ire ▁Awards ' ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁Award ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁Vol unte er ▁Development ▁Scotland ▁( V DS ) ▁and ▁includes ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 ▁hours ▁award , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁In ▁Wales , ▁M V ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁G w ir Vol ▁initi ative , ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁programme ▁to ▁encou rage ▁and ▁promote ▁youth ▁volunte ering , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁has ▁been ▁open ▁to ▁ 1 4 - ▁to ▁ 2 5 - year - olds . ▁Organ is ations ▁can ▁apply ▁for ▁gr ants ▁from ▁G w ir Vol ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁run ▁Mill en ni um ▁Vol unte ers ▁program mes . ▁ ▁In ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Vol unte ers ▁programme ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁Vol unte er ▁Now , ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Youth ▁Council ▁for ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁programme ▁is ▁delivered ▁through ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁char ity , ▁community ▁and ▁volunt ary ▁groups ▁known ▁as ▁delivery ▁partners , ▁with ▁young ▁people ▁taking ▁part ▁receiving ▁certific ates ▁after ▁comple ting ▁ 5 0 , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁volunte ering . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁programme ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁specific ▁stream ▁for ▁volunte ering ▁in ▁sport ▁called ▁Gold Mark , ▁and ▁a ▁School s ▁Award ▁for ▁second ▁level ▁students