Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Administration for Community Living

FY2027 Grants to Highest State Courts to Improve Guardianship

Forecast Expected deadline May 17, 2027 Opportunity HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-EJIG-0011

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$200,000
• Expected awards6
• Total funding$2.5 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

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Who can apply

This opportunity is open to state and local governments.

• State governments

Authorizing statute restricts eligibility to the highest courts in a state (Elder Justice Act Section 2042(b)). Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The purpose of the EJIG program is to support the development and advancement of new and emerging approaches to address issues related to elder justice. For this opportunity, awards will be made to the highest state courts to improve guardianship by: assessing the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, integrity, and accessibility of adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings; implementing changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments; and/or implementing systems to simplify the filing process for conservators and guardians and better enable courts to identify discrepancies and detect fraud and the exploitation of protected person.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

How to apply

1. Read the full notice and attachments on Grants.gov and the agency's announcement. The notice is the official source for deadlines and requirements.
2. Make sure your organization has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID; registration can take several weeks.
3. Register on Grants.gov and submit through Workspace before the deadline and time given in the notice. Our application guide walks through each step.

Questions go to Kari Benson, AoA.oaa@acl.hhs.gov, 202-401-4634.

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