2025-26 Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers Information Session

2025-26 Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers Funding Round Information Session

When: 2:30-4:00PM Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Where: Online via Microsoft Teams

The Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers round seeks to fund projects which align to the core purpose of The Volunteering Strategy for South Australia 2021–2027 (SA Strategy) 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.

This grant funding aligns to:

The Department of Human Services’ Social Impact Framework1 objectives:

• Belonging - to communities that are inclusive, equitable and resilient

• Connecting - with opportunities to engage and participate

• Building - resources and skills for self-direction and a fulfilling life

• Aspiring - toward economic social and civic empowerment

• Creating - safe environments and wellbeing

• The SA Government’s commitments under Closing the Gap2 - Priority Reform Two: To increase the amount of government funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs and services going through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Sector.

2025-26 Supporting Regional and Remote Volunteers Key dates

This round is open between 22 September 2025 – 30 October 2025.
Notification of outcome will be after 01 January 2026.
Grant agreement period, of up to 18 months, will start 1 March 2026 and end 30 August 2027.

Enquiries and feedback
If you have any questions about applying for a grant through Grants SA or to discuss a potential project for an application, please contact:

Phone: 1300 650 985 Email: grantssa@sa.gov.au

Website: www.dhs.sa.gov.au/grantsSA