Volunteer Week Micro Grants

Celebrate National Volunteer Week Your Way!

To celebrate National Volunteer Week, Federation Council is offering twenty grants of $250 to not-for-profits, organisations or schools with a volunteer branch or committee, 355 committees, clubs and community groups to assist with commemorating and appreciating their volunteers' contributions. 

The Volunteer Week Micro Grants will allow groups to celebrate National Volunteer Week their way, and can be used to fund a range of gratitude celebrations such as afternoon teas, certificates of appreciation or award presentations, outings, luncheons, a barbeque, or even go towards training and development. 

Applications are assessed on an ongoing rolling basis, until funds are expended. As a non-competitive application process, submissions will be accessed on if they meet the eligibility requirements. At the conclusion of individual assessments, applicants will be notified via email if they were successful or not. Federation Council will publish the list of successful applicants on our platforms during National Volunteer Week.

Applications via the online form are open from Monday 7th April 2025 and close COB Monday 21st April 2025. General enquiries about the Volunteer Week Micro Grants can be sent to communityevents@federationcouncil.nsw.gov.au.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Activities or events funded by the grant must be undertaken during National Volunteer Week, 19 – 25 May 2025.
2. Activities or events funded by the grant must be undertaken within the geographical boundaries of the Federation Council.
3. The organisation must be demonstrably active and must have five or more volunteers who will benefit from the Volunteer Week Micro Grant. 
4. The organisation must have a significant presence in Federation Council consisting of having volunteers who reside in Federation Council; and/or provide a tangible and significant benefit to the Federation Council community.
5. The organisation must not have any outstanding acquittals with Federation Council.
6. Successful applicants must complete and submit a simple acquittal form by 8^th June 2025 to share the outcomes of their event or activity, which Council can then use for promotional purposes and assessment of the program. Photographs of participants is a requirement of the acquittal.
7. Successful recipients must acknowledge Council’s support in all social media posts or promotional material developed for the event or activity.
8. Grant recipients must be prepared to register as a creditor of the Federation Council to receive their funding.