Deadline: 20 December 2016
The Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) is currently inviting organizations and individuals/authorized signatories representing volunteer based community groups to apply for its Volunteer Grants 2016 program with an aim to support the efforts of Australian volunteers.
Objectives
- The Program aims to strengthen relationships, support families, improve children’s wellbeing and increase the participation in community life to strengthen family and community functioning, and reduce the costs of family breakdown. The Program will provide a range of services, focused strengthening relationships, and building parenting and financial management skills, providing support for better community connections, as well as services to help newly arrived migrants to in their transition to life in Australia.
- The Program also aims to provide a foundation for integrated, community led program delivery that understands and meets local needs and promotes innovation and collaboration. This will include the establishment of a platform for continued improvement in the way DSS does its business, clarifying and strengthening Commonwealth and State/Territory government responsibilities and fostering stronger relationships with civil society and partnering with service providers.
- The Program will provide a range of services, predominantly focussed on early intervention, prevention, and support, including assistance for relationship breakdown.
- These services will be provided to families, children, young people, volunteers, multicultural communities, humanitarian entrants, migrants and individuals with particular circumstances.
Activity
Strengthening Communities
Sub-Activities:
- Community Development and Participation
- Volunteering
- Multicultural Affairs
Funding Information
The funding will help volunteers to do their important work, and the grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 each will allow organizations to buy much needed equipment, such as computers, or help with training volunteers, fuel costs or undertaking background security checks.
Eligibility Criteria
- Incorporated Associations (incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have ‘Association’ or ‘Incorporated’ or ‘Inc.’ in their legal name)
- Incorporated Cooperatives (also incorporated under state/territory legislation, commonly have ‘Cooperative’ in their legal name)
- Companies (incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 – may be a proprietary company (limited by shares or by guarantee) or public companies)
- Aboriginal Corporations (incorporated under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
- Organisations established through a specific piece of Commonwealth or state/territory legislation (public benevolent institutions, churches, universities, unions etc
- Partnerships,
- Trustees on behalf of a Trust.
Participants/Clients/Recipients/Target Group
- Individuals/communities who are vulnerable or at risk of social exclusion or who have more complex needs and experience greater barriers to social and economic participation in their communities.
- Priority groups include Indigenous Australians, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, senior Australians and people with disability or who have mental health issues
- Seniors aged 50 years and over with limited knowledge and or experience, or who lack confidence, in using digital technology
- Volunteers, volunteer-involving organizations and individuals and organizations interested in participating in volunteering activities and that need support in these activities
- High need and at-risk culturally and linguistically diverse communities and community leaders where community relations issues are prevalent, and
- New and emerging culturally and linguistically diverse communities and community leaders.
How to Apply
Applicants will need to complete the Application Form given on the website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Volunteer Grants 2016.