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 |