Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services
National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Center
In short: Administration for Community Living expects to make 1 award of $856,250 to $1 million. Anyone can apply.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Opens Mar 15, 2027 · due about May 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- $856K – $1M
- Total available
- $1M · about 1 award
- Match ?
- Required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Anyone (unrestricted)
- 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: 17
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/f06f1aea-4b18-4c49-ac9a-03743d278b44 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/48ba2f4b-f4c1-4435-b0f5-e2a615f87c05
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
6 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2016. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $1.6M | 2018 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.1M | 2020 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $727K spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $558K | 2021 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $228K | 2016 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $39K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 11 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $270K spent that year | 2024 |
| Nashville Food Project, Inc., the | Nashville, Davidson County | National Council on the Aging, Inc. | $141K | 2023 |
| Nashville Food Project, Inc., the | Nashville, Davidson County | National Council on the Aging, Inc. | $100K | 2024 |
| Senior Citizens Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | National Council on the Aging, Inc. | $82K | 2023 |
| Greater Nashville Regional Council | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $77K spent that year | 2023 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee | Knoxville, Knox County | East Tennessee Human Resource Agency | $60K spent that year | 2023 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $50K spent that year | 2025 |
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Knoxville, Knox County | US Aging | $30K spent that year | 2025 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee | Knoxville, Knox County | National Council on Aging | $30K spent that year | 2024 |
| Northwest Tennessee Development District | Martin, Weakley County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $27K spent that year | 2024 |
| Tennessee Disability Coalition | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Comission on Aging and Disability | $675 spent that year | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
More from Administration for Community Living
- Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function · Due about Dec 7, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Employment · Due about Dec 7, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation · Due about Dec 7, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Field Initiated Projects Program (Research) · Due about Dec 14, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Field Initiated Projects Program (Development) · Due about Dec 14, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I · Due about Dec 16, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About the federal program
Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects, also called “Home and Community-Based Supportive Services”
Program number 93.048 (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)