ClosedOpportunity HHS-2026-ACL-AOA-OIRC-0018

U.S. Administration on Aging, National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs

Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

U.S. Administration on Aging, National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was July 27, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $112K – $340K, with about 3 awards expected and $646K in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jun 26, 2026Posted
Jul 27, 2026Application deadline
Jul 25, 2026 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Jun 26, 2026
Close date: Jul 27, 2026
Est. award date: Jul 25, 2026
Award floor: $112,000
Award ceiling: $340,000
Est. total funding: $646,031
Expected awards: 3
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)
Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Applicants must have experience conducting research, assessing the needs of older adults, and developing best practices to be utilized by the targeted populations identified in the funding announcement.Native American Resource Centers currently funded under program are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The primary goal of the Native American Resource Center (NARC) will be to enhance the knowledge about older adults in American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiin (AI/AN/NH), community, thereby increase and improve the delivery of services to elders. The NARC will focus on the development and provision of technical information. The NARC's will have a national focus and direct its resource to one or more of the primary concerns in their application which includes health issues, long term care, including in-home care; elder abuse; and other problems and issues facing AI, AN and NH older populations. The NARC's objective will be to 1) gather information, 2) performance research, and 3) provide dissemination of results of research and provide technical assistance and training, to entities that provide services to the targeted older adult population in the AI, AN, and NH communities. Applicants should include anticipated program outcomes, how the outcomes will be measured, and the overall success of the program/activities and how they will be determined.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

hhs-2026-acl-aoa-oirc-0018.pdfFull Announcement · hhs-2026-acl-aoa-oirc-0018.pdfPDF · 238 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.048Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary ProjectsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.048

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$82.8M

FY25

$82.8M

FY26

$82.8M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.048. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Administration for Community Living
titlevi.grants@acl.hhs.gov
202-795-7325

Places named in the notice

Alaska

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $112k – $340k, total estimated program funding is $646,031 and the agency expects to make about 3 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HHS-2026-ACL-AOA-OIRC-0018), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.470