Seniors Festival Grants
Greater Shepparton City Council is committed to our older residents. Our aim is to promote the health and wellbeing of the ageing community, in line with the Greater Shepparton Positive Ageing Strategy 2023-2027.
The Seniors Festival Grant Program aims to support innovative and new opportunities for ageing peoples’ participation in the Greater Shepparton region through social interaction, skill development and building lasting connections with organisations. The Seniors Festival Grant Program is inclusive and accessible to all people in the local community, including vulnerable cohorts of people experiencing additional disadvantage.
How to apply
Council staff are available to discuss your project. Please contact Council’s Coordinator Community Partnerships on (03) 5832 9700.
Use the Online Grants Help Guide to get a better understanding of how to submit your online grant. Assistance can be requested to lodge your application.
This grant is currently CLOSED.
Eligibility
Applicants and groups must be based in Greater Shepparton and operating not for profit. The proposed project should be able to demonstrate broad community benefit.
Funding is provided on a one-off basis to a maximum of $800.00 per successful grant application. Funding is limited and not all applications that meet the guidelines may be funded. Funding is on a project or program basis only, and no recurrent grants or annual funding commitments are available from this fund.
To align with the focus of the 2024 Victorian Seniors Festival, funding priority will be given to activities, programs and events that involve the following priority groups:
- Men
- LGBTIQA+ Seniors
- First Nations Elders
- Veterans
- Seniors with a disability
- Seniors from Multicultural and Multi faith groups.
What will be funded?
Community based activities for ageing members of the Greater Shepparton community to celebrate Victorian Seniors Festival. Activities must be held during October and promote healthy and active living of ageing people in the community through increasing social and community connections
Projects and activities must not be discriminatory in any way, or contravene any legislation.
Guidelines
Please download and read the Guidelines below before submitting an application.