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.