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.