VOLUNTEER GRANTS 2011
05-May-2011
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today encouraged voluntary organisations in the Parkes Electorate to apply for the 2011 round of Volunteer Grants, which opened this week.
2011 marks the tenth year of the Volunteer Grants. Mr Coulton said the Federal Government’s Volunteer Grants Program allows eligible not-for-profit organisations to further support their volunteers and encourage volunteering.
“Volunteers are the life-blood of our communities and any funding that will not only further support our volunteers but encourage more people to take up volunteering is to be welcomed.”
The grants provide funding of between $1,000 and $5,000 to voluntary organisations to:
· Purchase portable, tangible, small equipment items to help volunteers
· Contribute to the reimbursement of fuel costs for their volunteers who use their own car to transport others to activities, deliver food and assist people in need
· Contribute to the reimbursement of transport costs incurred by volunteers with disabilities who are unable to drive
· Contribute to the costs of training courses and/or background screening checks for volunteers.
“By providing grants of between $1000 and $5000 volunteer organisations will be able to purchase small equipment and sporting items to help their existing volunteers and encourage more people to become volunteers,” he said
“Volunteers and voluntary organisations have helped shape Australiathroughtheirwork inthecommunity,” Mr Coulton said. “And these grants will provide welcome support to voluntary organisations in the electorate.”
Applications for the grants close on the 8th June.