ACL's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is announcing four additional SCIMS Centers in FY 2022 to join the existing cohort of the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) program grantees. The planned project period for these four grants is September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2026, with an estimated funding amount of $490,000 per year for each grantee.

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.

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, from 2 - 3:30 PM ET join the Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS TARC) for a webinar on Culturally Responsive APS Practice with Indigenous Populations.

Tuesday, November 15 | 2-3 PM ET Register for the webinar. Join ACL’s Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services and the ACL-funded National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) on November 15 for a webinar that describes the Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) grants.

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.

Join ACL's National Center for Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) for the second webcast of their training series to learn about the role of attorneys and strategies for legal advocacy for proposed protected persons and protected persons.

Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and RTI International to learn about the Integrated Dataset on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, a data project that aims to learn about the supports and services people with ID/DD use and their outcomes.

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.

ACL has awarded grants that are expected to total nearly $16.5 million over five years to establish and maintain four national resource centers to support the work of advancing equity and inclusion for people with disabilities who also face barriers due to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, language spoken and/or other factors. In addition, ACL has awarded $750,000 in grants to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within a key Medicare fraud-prevention program. Together, these grants total nearly $17.3 million.

The National Paralysis Resource Center (operated by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation) is hosting a training for leaders of support groups for people living with paralysis and their family members and caregivers.