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National Council on Disability

Program Information

Popular name

NCD

Program Number

92.002

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

NCD is an independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies regarding policies, programs, practices, and procedures that affect people with disabilities. NCD is comprised of a team of Presidential and Congressional appointees, an Executive Director and a full-time professional staff. NCD fulfills its advisory roles regarding disability policies, programs, procedures, and practices that enhance equal opportunity by: Convening stakeholders to acquire timely and relevant input for recommendations and action steps; Gathering and analyzing data and other information; Engaging and influencing current debates and agendas; Identifying and formulating solutions to emerging and long-standing challenges; and providing tools to facilitate effective implementation.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    January 19, 2016 Implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA): A Roadmap for People with Disabilities

    January 26, 2016 The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on People with Disabilities: A 2015 Status Report

    February 2, 2016 Monitoring and Enforcing the Affordable Care Act for People with Disabilities

    February 23, 2016 NCD Letter to Vice President Biden about the Marrakesh Treaty

    March 7, 2016 Medicaid Managed Care Community Forums: Final Report

    April 28, 2016 NCD Letter to Treasury Secretary about Including Accessibility in New Dollar Bills

    May 17, 2016 NCD Letter To CMS Regarding Proposed Part B Drug Payment Model

    June 21, 2016 NCD Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Regarding Senate Mental Health Legislation

    July 11, 2016 NCD Letter to SSA Regarding Proposed Rule Titled “Implementation of the NICS Improvements Act of 2007 (NIAA)”

    July 11, 2016 NCD Letter to House Judiciary Committee on the “ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015”

    August 30, 2016 NCD Statement Regarding the Zika Virus

    August 31, 2016 NCD Letter to Solicitor General Regarding Pending Motion on Accessible Currency before U.S. District Court

    September 13, 2016 Letter from Current and Past NCD Chairs on ADA Notification Legislation (H.R. 3765)

    October 7, 2016 National Disability Policy: A Progress Report - October 2016

    October 7, 2016 NCD Letter to DOJ Regarding Web Accessibility NPRM

    December 27, 2016 NCD Letter to Treasury Regarding Tax Debt of Discharged Loans of Borrowers with Disabilities

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Information and Statistics

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Anyone/general public
  • Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
  • Federal

Additional resources