Expressions of interest (EOIs) for Volunteer Grants 2026 are now open!

Grants between $1,000 and $5,000 are available to support volunteers of not-for-profit organisations. 

To be eligible to apply, more than 40% of your staff must be volunteers and all funding sought must directly benefit your organisation's volunteers.

There are two categories for Volunteer Grants which reflect areas of high demand for volunteer organisations:

• Category 1 - All eligible community organisations will be able to purchase items that will benefit any of a community organisation’s volunteers.

  Category 2 - Community organisations will be able to purchase items or fund volunteer-run activities for the main purpose of supporting:

  • Children’s development and wellbeing

  • First Nations people

  • Newly arrived migrants (within the past 5 years) who are not citizens

  • People with disability

  • Unemployed people who are volunteering to increase their capacity to engage in employment

  • Veterans and Australian Defence Force members

  • Women experiencing or at risk of experiencing gender-based violence or isolation to assist them to overcome that gender-based violence or isolation

  • Eliminating racial discrimination and promoting understanding, tolerance and friendship amongst racial or ethnic groups through the following

The Volunteer Grants will fund volunteer organisations for costs associated with any activity helping and supporting children and young people under 18, to help with the costs of modernising their operations and to cover key costs, including insurance premiums and internet bills.

How to submit your expression of interest:

1. Confirm your organisation is based with the Division of Hasluck
2. Carefully read the Grant Opportunity Guidelines here to confirm your organisation and project are eligible.
3. Complete the Expression of Interest form below or download this form, fill out and return to [email protected]

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) close at 5pm Tuesday 31 March 2026.

The first stage of this grant process is expression of interest (EOI) only. Successful EOI applicants will be notified from 18 May 2026. They will then be invited to lodge a formal application with the Department.