As well as providing
advisory assistance and signposting services, the partnership delivers grants,
through local grant panels of young people, to encourage youth volunteering
projects in their local area.
The scheme is
offering the following grant strands for 2013-14:
- Creating Opportunities: Project funding of up to
£10,000 for activities that will deliver a wide range of new and
innovative volunteering experiences for young people aged 16-25.
- Millennium Volunteers: For organisations looking to
recognise the commitment young people give to volunteering through
offering the 200 hour award of excellence. Millennium Volunteers grant
applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £10,000.
- International: For organisations looking to
develop overseas volunteering opportunities that benefit young people and
their communities in Wales as well. International grant applications can
be for up to a maximum amount of £30,000.
Local schemes will
support a range of small volunteering projects and activities, led and carried
out by young people, with applications selected and recommended by a panel of
young people aged 16-25.
Eligible costs could
include:
- Volunteers' expenses.
- Promotional materials.
- Consultants, trainers,
training courses.
- Training materials,
including costs for accreditation.
- Equipment for volunteers.
- Minor adaptations, eg to
enable young people to participate.
- Staff salaries, on costs and
recruitment (for additional work on the project).
- Office costs for
administering the project.
The scheme is open to
not-for-profit organisations that are independent of government and private
sectors. Public sector organisations, eg local authorities, schools, local
health boards may also apply.
The 2013-14 Gwirvol
grant round is currently open with applications due by 2pm on Wednesday 5 June
2013.
Note: GwirVol will
only be holding one grant round in 2013-2014. There will be no second round
September-November 2013.
(Source: Grantfinder)
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