The National Age Care Grants programme defines the spirit of HelpAge India mission of working for the cause and care of the elderly.

Its objectives are:
1. To support & guide local non government organizations for taking up welfare & development projects for disadvantaged older people
2. To build the capacity of voluntary organizations on age care,
3. To sensitise government, media, civil society & general public on ageing issues & concerns of the older people.

Under the programme, HelpAge India provides limited financial support (grants) to non government organizations for executing time-bound projects aimed at securing an improved quality of life for a given target of older person's population (beneficiaries). The old age specific problems of social, economic, health and emotional security are addressed in this programme. The grant support is in the area of old age homes, day care, eye care, special health care, livelihood, research and training, emergency relief, rights of the older people etc. The average grant per project is of Rs. 30,000 and an average life span of one year.

Since its inception, HelpAge India has supported over 2300 projects with a value of more than Rs. 880 million touching lives of over 1,000,000 older persons.