Seniors Month grants now open

Seniors Month is held every August across the NT.

To apply for a grant, your organisation must:

• be incorporated under the Associations Act 2003 or

• have an auspicing body that is incorporated under the Act that is willing to accept responsibility for administration, reporting and acquittal of the grant on the applicant’s behalf

• be registered and hold a specific Seniors Month event

Community organisations or businesses that have previously received Seniors Month grants must have satisfactorily used those grants to apply for another.

To qualify, your event must:

• celebrate older people and their continuing contribution

• encourage older people to live healthy and active lifestyles all year round

• demonstrate that older age can be a time of learning and adventure.

Funding won't be given for any of the following:

• usual club or business activities

• wages or salaries for course instructors or event facilitators in excess of 25 percent of the value of the grant

• events where participation is limited to members of particular groups

• purchase of capital equipment, for example, computers

• programs or activities that are political or discriminatory

• events that encourage gambling or the consumption of alcohol.

Get more information and apply at the GrantsNT website linked below.