Administration on Disabilities

The Administration for Community Living (ACL), a sub-agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, administers grants and contracts to support aging and disability services, independent living programs, and community-based support systems nationwide. ACL's primary transacting function is grant-making rather than contracting; the agency has obligated $2.99 billion in federal grant funding across 5,594 awards since 2008, with a long-term recipient base of 571 distinct organizations.

ACL's grant portfolio is dominated by Formula Grants, which account for 4,772 awards (85% of the portfolio), supplemented by Project Grants (441 awards, 8%), Block Grants (300 awards, 5%), and Cooperative Agreements (81 awards, 1%). Grant recipient concentration is highly fragmented — the top five recipients by federal dollars obligated account for only 2% of combined federal dollars across the portfolio, with Disability Rights Florida Inc. leading at $22.4 million obligated across 18 awards. Disability Advocates Inc. ($20.1 million, 17 awards) and Equip For Equality Inc. ($12.9 million, 17 awards) follow. Most recipients hold regional or state-level advocacy and disability-rights missions; the long tail spans 566 additional organizations.

Recent grant activity has declined sharply. ACL awarded 875 grants in 2022, 660 in 2023, 642 in 2024, 287 in 2025, and 1 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent recorded grant award closed on August 1, 2026.

ACL's contract footprint is minimal. The agency has recorded one federal contract award since 2008, a $12.1 million potential-value award to the University of Montana closed on February 7, 2025, with $6.8 million obligated. No set-aside category applies to the award. The University of Montana represents the entire recent contracting activity.

No recent federal contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against ACL or its descendant offices in the source data.