The Administration for Community Living is offering the Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program grant to support initiatives that facilitate the purchase of assistive technology (AT) devices and services. This program aims to establish financing mechanisms such as low-interest loan funds, interest buy-down programs, and loan guarantees, ensuring that individuals with disabilities have access to a wide range of AT options while emphasizing consumer choice and control. With an estimated total program funding of $1,970,000, the agency anticipates awarding three grants, with individual awards ranging from $100,000 to $700,000. Interested applicants, including nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and community-based disability organizations, can find more information and apply through the provided contact, Robert Groenendaal, at Robert.Groenendaal@acl.hhs.gov, with applications due by April 7, 2026.

https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants

The purpose of the Assistive Technology (AT) Alternative Financing Program (AFP) is to support programs that provide for the purchase of AT, such as a low-interest loan fund, an interest buy-down program, a revolving loan fund, a loan guarantee, or an insurance program, that results in the acquisition of AT devices and services. Applicants for the AT AFP grant awards are required to provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the AT AFP will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control. Applicants should incorporate credit-building activities in their programs, including financial education and information about other possible funding sources. Successful applicants must emphasize consumer choice and control and build programs that will provide financing for the full array of AT devices and services and ensure that all people with disabilities, regardless of type of disability or health condition, age, level of income, and residence, have access to the program.

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