NSW Seniors Festival Grant Program 2027

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NSW Seniors Festival Grant application form

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.

Every year the festival provides hundreds of free and discounted programs and activities, with the grant program aiming for the best use and a broad distribution of funds to maximise the benefit for seniors across NSW.

There are two funding categories that can be applied for:

  • CATEGORY 1: $2,000 to $5,000: open to all eligible applicants to host local community programs and activities
  • CATEGORY 2: $5,001 to $10,000: open only to applications from local governments to host large-scale community and regional programs and activities

 

Seniors Festival Grant instructions for applicants.

Before completing this application form, you should have read the NSW Seniors Festival 2027 Grant Program Guidelines 

Please Note:

  • Eligibility and submission of an application does not guarantee funding.
  • This grant is one-off funding
  • The festival is proposed to run from, Monday, 1 March to Sunday, 14 March 2027
  • Applications open on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 and close at 4pm on Wednesday, 12 August 2026
  • Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Support available:

If you require any assistance or have any queries relating to this grant, please contact via email nswseniorsfestival@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Please ensure to quote your Application ID (in the text box below) for all correspondence with DCJ.

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Program objectives and outcomes

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

Applications can be for any size of number of activities to be held from Monday 1 March to Sunday 14 March 2027.

The NSW Seniors Festival Grant program aims for the best use and a broad distribution of funds to maximise the benefit for seniors in NSW.

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Disclaimer

The applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • submission of this application does not guarantee funding will be granted for any project, and the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion.
  • it must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and the DCJ does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected; and
  • it has read the Funding Guidelines for the Program and has fully informed itself of the relevant program requirements.

Use of Information

By submitting this application form, the applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • if this project application is successful, the relevant details of the project will be made public, including details such as the names of the organisation (applicant) and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, project description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
  • the DCJ will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act); and
  • in some circumstances the DCJ may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law.

Privacy Notice

By submitting this application form, the applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

  • the DCJ is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by the DCJ in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy.
  • the information it provides to the DCJ in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
  • it has taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that the DCJ and other government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.