Six local groups were among those to share in $780,000 of State Government funding distributed to groups in fire-affected areas throughout the state.

The grants will help the volunteers sort and distribute donations, continue with relief programs, fund personal development and training or reimburse them for any out-of-pocket expenses.

Salvation Army Traralgon Major Mary Crowden said the $20,000 would be a huge help to those bushfire-affected residents still using the Crosses Road Relief Centre.

``At the moment we need warm blankets, sheets and tools... we're only accepting new things,'' Major Crowden said.

``At the start people were only taking one set of sheets for a bed, but now because of winter, they need more because they cannot get them dry in time.''

The Traralgon Rotary Club also received $20,000, which president Charlie Speirs said would predominantly be used to reimburse volunteers from Rotary clubs that travelled from throughout the state to help with bushfire relief efforts.

He said although volunteers had offered their time and did not expect to be compensated, it was good to be able to reimburse those who had incurred out-of-pocket expenses.

In announcing the grants on Tuesday, State Community Development Minister Peter Batchelor said small volunteer organisations were ``the glue that keeps the community together''.

Other local grant recipients include:

Traralgon South and District Association: $10,000 for bushfire recovery and volunteer support.

Gippsland Employment Skills Training (GEST): $5000 for gardening volunteers.

Friends of the Lyrebird Forest Walk: $7500 for rehabilitation of the forest walk.

Gippsland Asbestos Related Diseases Support Inc: $333.60 for the protection of bushfire affected families.