Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services
Evaluating Innovative Community Based Nutrition Models that Improve Health Outcomes for Older Adults in Senior Nutrition Programs
In short: Administration for Community Living expects to make 5 awards of $400,000 to $439,520. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- $400K – $440K
- Total available
- $2.2M · about 5 awards
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Tribal organization, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), State government, County government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Tribal government, Private college or university, School district, City or town government, Public college or university, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Opening soon: the funder has announced this grant, but you can't apply yet. Use the time to get ready and check whether it fits.
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 75
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/0c397f2a-208e-4bac-8ee4-d93bb28a50fc · Printed from grantme.click/grants/0875e60d-0aae-4b52-9608-ec83cbcfefdb
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
16 awards to Tennessee groups in 7 counties since 2019. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $21.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $10.6M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $9.4M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $9.3M | 2024 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $9M | 2024 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $8.1M | 2021 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $7.7M | 2021 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $4.9M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $4.1M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.4M | 2021 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $1.2M spent that year | 2024 |
| Southwest Tennessee Development District | Jackson, Madison County | $1.1M spent that year | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging and Tennessee Department of Education pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 59 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $7.5M spent that year | 2025 |
| Greater Nashville Regional Council | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $4.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $3.4M spent that year | 2025 |
| The Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency | Nashville, Davidson County | Greater Nashville Regional Council | $3M spent that year | 2025 |
| Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency | Nashville, Davidson County | Greater Nashville Regional Council | $2.7M spent that year | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments | Chattanooga, Marion County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $2.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association | Memphis | Area Aging Comm of Mid So | $2.3M spent that year | 2024 |
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $2.3M | 2025 |
| Greater Nashville Regional Council | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $2.3M | 2025 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $1.6M spent that year | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $1.5M | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association | Memphis | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $1.4M spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
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About the federal program
Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services
Program number 93.045 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL) · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)