Aged Care Capital Assistance Program - Residential-based Aged Care Services and Staff Accommodation

This grant opportunity will provide grant funding for infrastructure projects that will: 

• maintain or improve access to quality residential-based aged care services in:
  • regional, rural and remote locations (MM 2-7)
  • metropolitan locations (MM 1) where these services will provide specialised or targeted care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders
• deliver staff accommodation that supports residential-based aged care service provision in regional, rural and remote locations (MM 2-7).

It is designed to support providers in thin markets, where escalating building costs coupled with the ongoing costs of aged care delivery, including recruitment and retention, may limit opportunities to undertake infrastructure projects to support the delivery of quality and safe residential care services.

The department expects applicants will consider the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines in guiding the planning and design for any residential-based aged care service projects under this grant opportunity.

Staff accommodation proposals must cater to the individual and varied needs of aged care workers, in safe, private and culturally appropriate premises.

Applications can only be accepted from organisations that are: 

• approved as a provider of aged care in respect of residential care and/or flexible care services under the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018. 

To be eligible you must be one of the following entity types:

• Indigenous Corporation (registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and /or Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006)
• Company 
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority 
• Corporate State or Territory Entity 
• Non-corporate State or Territory Entity 
• Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
• Local Government
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Statutory Entity 
• Partnership
• Unincorporated Association.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must have an eligible entity type as listed above.

You must also meet the additional eligibility requirements listed in Section 4.1.1 – Additional eligibility requirements of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines.

Applications from consortia are acceptable, providing there is a lead organisation that is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities and is an eligible entity as per the list above. Only the lead organisation can submit the application form and enter into a grant agreement with the Commonwealth.