FY2026 (scdd) DD act state councils on developmental disabilities

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration $1,029,580 on October 1, 2025, under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630), a Formula Grant.

The award funds the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, which operates as Arkansas's designated State agency under the program. The funding supports development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of services and activities to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, and to protect the legal and human rights of this population.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Work is performed in Arkansas. The DFA serves as the state's fiscal agent for federal grant administration, ensuring compliance with federal requirements while distributing funding to state and local agencies and community-based programs.

Funds must be obligated by the end of the fiscal year following the year of appropriation and liquidated by the end of the subsequent fiscal year. Non-federal entities expending $750,000 or more in federal awards annually are subject to single or program-specific audit under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F and 45 CFR Part 75.500. Records must be retained for at least three years, or longer if findings remain unresolved.