Dementia Aged Care Services (DACS) Fund Emergency Grant for Hot Water Service and Roof Repairs

Overview

The purpose of the grant opportunity is to fund Aboriginal Community Services (ACS) to undertake critical upgrades to the roof, hot water pipes, electrical boards, and the sluice room. It contributes to the achievement of the Dementia and Aged Care Services (DACS) Fund outcomes. The DACS Fund is a component of the Ageing and Service Improvement Program under the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s Outcome 3 - Ageing and Aged Care, Program 3.3 Aged Care Quality. The DACS Fund aims to better support activities that respond to existing and emerging challenges including dementia care, better support services targeting people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and support special measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Further information is available on the department’s website. The department also makes provisions under the DACS Fund for ad-hoc emergency grant proposals which are essential to the health, safety, and wellbeing of care recipients where there is risk to the continued delivery of aged care services to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The objectives of the grant opportunity are to: support the aged care service provider to continue to provide high-quality, culturally safe aged care services, and address the critical need for urgent repairs that are impacting the provision of critical age care services. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to: ensure the safety of aged care recipients and aged care workers address the need to undertake critical repairs and upgrades to the roof, hot water system, electrical boards, and sluice room To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.