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Volunteering Wales Main Grants Scheme in the United Kingdom

Deadline: 17-Jan-2025

The Volunteering Wales Main Grant is a scheme funded by the Welsh Government to promote and improve volunteering in Wales.

Aims
  • The aims of the scheme are:
    • Increase volunteer engagement and satisfaction by removing barriers to volunteering for people of all ages and from all parts of society.
    • Support the creation and development of high quality and positive volunteering opportunities in Wales.
    • Promote changes in beneficiary organisations to embed volunteering into their culture eg obtaining the Investing in Volunteers Award.
Priorities
  • Demonstrate the contribution that volunteers and volunteering make to the seven Well-being of Future Generations Act (2015) goals and to enable organisations to make progress towards the Welsh Government ‘Ways of Working’.
    • A Prosperous Wales
    • A Resilient Wales
    • A More Equal Wales
    • A Healthier Wales
    • A Wales of Cohesive Communities
    • A Wales of Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language
    • A Globally Responsible Wales
Funding Information
  • Organisations can apply for awards of up to 2 years with a maximum request of £30,000 per year.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Your organisation can apply if:
    • it is a not-for-profit organisation and is independent of government and private sectors
    • its proposed project/activity will be taking place in Wales (employment outside Wales is not supported under this grant scheme)
    • It is an organisation that currently involves volunteers to benefit the community, supported by a volunteering policy or is an organisation that has developed a volunteering policy and believes involving volunteers will benefit the community
    • the proposed project recruits new volunteers and can use a system to monitor and track volunteer involvement and progress (the Volunteering Wales platform can help)
    • it is willing and able to take part in an independent evaluation of the impact of the grants
Ineligibility Criteria
  • Your organisation cannot apply if you are:
    • A political organisation
    • A statutory organisation
    • A County Voluntary Council (CVC) or Volunteer Centre
    • A private organisation

For more information, visit WCVA.