Administration for Community Living

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL), a sub-agency within HHS, administers federal contracts and grants that support aging services, disability programs, family caregiver support, and community-based living for older adults and people with disabilities. ACL operates through sub-offices including the Administration on Aging (AOA) and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), each managing distinct program portfolios.

ACL's contract portfolio totals 96 awards with combined potential value of $225.9 million and $134.3 million in obligated dollars across 57 distinct prime contractors. Contract activity has accelerated notably, with 55 awards in 2024, 14 in 2023, and 3 in 2022; recent activity shows 4 awards in 2025 and 15 year-to-date in 2026. The competitive landscape is moderately concentrated: the top five primes by award count (New Editions, Inc.; Research Triangle Institute; CG Strategy Inc.; Walter R McDonald & Associates, Inc.; and The Lewin Group, Inc.) account for 34 percent of recent awards and 39 percent of combined potential value over the last five years. Set-asides are minimal—65 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with small-business awards (total and partial combined) accounting for 26 percent and 8(a) awards for 7 percent.

ACL's grant portfolio is substantially larger, comprising 47,555 awards obligating $69.19 billion in federal dollars since 1998. Grant activity remains steady though declining: 2,745 awards in 2022, 2,531 in 2023, 1,697 in 2024, 1,546 in 2025, and 1,142 year-to-date in 2026. Grant funding is highly fragmented across 2,120 recipients—the top five recipients by award count (California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.; Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada; State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Oregon Department of Human Services; and Human Services Vermont Agency) account for only 4 percent of recent awards, while the top five by federal dollars obligated (North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services; Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; New Jersey Department of Human Services; Arizona Department of Economic Security; and State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services) also represent 4 percent of total federal dollars. The assistance-type mix is dominated by Formula Grants (62 percent of awards), followed by Project Grants (24 percent), Block Grants (9 percent), and Cooperative Agreements (6 percent).

Recent grant opportunities posted October 2026 include the Elder Justice Innovation Grants, Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) State and Community Grants, and Dementia Capability in Indian Country awards (all cooperative agreements with unrestricted, state, or tribal eligibility); the Lifespan Respite Care Program and Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training initiatives; and multiple NIDILRR research and development opportunities including Small Business Innovation Research Phase I and II, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers, Field Initiated Projects, and Model Systems Centers grants. Representative contract opportunities are not identified in the source data.