Administration for Community Living

Agency overview
Formed	April 18, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-04-18)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building Washington, DC
Annual budget	US$1.7 billion (2015 FY)
Agency executives	Alison Barkoff[1], Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Alison Barkoff, Principal Deputy Administrator
Parent department	United States Department of Health and Human Services
Child agencies	Administration on Aging Administration on Disabilities National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Center for Integrated Programs Center for Management and Budget Center for Policy and Evaluation
Website	acl.gov

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is headed by the Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, who reports directly to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACL's Principal Deputy Administrator serves as Senior Advisor to the HHS Secretary for Disability Policy.^[2]

Organization

ACL is structured to provide general policy coordination while retaining programmatic operations specific to the needs of each population served. ACL is divided into the following units:

• Office of the Administrator
• Administration on Aging (AoA)
• Administration on Disabilities (AoD)
• National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
• Center for Integrated Programs (CIP)
• Center for Management and Budget (CMB)
• Center for Policy and Evaluation (CPE)^[2]