NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2027

The NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2027 provides $200,000 in funding for community events and activities during the two-week festival period in March, which enables older community members to remain active, healthy and engaged.

The grant program encourages seniors in NSW to enjoy new experiences, continue learning, stay active and connected to their communities through:

• supporting a broad range of local community organisations
• supporting programs and activities in rural and 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.

Applicants must be one of the following:

• Not for profit companies limited by guarantee, registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and/or are endorsed as deductible gift recipients (DGR) status.
• NSW associations or non-distributing co-operatives registered with NSW Fair Trading.
• Local Aboriginal Land Councils or Indigenous corporations registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations.
• NSW local councils operating under the Local Government Act 1993.
• Not-for-profit entities incorporated under an Act of Parliament.

The following are mandatory eligibility criteria:

• All applicants must have appropriate public liability insurance valued at a minimum of $10 million.
• All applicants must address the NSW National Redress Scheme sanctions.