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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL)

National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E

Federal program · program number 93.052 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)”

Key facts

Open now
None right now
Closed for this year
1 grant, next round estimated
Type of help
Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
Typical award
No Data Available.

How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program. The federal government sends it to the state (or to large cities and counties), and a Tennessee agency usually passes it on to local groups as pass-through grants. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.

Closed for this year

This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.

What it pays for

To assist States, Territories in providing multifaceted systems of support services for: (1) Family caregivers; and (2) older relative caregivers. Services to be provided include: information to caregivers about available services; assistance to caregivers in gaining access to the services; individual counseling, and caregiver training to caregivers to assist the caregivers in making decisions and solving problems relating to their caregiving roles; respite care to enable caregivers to be temporarily relieved from their caregiving responsibilities; and supplemental services, on a limited basis, to complement the care provided by caregivers.

Who can apply

Formula grants: State governments and U.S. Territories, with distribution to designated area agencies on aging through an approved State plan and intrastate funding formula.

Match

Statutory Formula: Title III, Part E, Subpart N/A,Public Law Older Americans Act of 1965.45 CFR 1321.49N/AThis program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details

Who in Tennessee has won this program

6 awards to Tennessee groups since 2022. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$5.6M spent that year2025
Southwest Tennessee Development DistrictJackson, Madison County$281K spent that year2025
South Central Tennessee Development DistrictMt Pleasant, Maury County$252K spent that year2024
Upper Cumberland Development DistrictCookeville, Putnam County$235K spent that year2024
Centerstone of America, Inc.Nashville, Davidson County$9,000 spent that year2023
Blount County Community Action AgencyMaryville, Blount County$8,725 spent that year2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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 Human Services pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 48 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Shelby County, TNMemphisTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$1.2M spent that year2024
Greater Nashville Regional CouncilNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$1.1M spent that year2025
East Tennessee Human Resource AgencyKnoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$1.1M spent that year2025
Greater Nashville Regional CouncilNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$818K2025
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$728K2025
Shelby County GovernmentMemphis, Shelby CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$606K2025
Upper Cumberland Development DistrictCookeville, Putnam CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$558K spent that year2025
Chattanooga Area Regional Council of GovernmentsChattanooga, Marion CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$512K spent that year2025
First Tennessee Development DistrictJohnson City, Washington CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$428K spent that year2025
Greater Nashville Regional CouncilNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$391K2024
Chattanooga Area Regional Council of GovernmentsChattanooga, Hamilton CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$390K2025
East Tennessee Human Resource Agency, Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyTennessee Department of Disability and Aging$346K2024

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

Official program listing (SAM.gov) Program website