U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 3 grants
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 20 $12,000,000.00; FY 21 $12,000,000.00; (COVID-19 Funds (CARES ACT round 1 funding $93,880,000, ARPA round 2 funding $86,060,000)) FY 22 $19,000,000.00 (est)
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- FY2027 Grants to Highest State Courts to Improve Guardianship · Opens Mar 15, 2027 · due about May 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- National Adult Protective Services Training Center · Opens Mar 15, 2027 · due about May 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Elder Justice Innovation Grants FY2027 · Opens Mar 15, 2027 · due about May 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
To develop, implement, and evaluate successful or promising interventions, practices, and programs to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including adult protective services programs. Through this program, ACL hopes to demonstrate how existing research can be used to craft new, useful programs to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and improve and enhance adult protective services programming.
Who can apply
Eligible entities for grants authorized under Section 411 of the Older Americans Act are: domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education, are eligible. For grants authorized under Section 2042 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state government entities are eligible to apply.
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).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
7 awards to Tennessee groups since 2021. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $2.6M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Human Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.8M | 2021 |
| South Central Tennessee Development District | Mt Pleasant, Maury County | $99K spent that year | 2024 |
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $81K | 2021 |
| Shelby County, TN | Memphis | $80K spent that year | 2024 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | $56K spent that year | 2024 |
| Southwest Tennessee Development District | Jackson, Hardin County | $35K spent that year | 2023 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov.
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:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $444K spent that year | 2025 |
| The Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $440K spent that year | 2025 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $203K spent that year | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $162K spent that year | 2025 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $124K spent that year | 2025 |
| First Tennessee Development District | Johnson City, Washington County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $103K spent that year | 2024 |
| Southwest Human Resource Agency | Henderson, Chester County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $82K spent that year | 2025 |
| Northwest Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Martin, Weakley County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $60K spent that year | 2025 |
| Northwest Tennessee Human Resource Agency | Martin, Weakley County | Tennessee Department of Health | $53K spent that year | 2024 |
| Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $44K spent that year | 2024 |
| Chattanooga Area Reg Council of Governments/Se TN Development District | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $26K spent that year | 2023 |
| Hamilton County, Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Human Services | $14K spent that year | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).