{"id":355714,"date":"2024-12-04T16:30:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T06:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=355714"},"modified":"2024-12-04T19:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:40:15","slug":"volunteer-grants-open-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/12\/04\/volunteer-grants-open-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Grants Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_354877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354877\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-354877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112volunteer3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FLASHBACK: Member for Wide Bay Llew O&#8217;Brien, right, with the South Burnett PCYC&#8217;s Mike Kilfoy from the &#8220;Braking the Cycle&#8221; program, a successful applicant in last year&#8217;s Volunteer Grants program (Photo: Wide Bay Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>December 4, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expressions of Interest for the Federal Government&#8217;s 2024-25 Volunteer Grants scheme are now open.<\/p>\n<p>Grants of between $1000 and $5000 are available in each Federal Electorate to eligible not-for-profit community organisations to support the efforts of their volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Eligible grant activities include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category 1 &#8211; Purchase communication or insurance items as listed below that will benefit any of the community organisations\u2019 volunteers: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobile phones, phone bills and radio communication devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Computers, laptops, and tablets, where those items are primarily used for online communications and activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Software, where the software is primarily used for or to facilitate online communications and activity (eg. email or videoconferencing software)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Electronic audio and visual equipment, where the equipment is primarily used for or to facilitate online communications and activity (eg. video-communication equipment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Electronic payment devices where the device is primarily used for or to facilitate online communication and activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Internet service fees incurred by the community organisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Insurance premiums incurred by the community organisation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Category 2A &#8211; Purchase items or services for the main purpose of supporting a community organisation\u2019s volunteers from the following cohorts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Children (under 18) as a means of supporting their development, or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Adults whose volunteering activities support children\u2019s development and wellbeing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Category 2B &#8211;\u00a0Fund volunteer-run activities within the community organisation, for the main purpose of supporting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Children\u2019s (under 18) development and wellbeing, or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents\/carers to develop the skills necessary to ensure a child\u2019s development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>More information, including Grant Guidelines, can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grants.gov.au\/Fo\/Show?FoUuid=5dfb2962-c6ac-4d8b-995d-5de87cfb24f3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> however Expressions Of Interest must first be submitted to the relevant Federal MP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>MARANOA &#8211; David Littleproud<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expression of Interest forms can be downloaded <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davidlittleproud.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LittleproudD_Volunteer-Grants_2024-25_Maranoa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> <\/strong>(2.5Mb PDF). The completed forms should be emailed to <strong><a href=\"mailto:david.littleproud.mp@aph.gov.au\">david.littleproud.mp@aph.gov.au<\/a><\/strong> before 5:00pm, Friday, <strong>January 3, 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>FLYNN &#8211; Colin Boyce\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expressions of Interest will be accepted until the close of business on Friday, <strong>January 17, 2025.<\/strong> They can be submitted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colinboyce.com.au\/flynn-volunteer-grants-2024-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>WIDE BAY &#8211; Llew O&#8217;Brien<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expressions of Interest are required by 5:00pm on Monday, <strong>January 6, 2025<\/strong>.\u00a0 They can be submitted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc87w6uWQm329cDqTjTRBWBJ6RtoDKVrhQccGH2SaAKJj9TLQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The EOIs will be assessed and successful submissions will be invited to lodge an application.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expressions of Interest for the Federal Government&#8217;s 2024-25 Volunteer Grants scheme are now open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":354877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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