ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (93.433)
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Assistance Listing 93.433) is run by the Administration for Community Living, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $553 million in 563 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $983,065 per award on average. 13 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $575,000. Half of the 563 awards fell between $244,209 and $1.8 million, and they ranged from $26,175 to $6.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$553 million
- Grant awards563
- Typical award$575,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$112 million
- Size rank350 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $106 million in fiscal 2021 to $112 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 350th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 49% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 40 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
- Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation
- Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Employment
- Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function
- Field Initiated Projects Program (Development)
- Field Initiated Projects Program (Research)
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I
- Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II
- Center on Knowledge Translation for Disability and Rehabilitation Research
- Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC): National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities
- Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Centers
- Burn Injury Model System Centers
- Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational, Sport, and Exercise Technologies for People with Disabilities
- Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies for People Who are Blind or have Low Vision
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States, public, private, or nonprofit agencies and organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations are eligible for research projects and specialized research activities related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities; fellowships may be awarded to individuals.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts are awarded for research, demonstration, dissemination/utilization projects of national significance, and career training projects. All applications must meet standards of excellence in research and evaluation design. Fellowships support individual investigators in pursuing research in rehabilitation.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The range and average vary greatly according to the competition.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (93.433) awarded$553 million across 563 grant awards, an average of $983,065 per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 64% of the money, nonprofits 28% and small businesses 3.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 293 | $356 million | 64% |
| Nonprofits | 118 | $156 million | 28% |
| Small businesses | 82 | $19.5 million | 3.5% |
| Other | 11 | $10.0 million | 1.8% |
| Businesses | 3 | $4.4 million | 0.8% |
| State and local governments | 3 | $3.9 million | 0.7% |
| Individuals | 53 | $3.4 million | 0.6% |
By state
32 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 56 | $58.6 million |
| Illinois | 52 | $58.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | $44.7 million |
| New York | 36 | $43.1 million |
| Texas | 41 | $31.9 million |
| Virginia | 24 | $27.7 million |
| Maryland | 15 | $23.3 million |
| California | 22 | $22.0 million |
| Washington | 17 | $21.2 million |
| New Jersey | 24 | $20.6 million |
| Georgia | 19 | $20.5 million |
| Ohio | 19 | $18.2 million |
| Colorado | 18 | $18.1 million |
| Alabama | 15 | $17.4 million |
| Michigan | 11 | $11.9 million |
| North Carolina | 12 | $11.7 million |
| District of Columbia | 25 | $10.5 million |
| South Carolina | 9 | $10.4 million |
| Indiana | 13 | $10.1 million |
| Oklahoma | 5 | $9.4 million |
| Minnesota | 6 | $9.1 million |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $7.9 million |
| Florida | 18 | $7.3 million |
| Montana | 5 | $5.8 million |
| Wisconsin | 10 | $5.6 million |
| Missouri | 2 | $5.5 million |
| Mississippi | 2 | $4.4 million |
| Oregon | 13 | $3.8 million |
| Kansas | 8 | $3.3 million |
| Utah | 5 | $2.6 million |
| Delaware | 2 | $2.6 million |
| Tennessee | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Connecticut | 4 | $998,805 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $953,657 |
| Kentucky | 1 | $599,847 |
| Nevada | 5 | $499,280 |
| Arizona | 1 | $399,991 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $370,331 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $92,295 |
| Vermont | 1 | $80,000 |