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Assistance Listing 93.433

ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living (acl)

Assistance Listing 93.433, “ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research,” is a federal program administered by Department of Health and Human Services. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 13 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $113M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 284 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.

Program objective

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.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 93.433

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ForecastedALN 93.433

Field Initiated Projects Program (Development)

Administration for Community Living
Award range
$245K – $250K
Est. close
Dec 14, 2026 (est.)
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 9 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today
ForecastedResearchALN 93.433

Field Initiated Projects Program (Research)

Administration for Community Living
Award range
$245K – $250K
Est. close
Dec 14, 2026 (est.)
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 9 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today
ForecastedALN 93.433

Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Centers

Administration for Community Living
Award range
$560K – $640K
Est. close
Apr 1, 2027 (est.)
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 10 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today
ForecastedALN 93.433

Burn Injury Model System Centers

Administration for Community Living
Award range
$560K – $640K
Est. close
Apr 8, 2027 (est.)
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 10 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Nonprofit Organization
  • State
  • For-Profit Organization

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.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$113M
FY25$113M
FY26$111M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): The range and average vary greatly according to the competition.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.433. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 284 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 93.433, and prime recipients reported 112 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22$110M
FY23$113M
FY24$112M
FY25$112M
Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY25 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Where recipients are located

  • Massachusetts$24M
  • Illinois$21.4M
  • New York$18.1M
  • Pennsylvania$16.6M
  • Texas$14.9M
  • Virginia$12.6M
  • Washington$10.1M
  • California$8.87M
  • New Jersey$8.52M
  • Ohio$5.98M
All 36 states and territories

Alabama $5.88M · Indiana $5.46M · Georgia $5.11M · Maryland $4.96M · South Carolina $4.95M · Michigan $4.7M · Colorado $4.35M · North Carolina $4.34M · Florida $4.09M · Oklahoma $4.02M · New Hampshire $3.94M · Minnesota $3.64M · District of Columbia $2.42M · Wisconsin $2.24M · Missouri $2M · Montana $2M · Mississippi $1.8M · Tennessee $1.6M · Oregon $1.23M · Kansas $1.15M · Arkansas $954K · Connecticut $564K · Utah $545K · Delaware $500K · Louisiana $400K · Vermont $80K

Most recent awards

  • REDACTED DUE TO PII · OHADVANCING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING: EXPLORING FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON GUARDIANSHIP - ADVANCING SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING: EXPLORING FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON GUARDIANSHIP SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING (SDM) HAS EMERGED AS A PROMISING ALTERNATIVE TO GUARDIANSHIP, PROMOTING SELF-DETERMINATION, INDEPENDENCE, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDU$90KStarts Sep 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · TXINTERSECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DEPRESSION AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) - THE PROPOSED PROJECT “INTERSECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DEPRESSION AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)” EXTENDS UPON THE WORK OF THE NIDILRR-FUNDED NORTH TEXAS TBI MODEL SYSTEMS’ PROGRAM OF RESEARCH TO ENHANCE CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH AFTER TBI. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND THE RELAT—Starts Sep 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • BAYLOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE · TXTRANSLATING DIABETES PREVENTION EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE FOR PEOPLE WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY - PEOPLE WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) AND STROKE ARE AT GREATER RISK OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY DUE TO CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASES (E.G., DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, OBESITY). TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL GAP, OUR NIDILRR-SPONSORED RESEARCH EFFORTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE EFFICACY OF THE CENTER FOR —Starts Sep 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • REDACTED DUE TO PII · NJUNRAVELING SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION POST-STROKE: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS - THIS RESEARCH TACKLES CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION IMPAIRMENTS IN STROKE SURVIVORS, A CONDITION THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WORLDWIDE. STROKE OFTEN RESULTS IN LONG-TERM MOTOR AND SENSORY DEFICITS THAT HINDER INDEPENDENCE, MOBILITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SENSORIM$45KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • REDACTED DUE TO PII · ILA NOVEL APPROACH TO IMPROVE FUNCTION IN SYMPTOMATIC KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS - KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (KOA) IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DISABILITY IN THE UNITED STATES. ONE IN EVERY 22 ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES HAS KOA. THERE IS NO CURE FOR KOA EXCEPT FOR TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES. PEOPLE WITH KOA HAVE JOINT PAIN AND INCREASED MUSCLE WEAKNESS WHICH INCREASES DISABILITY AND REDUCES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. RE$45KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • REDACTED DUE TO PII · ILIDENTIFYING FALL PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS OF PEOPLE POST-STROKE WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS - BACKGROUND: PEOPLE POST-STROKE WHO USE WHEELCHAIRS AND SCOOTERS (WC/S) FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES RELATED TO MOBILITY AND ARE AT AN ELEVATED RISK FOR FALLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCERNS ABOUT FALLING (COF). DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, THERE IS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS FOR F$45KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • REDACTED DUE TO PII · NYEXPLORING MEDICAID 1915(C) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS AND HEALTH SERVICE ACCESS FOR EMERGING ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDDS) ENCOMPASS CONDITIONS PRESENT FROM BIRTH THAT ARE CHARACTERIZED BY LIMITATIONS IN INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING AND CHALLENGES IN ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR. COMPARED TO PEOPLE WITHOUT IDD, PEOPLE WI$40KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • 360 EMPOWER CONSULTING, LLC · FLADVANCING COMMUNICATION EQUITY FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY THROUGH AI SIGN LANGUAGE RECOGNITION AND DIRECT VIDEO CALLING SERVICES - 360 DIRECT VIDEO WILL ADVANCE COMMUNICATION EQUITY FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY THROUGH AI SIGN LANGUAGE RECOGNITION AND DIRECT VIDEO CALLING SOLUTIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE COMMUNICATION FOR THE 2 MILLION+ DEAF WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY PROVIDING IN$100KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • LEARNING Q LLCMODERN HOME ECONOMICS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING: IS AN ONLINE MICROLEARNING CERTIFICATION FOR LEARNERS WITH IDD WHO WANT TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY - LEARNINGQ 444 KENT WAY, ZEPHYR COVE, NV 89448-0618 MARK CHARLES EGAN, CIO OF LEARNINGQ, WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI). HHS-2025-ACL-NIDILRR-BISA-0108 SBIR PHASE 1 MODERN HOME ECONOMICS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING ABSTRACT LEARNINGQ LLC IN PARTNERSHIP WI$100KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • EPICWIDE, LLC · ILHOME-USE SYNERGY-ALLEVIATING SYSTEM - MOST NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, INCLUDING STROKE, ORIGINATE FROM DAMAGE TO THE CORTICOSPINAL TRACT (CST). A SIGNIFICANT RECOVERY OF MOTOR IMPAIRMENT NECESSITATES THE RESTORATION OF THE CST, WHILE THE RELIANCE ON ALTERNATIVE TRACTS INCLUDING THE RETICULOSPINAL TRACT (RST) ENHANCES ABNORMAL SYNERGY EXPRESSIONS, DEGRADING ARM/HAND DEXTERITY. AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO$99.4KStarts Jun 1, 2025 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAfrom UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH, INC.$1.27M · Oct 20, 2023
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISfrom UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$766K · Jan 23, 2024
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINEfrom REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$575K · Dec 6, 2023
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINEfrom REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$575K · Dec 6, 2023
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINEfrom REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$575K · Dec 6, 2023
  • HEIDI KOESTERfrom THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$499K · Oct 30, 2024
  • MATHEMATICA INC.from RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$420K · Apr 3, 2024
  • HEIDI KOESTERfrom THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$400K · Nov 15, 2023
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKAfrom THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$343K · Nov 12, 2024
  • CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERfrom UNIVERSITY OF OREGON$342K · May 15, 2024

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 93.433?

93.433 is the Assistance Listing Number for “ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 93.433?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Nonprofit Organization, State and For-Profit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 93.433 provide?

The agency reported $112,711,817 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.

Who has received funding under ALN 93.433?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 284 grant awards under 93.433. The largest recipients by obligations were UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ($10M), UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ($9.51M), UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ($7.84M), REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ($7.14M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 112 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.