New funding opportunities from ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) have been announced for the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program. The ARRT grants are intended to increase the number of high-quality disability and rehabilitation researchers.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing the 2022 cohort of the Burn Injury Model Systems (BMS) program grantees.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing the 2022 cohort of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) program grantees.

Today, we join the American Bar Association in celebrating the fifth annual Ombuds Day, which was created to recognize the important role ombudsmen play, and the impact they have on people’s lives.

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing a new grant award for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network Collaborative Research Project. The planned project period for this grant is September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2027, with an estimated funding amount of $500,000 per year. 

Today’s Policy Round-Up includes:

ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing four 2022 Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program grantees cohort.

The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Project, a longitudinal data project funded under the Projects of National Significance at ACL has moved to the University of Kansas. This project investigates revenue, spending, and programmatic trends in intellectual and developmental disability services in all 50 states, DC, and the nation as a whole. 

ACL is awarding six Elder Justice Innovation Grants that seek to improve results for adult protective services (APS) clients. The two-year cooperative agreements total $3,111,147.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) released its first comprehensive report on the accomplishment of Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III, VI, and VII programs.