$5 Million Dollars Awarded to Senior Centers Across Tennessee
Funding provides older adults with access to programming, health and wellness resources, and social connectionNASHVILLE, Tenn -- The Department of Disability and Aging (DDA) has awarded $5 million in grant funding to 122 senior centers in Tennessee. These grants will support senior centers across all three grand divisions. The funding is encouraged to fund goals, including capital projects, marketing, programming, activities, and routine operating expenses.
The grant recipients were selected out of 142 applicants. Funding for the 122 senior centers ranges from $5,000 to $50,000.
“Senior centers are a foundation of community to older adults across the Volunteer State,” said DDA Commissioner Brad Turner. “As the fastest growing demographic in our state, it’s vital that we, as a state agency, do all we can to help senior centers thrive.”
Since grant funding started in 2020, DDA has been able to fund 192 senior centers across the state.
“These grants will ensure that over 100 centers in both rural and urban communities are better equipped to serve our growing aging population through volunteer recruitment, new equipment, robust programming, and new capital projects,” Turner said. “DDA is committed to empowering older Tennesseans to continue to pursue the American dream, and this investment symbolizes our commitment to that vision.”
A full list of this year’s recipients can be found below.
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2026 Senior Center Grant Award List
Alexandria Activity Center
ALPS Adult Day Services - Greeneville
ALPS Adult Day Services - Morristown
Alzheimer's & Dementia Services of Memphis Inc (ADS)
Anderson County Office on Aging & Senior Center
Auxilium Health Services, LLC
Bean Station Senior Center
Benton County Office on Aging - Benton County Senior Center
Bolivar Senior Center
Bradley Cleveland Senior Activity Center
Cannon County Senior Center
Caring Hearts of Dunlap
Carter Senior Center
Centennial Adultcare Center - Mt. Juliet
Centennial Adultcare Center - Murfreesboro
Centennial Adultcare Center - Nashville
Chester County Senior Citizens, Inc
Church Hill Senior Center
Clarksville Ajax Turner 50+ Center
Clay County Senior Citizens Center
Clinchfield Senior Adult Center of Erwin & Unicoi County, Inc.
Cocke County Senior Center
Coffee County Senior Citizens, Inc. - Tullahoma
Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services
Corryton Senior Center
Dandridge Senior Center
Dewitt Community Coalition
Dickson Senior Activity Center
Dyer County Office on Aging
Elevate 50 Hendersonville
Elizabethton Area Senior Citizens Center
Etowah Area Senior Citizens Center
Fairview Senior Center
Fayette County Commission on Aging
Fayetteville-Lincoln County Senior Center
FiftyForward Bordeaux Center
FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center
FiftyForward Madison Station
FiftyForward Martin Center
Franklin County Senior Citizens Inc
Frayser Raleigh Senior Center
Gallatin Senior Citizens Center Inc
Gateway Senior Center
Germantown Pickering Senior Center
Giles County Senior Citizen's Inc
Glenwood Community Center
Golden Years Adult Daycare
Golden Years Adult Daycare Of Jackson LLC
Goodlettsville Senior Center
Grainger County Senior Citizens Inc
Halls Senior Center
Hickman County Senior Citizens Center
Hickory Hill Community and Aquatics Center
Inspiritus at Rosa Parks
J K Lewis Senior Center
Jackson, TN Senior Activity Center
Jefferson City Senior Center
Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga
John T. O'Connor Senior Center
Johnson City Senior Center
Johnson County Senior Center
Jonesborough Senior Center
Karns Senior Center
Kingsport Senior Center - Artisan Center
Lauderdale County Commission on Aging
Lebanon Senior Citizens Center
Loudon County Senior Center
Lucky Sixty Plus Club
Manchester and Coffee County Senior Center
Marshall County Senior Citizens Inc.
Maury County Senior Center
McMinn County Senior Citizens Inc
McMinnville Warren County Senior Center
McWherter Senior Center
Meigs County Senior Center
Mindful Care
MJ 55+ Activity Center
Monroe County Senior Citizens & Friend, Inc
Monterey Activity Center
Moore County Senior Citizens Inc
Mooresburg Community Association (MCA)
My People Senior Activity Center
New Market Senior Center
Oasis of Hope
Orange Mound Senior Center
Our Place Memory Day Center
Overton County Senior Activity Center
Page Robbins Adult Day Center
Perry County Senior Center
Putnam County Senior Citizens
Rhea Richland Senior Neighbors
Ridgley Senior Center
Robertson County Senior Center
Roby Adult Center
Ruth Tate Senior Center
Sardis Senior Citizens Center, Inc.
Scott Appalachian Industries
Scott County Senior Center
Selmer Senior Center
Senior Activity Center of Smyrna
Senior Citizens Center - Morristown
Shelbyville/Bedford County Senior Citizens Center Inc.
Slater Community Center
Smith County Senior Citizens Center
South Knoxville Senior Center
Sparta/White County Activity Center
Spring Hill Community Senior Center
Strawberry Plains Senior Center
T.E.E.S. SENIOR CARE & RESOURCE CENTER
Tazewell Senior Citizens
The 127 Senior Center
The Senior Citizens of Campbell County, Inc.
Thrive 55+
Tipton County Commission on Aging
Tiptonville Senior Center
Town of Arlington Senior Center
Trousdale County Senior Center
Van Buren County Activity Center
Wayne County Senior Citizens, Inc
Westmoreland Seniors, Inc
White Pine Senior Center
YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga Downtown Family YMCA