Deadline: 24-Oct-22
The Inclusion and Participation Division of the ACT Community Services Directorate (CSD) is pleased to announce the availability of the 2022-23 Seniors Grant Program.
Aim and Purpose
- The Program provides funding for innovative projects that promote older Canberrans as valued members of the ACT community and enable their active participation in community life. The Program has a particular emphasis on supporting projects which address the areas of elder abuse, enhanced social inclusion, and those that address the needs of diverse seniors, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders and culturally and linguistically diverse seniors.
- Additionally, the Program will provide funding for projects that take into account the evolving COVID-19 environment, including projects that both respond to issues older people are experiencing as a result of the pandemic and projects that have capacity to adapt to ACT Public Health Directions.
Priority Areas
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – As part of the ACT Government’s commitment to Closing the Gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, projects, activities or initiatives which contribute to closing the gap on disadvantage between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other Canberrans will be viewed favourably.
- ACT Health and Wellbeing – Projects and initiatives must demonstrate how they address any of the ACT Health and Wellbeing FrameworkExternal Link outcomes.
- COVID-19 – is now part of our lives. Applications must address the measures to be taken in the implementation of the proposed projects and initiatives.
Funding Information
- The total funding available under this Program is $80,000.00 (GST exclusive).
- The maximum non‑recurrent total grant that can be applied for is $10,000.00 (GST exclusive)
- A community in-kind or financial contribution of minimum 15% is required for projects and programs with a total value of more than $4,000.00. Please show the contribution in the budget section of the application.
- Successful Recipients will have 12 months to expend the funding from the time of accepting the grant.
Eligibility Criteria
Only organisations which meet the following organisational eligibility requirements may apply:
- be a legally incorporated entity or supported by an incorporated auspicing organisation as detailed in Partnerships and consortiums and Community groups to be auspiced;
- be a registered not-for-profit or a charitable organisation; or
- tertiary and higher education institutions, delivering programs for the target communities in line with the funding priorities.
- have no overdue acquittal or reporting obligations for any previous Community Services Directorate grant, including evaluations, acquittal reports and audited financial statements. All outstanding acquittals must be submitted and have been accepted prior to submitting an application.
- unincorporated community groups may be eligible to apply through an auspicing entity as described in Community groups to be auspiced
Note: Individuals, profit making groups, government entities and registered political parties are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit CSD.
For more information, visit https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/seniors/grants/2022-23-seniors-grant-guidelines