By purpose · Seniors
Seniors grants in Australia
Australian grant programs for older Australians, seniors groups and age friendly projects, from the Commonwealth, every state and territory and local councils, with the closing month on the front of every entry.
- 289programs on record
- 15open now
- 7closing inside 60 days
- 1jurisdiction
Counted from the catalogue on 24 Oct 2026
June 2027 is the busiest month in this lane, at 4 of the 15 seniors programs with a published closing date inside the next year.
Who writes the cheque for seniors projects
A netball club and an exporter are both after funding and they should be looking in completely different places. Here is where this one is.
Ask your council first.
100% of seniors programs in this catalogue are run by local councils, so the fastest route into this money is usually the grants page of the council you sit in. There is no state, territory or Commonwealth money in this lane at all: every one of these is a council program.
- 289Councils100%
Who signs the cheques
- City of Kwinana9
- City of Rockingham9
- City of Boroondara8
- City of Cockburn8
- City of Melton8
- Rural City of Wangaratta8
- City of Maribyrnong7
- Shire of Harvey7
100 separate funders run at least one seniors program in this catalogue. None of them holds more than 3% of it, so this money is spread across the country rather than concentrated in one agency.
Where the money is
Every one of these sits in the same listing: Australian local councils.
Closing soonest
The soonest deadlines in this lane. 7 seniors programs close inside the next 60 days.
- Closing this weekLGACommunity GrantsShire of NarembeenAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Closing this weekLGAEvent GrantsGeorges River CouncilAmount not statedCloses October 2026
- Open nowLGACommunity FundingTown of CambridgeUp to $5.5kCloses November 2026
- Open nowLGACommunity/Business Grants & TendersShire of QuairadingAmount not statedCloses November 2026
- Open nowLGAPlace GrantsTown of Victoria ParkUp to $15kCloses November 2026
- Open nowLGAUrban Forest Grants - Branch out and make a difference 💚Town of Victoria ParkUp to $500Closes December 2026
Also open
Open programs and ongoing intakes, in the same order: soonest deadline first. Colour down the left margin is how long is left.
| Grant | Funder | Where | Amount | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Grants Donations | Bland Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | December 2026 |
| Kingston Charitable Fund | City of Kingston | LGA | Not stated | February 2027 |
| Ageing Well Grant | Shire of Nillumbik | LGA | Up to $750 | April 2027 |
| Quick Response Grant Program | City of Monash | LGA | Up to $3k | May 2027 |
| Community Arts Venue Grants | City of Boroondara | LGA | Not stated | May 2027 |
| Environmental Grants Program | Shire of Dandaragan | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Footscray Shopfront Grants Program | City of Maribyrnong | LGA | Up to $3k | June 2027 |
| Shire Community Grants | Shire of Dandaragan | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Tronox Management and Shire of Dandaragan Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund | Shire of Dandaragan | LGA | Not stated | June 2027 |
| Access Incentive Scheme Grant | Cowra Shire Council | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Community Grants Programs | Shire of Exmouth | LGA | Up to $5k | Ongoing intake |
| Funding for local service providers | Fairfield City Council | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| General Grants | City of Rockingham | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| KidSport Funding Program | City of Cockburn | LGA | Up to $300 | Ongoing intake |
| Leeuwin Scholarships | Shire of Harvey | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Playford Alive Initiatives Fund | City of Playford | LGA | Not stated | Ongoing intake |
| Positive Ageing Assistance | City of Fremantle | LGA | Up to $150 | Ongoing intake |
| Small Events Sponsorship Program | City of Cockburn | LGA | Up to $3k | Ongoing intake |
| Sport Play Grant | City of Hume | LGA | Up to $250 | Ongoing intake |
| Year Round Grants | City of Hume | LGA | Up to $1.5k | Ongoing intake |
Opening soon, or no date published
Rounds that have not opened yet, and programs whose funder has published no closing date. Neither is filled in with a guess.
- Major Events GrantsPort Macquarie-Hastings CouncilUp to $5kJune 2027LGA
- About Grants and FundingCity of Kalgoorlie-BoulderDate not publishedLGA
- Alcoa Waroona Micro Grant Application 2026Shire of WaroonaDate not publishedLGA
- Alcoa Waroona Sustainability Fund ApplicationShire of WaroonaDate not publishedLGA
- All year round grantsCity of Merri-bekUp to $750Date not publishedLGA
- Annual Assistance ProgramWollondilly Shire CouncilDate not publishedLGA
- Annual grantsCity of Merri-bekUp to $7kDate not publishedLGA
- Annual Grants eligibility and conditionsCity of BoroondaraDate not publishedLGA
- Annual University ScholarshipsFlinders ShireDate not publishedLGA
- Application for Grant/Renewal of a Caravan ParkShire of ExmouthDate not publishedLGA
- Application for Grant/Renewal of a Nature Based ParkShire of ExmouthDate not publishedLGA
- Arts and Culture GrantsFairfield City CouncilUp to $6kDate not publishedLGA
- Arts grantsCity of Merri-bekUp to $6kDate not publishedLGA
- Assistance to First Home Buyers SchemeFairfield City Council$6k to $10kDate not publishedLGA
- Athlete and Youth Achievement Travel SubsidyShire of HarveyDate not publishedLGA
- Athlete Travel SubsidyShire of HarveyUp to $500Date not publishedLGA
- Belmont Business Innovation GrantCity of BelmontDate not publishedLGA
- Bright Ideas GrantShire of NorthamUp to $2kDate not publishedLGA
- Brimbank Community FundCity of BrimbankDate not publishedLGA
- Building Grant SkillsGympie RegionalDate not publishedLGA
- Bus Hire SubsidyCity of CockburnUp to $125Date not publishedLGA
- Business grantsCity of MandurahDate not publishedLGA
- Business GrantsTown of Victoria ParkDate not publishedLGA
- Business Improvement District (BID) Grant ProgramCity of MaribyrnongUp to $100kDate not publishedLGA
- Car Parking FundCity of Onkaparinga$7k to $14kDate not publishedLGA
- Cat Sterilisation SubsidyTown of CambridgeDate not publishedLGA
- CCTV Subsidy Partnership ProgramTown of CambridgeUp to $500Date not publishedLGA
- City Property GrantsCity of RockinghamDate not publishedLGA
- Civic Support FundCity of MonashUp to $1kDate not publishedLGA
- Climate Action GrantsCity of BoroondaraUp to $10kDate not publishedLGA
- Club GrantsFederation CouncilDate not publishedLGA
- ClubGrantsBerrigan Shire CouncilDate not publishedLGA
- ClubGRANTSCouncil of the City of RydeDate not publishedLGA
- ClubGRANTSGeorges River CouncilDate not publishedLGA
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Oct
2 close
Nov
3 close
Dec
2 close
2 seniors programs close in October 2026. Every square is a day you cannot read yet.
Crossings
Your project is rarely only one of these.
289 of the 289 seniors programs in this catalogue are also filed under community, because that is how the funder describes them. Each of these is the same programs seen from a different door.
- Community289
- Events266
- Environment264
- Arts and culture253
- Youth233
- Capital works226
- Sport and recreation219
- Health218
Counted as programs carrying both categories. The catalogue never adds these up, because a hall upgrade filed under three purposes is one program and not three.
About Australian seniors grants
Australian grant programs for older Australians, seniors groups and age friendly projects, pulled together from the Commonwealth, all 8 states and territories and local councils across the country. 289 programs are categorised under seniors in this catalogue and 15 of them are open right now. Open programs closing soonest come first; closed rounds stay on the list, because most Australian grant programs run again and the alert list tells you the night one reopens.
Ask your council first. 100% of seniors programs in this catalogue are run by local councils, so the fastest route into this money is usually the grants page of the council you sit in. There is no state, territory or Commonwealth money in this lane at all: every one of these is a council program. The largest single funder of seniors projects in this catalogue is City of Kwinana at 9 programs, and 100 separate funders run at least one.
39 of these 289 programs carry a closing date the funder published, and this page shows the month for every one of them. 15 of them close inside the next year, with June 2027 the busiest month at 4. "Not stated" against an amount means the funder published no figure, and a program with no closing date means the funder published no deadline: neither is filled in with a guess. Where an amount is published, most seniors grants in this catalogue sit between $500 to $20k.
A category earns a page of its own at 25 programs, and the categories overlap on purpose. A council program upgrading a netball court is capital works and sport and community at the same time, because that is how the funder describes it and how three different people will look for it, so this page's count and the other categories' counts do not add up to the 4,049 programs in the catalogue, and this site never adds them up.
Confirm every detail on the funder's own page before you apply. Every program here has a page of its own showing the funder, the amount, who can apply and the date it was last checked. Everything closing in the next 60 days, the directory by state and territory, or every category we track.