HealthIT Answers October 20, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) announced $60 million in new grant awards to states, territories, tribes, and local organizations supporting older adults and Americans with disabilities. These awards will strengthen existing programs that protect health, preserve independence, and support caregivers — key priorities of the Make America Healthy Again agenda.

“We are directing resources where they matter most—prevention, independence, and dignity,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said. “These grants restore health, cut through bureaucracy, and ensure every American—especially seniors and people with disabilities—can live healthy, independent, and dignified lives.”

This September, ACL awarded 59 grants to recipients across the nation. These investments will bolster the health and wellbeing of the...

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