NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2026

The NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2026 provides $200,000 in funding for community events and activities to be held during the two-week festival in March, enabling older community members to remain active, healthy and engaged.

The theme for the NSW Seniors Festival 2026 is 'Live life in colour', which encourages attendees to celebrate the journey, adventures to come and have joy in ageing by embracing creativity, new connections and an active lifestyle.

The NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2026 encourages seniors in NSW to enjoy new experiences, continue learning, stay active and connect to their communities. It does this by:

• supporting a broad range of local community organisations
• supporting programs and activities in regional NSW.
• fostering partnerships with community groups and services
• providing programs and activities for diverse communities in NSW
•  supporting projects that empower older people to stay connected
•  assisting organisations to increase capacity of current programs and activities.

There are two funding categories that can be applied for:

• • $1,500 to $5,000: open to all eligible applicants to host local community programs and activities
  • $5,001 to $10,000: open only to applications from local governments to host large-scale community and regional programs and activities

Applications can be for small scale; multiple and larger activities held during the festival period. Events should align with the objectives of the NSW Seniors Festival, which empower seniors to participating in their communities and stay safe, active and healthy.