STOP! If your organisation involves young volunteers in sports activities go to StreetGames grants now!

The GwirVol grants are now closed. The next round will open and applications will be available to download in March 2012.

The aim of the GwirVol Youth Volunteering Grants scheme is to support the delivery of a wide range of new volunteering opportunities in Wales and overseas that will support the step change in access to volunteering for young people aged 16-25 and especially for disadvantaged young people. The GwirVol grant scheme offers four different strands of funding:- 

1. Creating Opportunities
2. Promotions
3. International - Please note that the International grants are currently unavailable.
4. Millennium Volunteers 

Before applying for any of these grants please ensure you have read the grants information sheet and, if applying for Millennium Volunteers, please ensure you have read the scheme specific guidance as well:

Download Grants information sheet.

Download the Millennium Volunteers Guidance.

Download volunteer expenses information sheet.

Download Involving Young people information sheet.
 

GwirVol grant strands:

• Creating Opportunities: For organisations looking to create new youth volunteering projects, new youth volunteering roles or to recruit more young people into existing volunteering roles. Creating Opportunities grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £10,000.

• Promotions: For organisations looking to promote the benefits or challenge the perceptions of volunteering to young people or about young people to their local communities. Promotions grant applications can be for up to a maximum amount of £3,000.

• 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

• 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.

What we don’t fund:

• Volunteering activities for those outside the age range of 16-25.
• Young people who are carrying out the activities as a part of their Welsh Baccalaureate qualification or any other compulsory community work required for education such as work experience for degree courses or diplomas.