Mandatory Grant Allocations

Mandatory (formula) grants are on-going programs, which require no application or competition. Eligibility and funding levels for mandatory (formula) grants is based on specific legislation. At ACL, legislation for mandatory (formula) grants is authorized under the Acts listed below.

For information about State Funding Allocations, through ACL’s formula grant programs, please choose from the following legislative authorities:

• Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000

• Help America Vote Act

• Older Americans Act

• Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

• Assistive Technology Act of 1998

• Rehabilitation Act of 1973

• Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act of 2014

• Elder Justice Act

For questions about mandatory grants, see the programmatic and fiscal contacts list.