FY2026 (oaea) older americans act title VII - elder abuse prevention - older americans act title VII - elder abuse prevention

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Tennessee Commission On Aging And Disability $122,217 on October 1, 2025, under the Older Americans Act Title VII Elder Abuse Prevention program (CFDA 93.041) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.

The award supports elder abuse prevention activities including development, strengthening, and implementation of programs for prevention, detection, assessment, treatment, intervention, investigation, and response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The program trains law enforcement officers, health care providers, and other professionals on recognizing and responding to elder abuse, supports outreach and education campaigns to increase public awareness of elder abuse prevention, and sustains state and local elder abuse prevention coalitions and multidisciplinary teams.

Place of performance is Tennessee. The Tennessee Commission On Aging And Disability, the state's designated State Unit on Aging, passes funding through to nine sub-recipients to deliver elder abuse prevention services across multiple regions: Upper Cumberland Development District, First Tennessee Development District, Shelby County Government, Greater Nashville Regional Council (Area Agency on Aging), East Tennessee Human Resource Agency Inc., Southwest Tennessee Development District, South Central Tennessee Development District, Northwest Tennessee Development District Inc., and Southeast Tennessee Development District.