About the grant round
The Thin Markets, Multiple Streams Grant Opportunity (GO6593) closed at 2pm AEST on Friday 12 January 2024.
We made up to $135 million available in funding across 4 streams for infrastructure projects. These projects focused on maintaining or improving access to quality aged care services, primarily in small rural towns, remote and very remote communities (MM5-7).
The streams included:
- Stream 1 – Staff Accommodation
- Stream 2 – Upgrades, Expansions or New Builds.
- Stream 3 – Specialised Homeless
- Stream 4 - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flexible Aged Care (NATSIFAC) minor projects and equipment.
Results
This was a highly competitive opportunity, with demand far exceeding available funding. In total, 297 applications sought over over $1 billion for the $135 million made available.
The round allocated a total of $134.9 million for 76 projects across the 4 funding streams.
| State/Territory* | Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3 | Stream 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | $5,676,080 | $1,649,562 | $13,641,923 | - | $20,967,565 |
| Vic | $301,938 | $11,212,427 | $7,492,443 | - | $19,006,808 |
| Qld | $13,562,200 | $4,821,017 | - | - | $18,383,217 |
| WA | $9,481,774 | $9,236,740 | $990,000 | $1,086,355 | $20,794,869 |
| SA | $4,121,230 | $15,074,564 | - | - | $19,195,794 |
| Tas | $2,391,484 | $13,976,258 | - | - | $16,367,742 |
| NT | $13,371,066 | $5,050,781 | - | $1,765,545 | $20,187,392 |
| Total | $48,905,772 | $61,021,349 | $22,124,366 | $2,851,900 | $134,903,387 |
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| State/Territory* | Stream 1 | Stream 2 | Stream 3 | Stream 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | 13 |
| Vic | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 8 |
| Qld | 5 | 5 | - | - | 10 |
| WA | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| SA | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Tas | 3 | 6 | - | - | 9 |
| NT | 3 | 6 | - | 8 | 17 |
| Total | 27 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 76 |
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List of successful grant applicants
Aged care Capital Assistance Program – Thin Markets, Multiple Streams: List of successful grant applicants by state and territory
General feedback for unsuccessful applicants
General feedback for ACCAP applicants
Contacts
Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP) contact