Formula Grant 2601TXOAEA

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Health & Human Services Commission of Texas $365,122 on October 1, 2025, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title VII, Chapter 3, Programs for Prevention of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation program (CFDA 93.041) to support elder abuse prevention activities in Texas.

The grant funds activities to develop, strengthen, and carry out programs for the prevention, detection, assessment, and treatment of, and intervention in and response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including financial exploitation. The Administration for Community Living delivers federal leadership in strengthening elder justice strategic planning and direction for elder abuse prevention programs, trains law enforcement officers, health care providers, and other professionals to recognize and respond to elder abuse, supports outreach and education campaigns to increase public awareness of elder abuse and prevention methods, and supports state and local elder abuse prevention coalitions and multidisciplinary teams.

The award runs through September 30, 2027, and performance occurs in Texas. HHSC passes funding through 24 sub-recipients, all councils of governments, regional planning commissions, and community-based organizations serving distinct Texas regions. These include Alamo Area Council of Governments (San Antonio), Ark-Tex Council of Governments (Texarkana), Brazos Valley Council of Governments (Bryan), Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin), Central Texas Council of Governments, Coastal Bend Council of Governments (Corpus Christi), Community Council of Greater Dallas, Concho Valley Council of Governments (San Angelo), Deep East Texas Council of Governments (Lufkin), East Texas Council of Governments, Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission (Victoria), Heart of Texas Council of Governments, Houston Galveston Area Council, the City of Houston Finance Department, Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council, Middle Rio Grande Development Council, North Central Texas Council of Governments (Dallas-Fort Worth), Nortex Regional Planning Commission (Wichita Falls), Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (Amarillo), Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (Midland), Rio Grande Council of Governments (El Paso), South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (Beaumont), South Plains Association of Governments (Lubbock), South Texas Development Council, Texoma Council of Governments (Sherman), United Way of Tarrant County (Fort Worth), and West Central Texas Council of Governments (Abilene).