# ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (93.433)

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ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $553 million in 563 grants, about $983,065 per award.

## Objectives

To support and coordinate research and its utilization in order to improve the lives of people of all ages with physical and mental disabilities, especially persons with severe disabilities, through: (1) identifying and eliminating causes and consequences of disability; (2) maximizing the health, physical, and emotional status of persons with disabilities and their functional ability, self- sufficiency, self-development and personal autonomy; (3) preventing or minimizing personal and family, physical, mental, social, educational, vocational, and economic effects of disability; and (4) reducing and eliminating physical, social, educational, vocational, and environmental barriers to permit access to services and assistance and to use their abilities in daily life.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $106 million | 235 |
| 2022 | $110 million | 243 |
| 2023 | $113 million | 258 |
| 2024 | $112 million | 263 |
| 2025 | $112 million | 265 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | Illinois | $24.7 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $23.5 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $20.5 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $18.7 million |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Alabama | $16.7 million |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Virginia | $14.2 million |
| Brandeis University | Massachusetts | $14.0 million |
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | Virginia | $13.0 million |
| Memorial Hermann Health System | Texas | $12.8 million |
| Kessler Foundation, Inc | New Jersey | $12.4 million |
| Trustees of Boston University | Massachusetts | $11.9 million |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $11.5 million |
| Craig Hospital | Colorado | $10.7 million |
| Syracuse University | New York | $10.6 million |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | $10.5 million |
| The Medical University of South Carolina | South Carolina | $10.2 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $9.4 million |
| Langston University | Oklahoma | $9.4 million |
| The Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corporation | Massachusetts | $8.9 million |
| Shepherd Center, Inc. | Georgia | $8.9 million |

## Open opportunities

- [Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-arcp-0300-advanced-rehabilitation-research-training-arrt-program/), closes not stated
- [Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Employment](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-arem-0301-advanced-rehabilitation-research-training-arrt-program/), closes not stated
- [Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-arhf-0302-advanced-rehabilitation-research-training-arrt-program/), closes not stated
- [Field Initiated Projects Program (Development)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-ifdv-0304-field-initiated-projects-program-development/), closes not stated
- [Field Initiated Projects Program (Research)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-ifre-0303-field-initiated-projects-program-research/), closes not stated
- [Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-bisa-0308-small-business-innovation-research-sbir-program-phase-i/), closes not stated
- [Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-bisb-0309-small-business-innovation-research-program-sbir-phase-ii/), closes not stated
- [Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-dpkt-0310-center-on-knowledge-translation-for-disability-and/), closes not stated
- [Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC): National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-rtcp-0315-rehabilitation-research-and-training-center-rrtc-national/), closes not stated
- [Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Centers](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-dptb-0311-traumatic-brain-injury-model-systems-centers/), closes not stated
- [Burn Injury Model System Centers](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-dpbu-0067-burn-injury-model-system-centers/), closes not stated
- [Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational, Sport, and Exercise Technologies for People with Disabilities](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-rege-0312-rehabilitation-engineering-research-center-on-recreational/), closes not stated
- [Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies for People Who are Blind or have Low Vision](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-nidilrr-rege-0313-rehabilitation-engineering-research-center-on-technologies/), closes not stated