The FY 2020 Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) are now available via Grants.gov. There are two distinct FOAs this year:

Four new funding opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL have been announced for the

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks nominations of individuals to serve as non-federal public members on the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). The nomination period is open through Friday, January 24, 2020.

Applications are due Friday, December 20, at 9:00 p.m. ET.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has funded 64 new projects in fiscal year 2019, ranging from six-months long Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects building new technology to five-year centers conducting research and training in rehabilitation

Register for the webinar on Thursday, November 21, at 12 - 1:15 pm ET. Join the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) for a webinar on November 11 at 12 - 1:15 pm ET on "The Intersection of Opioid Misuse and Disability--A Focus on Traumatic Brain Injury."

Last week, ACL represented the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the Access and Mobility for All Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).

Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 2:00-3:00 pm ET

  Join the HHS Partnership Center and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) for a two-part webinar series on care for the seriously ill and trauma-informed bereavement services.

In 2019 the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requested that the National Quality Forum (NQF) convene a committee of experts with lived and professional experience in long-term services and supports (LTSS), and with the acute/primary/chronic care systems. This committee aims to provide ACL, CMS, federal and state entities, and the general public with a consensus-based, multistakeholder view of multiple areas of person-centered planning.