VOLUNTEER GRANTS 2025-26

Local community groups located in the Perth Federal Electorate are eligible for federal funding to support their local volunteers.

Please note: the electoral boundaries were changed at the last election. Please review the new boundaries of the Federal Division of Perth here.

The grants are available to not-for-profit community organisations and range from $1,000 to $5,000.

The funding is available in two catergories:

Category 1 - All eligible community organisations will be able to purchase items that will benefit any of a community organisation’s volunteers.

Category 2 - Community organisations will be able to purchase items or fund volunteer-run activities for the main purpose of supporting:

  • Children’s development and wellbeing

  • First Nations people

  • Newly arrived migrants (within the past 5 years) who are not citizens

  • People with disability

  • Unemployed people who are volunteering to increase their capacity to engage in employment

  • Veterans and Australian Defence Force members

  • Women experiencing or at risk of experiencing gender-based violence or isolation to assist them to overcome that gender-based violence or isolation

  • Eliminating racial discrimination and promoting understanding, tolerance and friendship amongst racial or ethnic groups through the following

Please see Grant Opportunity Guidelines for a detailed list of eligible expenditure.

Expression of interest submissions close 5pm, Sunday 29 March 2026.

FURTHER INFORMATION

All Expressions of Interest (EOIs) will be assessed by the Perth Community Consultative Committee. If your organisation is nominated, you will be invited to apply for a grant, which will then be assessed by the Department. More information on the application process is provided in Section 2 of the Guidelines.

Important: If your organisation is an unincorporated association, an individual from your organisation must assume personal legal liability. The individual will be legally responsible for delivering the funded activity, managing expenditure, and meeting all obligations under the grant agreement. For more details, see Section 4 of the Guidelines.