U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Closed for this year
- 1 grant, next round estimated
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
Closed for this year
This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.
- Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations · Next round: about Jun 26 – Sep 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
To support the development and testing of innovative programs, services and systems of support that respond to the needs of the nation�s growing elderly population and those individuals in need of long term services and supports (LTSS), to improve knowledge of the problems and needs of the elderly, to help ensure adequately trained personnel in the field of aging, and to demonstrate better ways of improving the quality of life for the elderly, their caregivers and people with disabilities.
Who can apply
Grants may be made to any public or nonprofit private agency, organization, or institution. Contracts may be awarded to any agency, organization or institution. Grants and contracts are not available to individuals.
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.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
2 awards to Tennessee groups 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.
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).