions of interest applications close 5pm, Tuesday 24 March, 2026.
What can organisations apply for?
Category 1
Purchase communication or insurance items that will benefit any of a community organisation’s volunteers as listed below:
– Mobile phones, phone bills and radio communication devices. – Computers, laptops and tablets, where those items are primarily used for online
communication and activity.
– Software packages, where the software is primarily used to facilitate online communications and activity (for example email or videoconferencing software).
– Electronic audio and visual equipment, where the equipment is primarily used for or to facilitate online communications and activity (for example video communication equipment).
– Electronic payment devices where the device is primarily used for or to facilitate online communication and activity. – Internet service fees incurred by the community organisation. – Insurance premiums incurred by the community organisation.
Category 2
Purchase items for the main purpose of supporting a community organisation’s volunteers from the following cohorts:
– Adults whose volunteering activities support children’s development and wellbeing.
– Children (under 18) as a means of supporting their development.
– First Nations People.
– Newly arrived migrants (within the last 5 years) who are not citizens. – People with disability (within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities).