Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme 2026/27 to 2030/31

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to award grants to suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver ACVVS in the community and residential aged care. Organisations can apply to deliver ACVVS in a Residential Aged Care, the Support at Home program or both services. Priority will be given to applications servicing diverse, vulnerability and cultural populations from organisations with demonstrated diverse, vulnerable and cultural experience and expertise. Priority for Complexity Placement Levy (CPL) funding will be given to suitable applications nominating services to First Nations, LGBQTI+, Rural and Remote (MMM4 to MMM7) and CALD (native speaking small language communities).  Funding and ACVVS Visitor Placements awarded to successful grant applications may vary from the number of ACVVS Visitor Placements the applicant/s applied for. Please refer to the most recent version of the Activity Work Plan (AWP) and Addendum (Version 1) published on 23 July 2025. A version of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Addendum (Version 2) was published on 31 July 2025. The most recent version of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Addendum (Version 3) has been published on 8 August 2025. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.