Deadline: 31 October 2018
The Australian Sports Commission is seeking applications for its Move It Aus – Better Ageing Grants Program with an aim to increase levels of physical activity of Australians aged 65+, particularly those least active, to improve their overall health and wellbeing.
The program aims to prevent and reduce the impact of chronic disease and increase overall physical and mental health of older Australians.
Objectives
- To help inactive older Australians to become more active
- Enhance older Australians’ understanding of the benefits of regular physical activity including physical and mental wellbeing, and the benefits of social connectedness; and
- Enhance the capability and capacity of organisations and staff responsible for delivering age-appropriate activities to older Australians.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $2 million per organisation are available over a two year period.
Types of Programs
Programs that:
- target inactive older Australians;
- develop greater flexibility, strength, balance and/or endurance;
- maximise the number of older Australians who are impacted;
- reduce social isolation;
- reduce the barriers to participation for older Australians;
- build the capacity and capability of the local community;
- align to the strategy/ capability of the grantee organisation and its partners;
- promote the benefits of activity for older Australians; and
- increase the likelihood of ongoing activity.
Eligible Projects
Examples of participation based sport and physical activity programs may include, but are not limited to:
- modified sports initiatives that include adapted time, equipment, playing formats, rules, non-physical contact or intensity; and/or
- activities that develop greater flexibility, strength, balance and endurance in older Australians.
- Programs should be designed to accommodate diversity and an ease of access available to older Australians (e.g. location, socio-economic status and equipment requirements).
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for the Better Ageing Grant Program, applicants must be one of the following entity types and have been operating for 12 months or longer:
- Sporting Organisations including National Sporting Organisations (NSO) and National Sporting Organisations for people with Disability (NSOD);
- Non-Government Organisations (NGO) including physical activity organisations; and/or
- Local Government Organisations.
- The Australian Capital Territory does not have local government entities and is therefore eligible to apply.
- Eligible organisations may partner with other organisations, including those with more experience working with older Australians, to achieve program objectives.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Move It Aus – Better Ageing Grants Program.