Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services
Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 26 – Sep 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- $30K – $600K
- Total available
- $600K · about 7 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/8b1bc8d0-f3b4-4a4b-8321-6d17187ca1e0 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/b5bb2533-c0d0-40f0-9d05-848429e5df73
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About this grant
Grants awarded under this announcement are to provide disaster reimbursement and assistance funds to those State Units on Aging (SUAs), and federally recognized Tribal Organizations who are currently receiving a grant under Title VI of the Older Americans Act (OAA), as amended. Total funding available for disaster assistance is subject to the availability of funds appropriated. The estimated number of awards is seven with a one year project period. Funds may only be used in those areas designated in the Major Disaster Declaration issued by the President of the United States under the Robert T. Stafford Relief and emergency Assistance Act. Funds typically are for the following OAA Title III types of gap-filling services: outreach, information and assistance, counseling, case management, advocacy on behalf of older persons, additional food and meals, supplies, damaged senior center equipment replacement, staff overtime, emergency medications, transportation and other such immediate needs. OAA funds may be sed for permissible expenses incurred which are not or cannot be paid for through other disaster funding resources. Applicants should talk with State, Tribal, and local Emergency Managers to determine what funds may be available through other resources before applying for OAA funding. Eligible SUAs and Title VI grantees should discuss all disaster applications including amount of funds requested with ACL contacts prior to submitting a formal application. SUAs, and federally recognized Tribal Organizations currently receiving a grant under Title VI of the OAA must submit proposals electronically via http://www.grants.gov.
Who can apply, from the official notice
State Units on Aging and federally recognized Tribal Organizations funded under Title VI of the Older Americans Act who received a Major Disaster Declaration issued by the President of the United States under the Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
2 awards to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2024. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $727K spent that year | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $39K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: 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).
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)
How applications are judged
Details for evaluating applications are published as part of each Title IV program announcement. Major emphases are: (1) documented need; (2) expected outcomes and benefits; (3) innovative approach; (4) level of effort; (5) involvement of community-based organizations in planning and implementation activities; and, (6) projects that benefit disadvantaged groups, including low-income, minority and limited English speaking populations.
Match
Matching requirements may be required of any grantee to the extent deemed appropriate by the Assistant Secretary for Aging/Administrator for Community Living and are generally set at a minimum of 25 percent of the total cost of the project.