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Grant round GO8414

Every award in this round is described as “Volunteer Grants”.

$9.7m whole-of-term value of 4,465 awards to 4,124 named recipients, published 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-19

$7.3m falls in 2026-27, from 4,465 active awards. estimate: annualised

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By agency

Granting agency	Awards	Total value
Department of Social Services	4,465	$9.7m

Recipients, largest first

$6k went to recipients who are individuals, or to awards that name no single recipient. It is counted above but not listed, here or in the CSV. Why The bulk download has every award, with individuals flagged.

Recipient	Awards	Total value
The Scout Association of Australia Victorian Branch	45	$91k
The Scout Association of Australia New South Wales Branch	30	$75k
Guides Queensland	41	$60k
Country Fire Authority	27	$54k
St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland	24	$42k
Country Women's Association of New South Wales	15	$35k
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW	13	$33k
The Girl Guides Association of New South Wales	16	$29k
Meals on Wheels Brisbane South Incorporated	11	$24k
The Scout Association of Australia Queensland Branch Inc.	10	$21k
The Scout Association of Australia, South Australian Branch Incorporated	12	$21k
St. John Ambulance Australia (Victoria) Limited	9	$21k
The Scout Association of Australia, Western Australian Branch	11	$20k
Cycling Without Age - Australia Incorporated	8	$16k
Police Citizens Youth Clubs NSW Ltd	5	$15k
St John Ambulance Australia (N.S.W.)	5	$13k
Girl Guides South Australia Incorporated	5	$13k
Dress for Success Sydney Incorporated	3	$12k
The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association Inc	5	$12k
The Salvation Army (New South Wales) Property Trust	4	$11k
St Vincent De Paul Society NSW	4	$11k
Riding for the Disabled Association of Victoria Inc.	5	$10k
The Scout Association of Australia Tasmanian Branch	3	$10k
One Meal - It Makes a Difference Incorporated	3	$10k
Our Village Network Inc.	2	$9k
Days for Girls Australia Limited	3	$9k
Queensland Fire Department	2	$9k
Australian Air League Incorporated	3	$8k
The Scout Association of Australia, Australian Capital Territory Branch	4	$8k
Seventh-day Adventist Church (North New South Wales Conference) Ltd	2	$8k
St John Ambulance Australia Queensland Limited	2	$8k
Sailability New South Wales Incorporated	3	$7k
Lifeline Direct Limited	2	$7k
The Queensland Country Women's Association	3	$7k
Bernie Thomas OBO The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane - Parish Grants	2	$7k
Italian Home Delivered Meals and Services Incorporated	2	$6k
The Salvation Army (Victoria) Property Trust	2	$6k
Queensland Police Service	2	$6k
St Vincent De Paul Society (WA) Incorporated	2	$5k
Christian Family Centre Churches Limited	2	$5k
The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (S.A)	2	$5k
8CCC Community Radio Incorporated	1	$5k
A Ciminelli & A.G Moylan	1	$5k
Abundant Life Church Incorporated	1	$5k
Achilles Adelaide Incorporated	1	$5k
Addison Road Centre for Arts, Culture, Community and Environment Ltd.	1	$5k
Afghan Cultural Association of Newcastle Incorporated	1	$5k
Alicia Ford OBO Australian Breastfeeding Association North Brisbane	1	$5k
Allora Show Society Incorporated	1	$5k
Altona City Soccer Club Inc.	1	$5k