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Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services

FY2027 Grants to Highest State Courts to Improve Guardianship

Opening soon

In short: Administration for Community Living expects to make 6 awards of $200,000 to $500,000. Open to state government.

Key facts

Deadline
Opens Mar 15, 2027 · due about May 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size
$200K – $500K
Total available
$2.5M · about 6 awards
Match ?
Required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
State government
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: 25

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About this grant

The purpose of the EJIG program is to support the development and advancement of new and emerging approaches to address issues related to elder justice. For this opportunity, awards will be made to the highest state courts to improve guardianship by: assessing the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, integrity, and accessibility of adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings; implementing changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments; and/or implementing systems to simplify the filing process for conservators and guardians and better enable courts to identify discrepancies and detect fraud and the exploitation of protected person.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Authorizing statute restricts eligibility to the highest courts in a state (Elder Justice Act Section 2042(b)). Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

7 awards to Tennessee groups in 4 counties since 2021. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$2.6M spent that year2025
Tennessee Department of Human ServicesNashville, Davidson County$1.8M2021
South Central Tennessee Development DistrictMt Pleasant, Maury County$99K spent that year2024
Tennessee Department of Disability and AgingNashville, Davidson County$81K2021
Shelby County, TNMemphis$80K spent that year2024
Upper Cumberland Development DistrictCookeville, Putnam County$56K spent that year2024
Southwest Tennessee Development DistrictJackson, Hardin County$35K spent that year2023

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 Human Services and Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging and Tennessee Department of Health pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 18 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
East Tennessee Human Resource AgencyKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$444K spent that year2025
The Mid-Cumberland Human Resource AgencyNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$440K spent that year2025
Upper Cumberland Development DistrictCookeville, Putnam CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$203K spent that year2025
Shelby County GovernmentMemphis, Shelby CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$162K spent that year2025
First Tennessee Development DistrictJohnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$124K spent that year2025
First Tennessee Development DistrictJohnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$103K spent that year2024
Southwest Human Resource AgencyHenderson, Chester CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$82K spent that year2025
Northwest Tennessee Human Resource AgencyMartin, Weakley CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$60K spent that year2025
Northwest Tennessee Human Resource AgencyMartin, Weakley CountyTennessee Department of Health$53K spent that year2024
Knoxville-Knox County Community Action CommitteeKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$44K spent that year2024
Chattanooga Area Reg Council of Governments/Se TN Development DistrictChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$26K spent that year2023
Hamilton County, TennesseeChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Human Services$14K spent that year2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

More from Administration for Community Living

About the federal program

Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program, also called “Elder Abuse Prevention Intervention Projects”
Program number 93.747 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL) · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)

How applications are judged

Cooperative agreements will be awarded on a competitive basis. Specific details for evaluating applications are published as part of the program announcement. Major emphases are: 1) documented need, 2) expected reach , outcomes and impact , 3) organizational capacity, 4) coordination and partnerships, and 5) strong basis in evidence or theory.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 19, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-EJIG-0011 · program number 93.747