The Residential-based Aged Care Services and Staff Accommodation Grant Opportunity (GO7524) closed at 2pm AEST on Tuesday 20 May 2025.
Up to $300 million was made available to fund infrastructure projects that will maintain or improve access to quality residential-based aged care services in:
- regional, rural and remote communities (MM 2 to MM 7)
- metropolitan locations (MM 1) where these services will provide specialised or targeted care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In addition, staff accommodation projects that support residential-based aged care service provision in regional, rural and remote locations (MM 2 to MM 7) were also eligible for funding.
Results
This was a highly competitive opportunity, with demand far exceeding available funding. In total, 367 applications sought over $2.4 billion for the $300 million made available.
The opportunity allocated a total of $300 million for 66 projects.
State/Territory | Number of projects | Allocated funding |
---|---|---|
NSW | 9 | $78,247,088 |
Vic | 16 | $31,691,616 |
Qld | 8 | $64,330,389 |
WA | 12 | $28,721,951 |
SA | 11 | $26,323,038 |
Tas | 6 | $31,259,778 |
NT | 4 | $39,424,922 |
ACT | – | $– |
Total | 66 | $299,998,782 |
MMM 2019 | Number of projects | Allocated funding |
---|---|---|
MM 1 | - | $- |
MM 2 | 9 | $68,321,105 |
MM 3 | 8 | $64,485,193 |
MM 4 | 9 | $18,021,954 |
MM 5 | 28 | $95,388,939 |
MM 6 | 4 | $5,985,052 |
MM 7 | 8 | $47,796,540 |
Total | 66 | $299,998,782 |