Closed · HHS-2026-ACL-AOD-DFLA-0025 · CFDA 93.631 · Discretionary
Expanding Financial Literacy and Empowerment: Increasing Awareness and Use of ABLE Accounts for Americans with Disabilities
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$1.2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 3, 2026
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Expanding Financial Literacy and Empowerment: Increasing Awareness and Use of ABLE Accounts for Americans with Disabilities is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered $1,000,000 -- $1,200,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1M-$1.2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 93.631
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Expanding Financial Literacy and Empowerment: Increasing Awareness and Use of ABLE Accounts for Americans with Disabilities - is cataloged under number HHS-2026-ACL-AOD-DFLA-0025 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.631, posted by Administration for Community Living. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 22, 2026 and last updated on July 14, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,000,000 -- $1,200,000. The agency has projected $3.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $3.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $3.0 million. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on August 3, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1,000,000 -- $1,200,000
Close Date
August 3, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
June 22, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This grant is funded under the Projects of National Significance (PNS) authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. Its purpose is to increase awareness, access, and use of ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) accounts so that individuals with disabilities have the resources needed to better support their health and economic well-being and improve their economic security and mobility. Since 2015, the ABLE Act has authorized states and territories to establish tax-advantaged programs—ABLE accounts—that allow individuals with disabilities to save and invest money. These accounts may be used for qualified disability expenses, including education, food, housing, transportation, employment training, assistive technology, and health care. Beginning in January 2026, ABLE eligibility requirements were expanded to include individuals with an age of disability onset up to 46, increased from the previous limit of 26. As a result, an estimated 14 million people will be eligible for ABLE accounts, including approximately 1.2 million veterans. This expansion presents a significant opportunity to broaden outreach to individuals receiving Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as well as individuals with disabilities who are not enrolled in disability benefit programs, to help overcome barriers to achieving good health and meaningful employment. To advance these goals, the grant will support strategies such as coordinated marketing efforts at the national, state, and community levels; population-specific approaches implemented through partnerships with ACL grantees and community stakeholders; and a strengthened systems approach at the state level. ACL recognizes that ABLE-related supports can play a critical role in increasing economic security and mobility for individuals with disabilities.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
David Jones David.Jones@acl.hhs.gov
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