Administration for Community Living
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| Formed | April 18, 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
| Annual budget | US$1.7 billion (2015 FY) |
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| Parent agency | United States Department of Health and Human Services |
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The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is headed by the Administrator, 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.
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 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD)
- Center for Consumer Access and Self-Determination (CCASD)
- Center for Management and Budget (CMB)
- Center for Policy and Evaluation (CPE)
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