2025-26 Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers Round

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2025-26 Grants SA Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers Round

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1.1 Welcome to Grants SA 2025-26 Grants SA Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers Round

 

The Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers round seeks to fund projects which align to the core purpose of The Volunteering Strategy for South Australia 2021-27 which is to support, engage, grow and celebrate volunteering in all its forms across South Australia.

Grants of up to $30,000 are available to enable volunteer involving organisations, based or active in regional and remote South Australia, to strengthen their volunteering programs through capability and capacity building of volunteer involving organisations.

Please use this form to apply for funding up to $30,000 to support your regional or remote volunteer involving organisations and/or activities.

Before commencing this application, please make sure you have read and are familiar with the requirements contained within the Funding Guidelines.

Funding is prioritised for projects that support people and/or communities experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage and other vulnerabilities.

Please note:

  • If your application is successful there is no guarantee that you will receive the full amount of funding requested.
  • Successful organisations will only have one grant awarded within this funding round.

If you have problems completing the form or have questions about the process, including eligibility please contact the Grants SA team on1300 650 985 or email grantssa@sa.gov.au.

1.2 Eligibility

The guidelines provide detailed information about the requirements for completing this application, including applicant and project eligibility.  Please read the Guidelines carefully to check that you meet the following requirements.

1.2.1  Organisations must:

  • Be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation / Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation or have evidence of a comparable legal status, such as Australian Public Company limited by guarantee 
  • Have a registered Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • Be currently operating within South Australia, and delivering the program / service / initiative to residents of South Australia.
  • Have an Australian Bank account in the name of the legal entity.
 

1.2.3 Applications will not be accepted from organisations or sponsored organisations that:

  • Have any outstanding contractual or financial obligations (including reports, acquittals, unpaid invoices) for any funded Department of Human Services projects/programs.
  • Have licensed gaming machines in their facilities or hold a gaming machine license.
  • Are educational institutions or related representative bodies. For example, schools and/or their parent or student associations, universities, colleges.
  • Are individuals, sole traders, or organisations applying on behalf of an individual.
  • Are for-profit organisations or private companies 
  • Are  State or Commonwealth Government Departments or Agencies 
  • Organisations that have been operating for less than 12 months.

Any eligible organisation or sponsored organisation can be funded for a maximum of two Grants SA grants per financial year. There is no limit to the number of applications an eligible organisation can sponsor.

Does your organisation meet the eligibility requirements as outlined above? * Required
Response required.
If you answered 'no' to any of the questions, please contact Grants SA on 1300 650 985 to discuss.
Does this proposal support volunteer activities in regional or remote South Australia? * Required
Response required.
This round is focussed on supporting and increasing particpation in regional and remote South Australia. Applicants from metropolitan areas will only be considered if the activity and outcome for volunteers is in regional or remote South Australia.