About the grant opportunity
The Residential-based Aged Care Services Grant Opportunity (GO6989) closed at 2pm AEST on Thursday 29 August 2024.
A total of $250 million in funding has been allocated for 52 projects. Up to $200 million was initially made available, however, an additional $50 million was recently committed to support more projects in this opportunity.
The opportunity focused on maintaining or improving access to quality residential-based aged care services for:
- older people living in regional, rural and remote communities (MM 2 to MM 7)
 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders in any location, including metropolitan areas (MM 1 to MM 7)
 
Results
This was a highly competitive opportunity, with demand far exceeding available funding. In total, 397 applications sought over $1.7 billion for the $200 million initially made available.
The opportunity allocated a total of $250 million for 52 projects.
Grant funding by state and territory:
State/Territory*  | Number of applications  | Allocated funding  | 
NSW  | 16  | $64,703,982  | 
Vic  | 11  | $11,875,156  | 
Qld  | 7  | $46,306,160  | 
WA  | 6  | $43,510,537  | 
SA  | 7  | $19,330,927  | 
Tas  | 3  | $42,049,735  | 
NT  | 2  | $22,223,503  | 
Total  | 52  | $250,000,000  | 
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Projects funded by Modified Monash Model Category (MMM 2019):
MMM 2019  | Number of applications  | Allocated funding  | 
MM 1  | 1  | $25,000,000  | 
MM 2  | 1  | $196,042  | 
MM 3  | 9  | $57,577,103  | 
MM 4  | 10  | $33,501,789  | 
MM 5  | 22  | $99,251,057  | 
MM 6  | 5  | $18,829,990  | 
MM 7  | 4  | $15,644,019  | 
Total  | 52  | $250,000,000  |