Age-friendly Community Development Grants

The Queensland Government is committed to building age-friendly communities where older people are connected to their community and the people and the services that matter to them.

In 2024 we launched, An Age-friendly Queensland: The Queensland Seniors Strategy 2024-2029, a five-year plan that reflects the views of more than 16,000 older persons from across Queensland and provides a framework to realise this vision.

Local government plays an important role in shaping communities and helps deliver Queensland Government’s priorities locally and regionally.

The Age-friendly Community Development Grant Program aims to build partnerships with local government councils to collaboratively work towards an age-friendly Queensland.

Under the program, grant funding will be available to local government councils, in partnership with community organisations, for initiatives that make their communities more age-friendly and combat ageism, benefitting older people in Queensland.

Programs or projects should support the objectives of the Queensland Government’s Age-friendly Seniors Strategy and Seniors Action Plan and should align with at least one of the World Health Organisation’s eight domains for an age-friendly community.

Applications are now closed

Applications for the Age-friendly Community Development Grants opened on Friday 7 March 2025, and closed at 5pm, Friday 11 April 2025.

A panel will assess applications against the published eligibility criteria.

Applicants will be notified in writing about the outcome of their applications in the near future.

A list of successful applicants will be published to the Department website.

Contact

Email: seniors@dcssds.qld.gov.au and a departmental representative will be in contact.