Volunteering Wales Main Grants Scheme in the United Kingdom

Deadline: 17-Jan-2025

The Volunteering Wales Main Grant is a scheme funded by the Welsh Government to promote and improve volunteering in Wales.

Aims

• The aims of the scheme are:
  • Increase volunteer engagement and satisfaction by removing barriers to volunteering for people of all ages and from all parts of society.
  • Support the creation and development of high quality and positive volunteering opportunities in Wales.
  • Promote changes in beneficiary organisations to embed volunteering into their culture eg obtaining the Investing in Volunteers Award.

Priorities

• Demonstrate the contribution that volunteers and volunteering make to the seven Well-being of Future Generations Act (2015) goals and to enable organisations to make progress towards the Welsh Government ‘Ways of Working’.
  • A Prosperous Wales
  • A Resilient Wales
  • A More Equal Wales
  • A Healthier Wales
  • A Wales of Cohesive Communities
  • A Wales of Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language
  • A Globally Responsible Wales

Funding Information

• Organisations can apply for awards of up to 2 years with a maximum request of £30,000 per year.

Eligibility Criteria

• Your organisation can apply if:
  • it is a not-for-profit organisation and is independent of government and private sectors
  • its proposed project/activity will be taking place in Wales (employment outside Wales is not supported under this grant scheme)
  • It is an organisation that currently involves volunteers to benefit the community, supported by a volunteering policy or is an organisation that has developed a volunteering policy and believes involving volunteers will benefit the community
  • the proposed project recruits new volunteers and can use a system to monitor and track volunteer involvement and progress (the Volunteering Wales platform can help)
  • it is willing and able to take part in an independent evaluation of the impact of the grants

Ineligibility Criteria

• Your organisation cannot apply if you are:
  • A political organisation
  • A statutory organisation
  • A County Voluntary Council (CVC) or Volunteer Centre
  • A private organisation

For more information, visit WCVA.