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Disability and aging research and demonstration grants

Administration for Community Living

TraditionalFederal grant

Community living, independent living and long-term services research, including the NIDILRR portfolio — the largest federal funder of disability research led with disabled people rather than about them.

Indicative award
$200k–$4M (total award)Field-initiated projects sit at the low end; rehabilitation research and training centres at the high end.
Timing
Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual notices across several distinct programmes, each on its own schedule.
Who can apply
Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Community organisation
Eligibility
Participation by people with disabilities in the research team is expected, not optional, across much of the NIDILRR portfolio.
SSWR clusters
Special Interest Groups
Topics
independent living · long-term services · participatory research · community living
Apply at
https://acl.gov/grants
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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