Grants and Funding

Volunteering WA administers and delivers several grant funding opportunities throughout the year with support from our partners.  Subscribe to our newsletter to be alerted when applications open and close.

National Volunteer Week Grants

Applications for 2026 have closed.

Volunteering WA, with generous support from Lotterywest, offers volunteer-involving organisations across Western Australia the opportunity to apply for grants to organise an event or activity which recognises and thanks volunteers during National Volunteer Week.

A group of Leading Youth Forward volunteers following a mini golf/arcade trip

Volunteer Management Activity Grants

Applications open mid-2026.

Supported through Volunteering WA’s Volunteer Management Activity and funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, the focus of the volunteer management grants program is to develop services that build the capacity of volunteer involving organisations to break down barriers to volunteering for vulnerable groups.

Research Grants

Applications open until 5:00pm, Thursday 7 April 2026.

Volunteering WA encourages and supports research into volunteering related issues to help inform evidence-based decision-making and good practice in the volunteer sector. With support from Volunteering WA’s Research Committee, we established an annual volunteering grant program for Western Australian researchers.

A man watering plants in a park