• Grants exist for disabled Americans.parking image by Judyta Zarska from Fotolia.com
  
  More than 43 million Americans are afflicted with a disability. According to the Americans with Disabilities website, a person with a disability is considered someone who has a "physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities." Individuals and organizations may take advantage of the grants that are available for Americans with a disability.
  
  

Veterans

• Grants exist for Americans who served their country. The Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust, established in 1986, is committed to enhance the lives of disabled veterans. Since 1988, the agency has awarded more than $60 million in grants. While the organization does not usually award grants to individuals, the agency gives preference for long-term service projects that directly benefit disabled veterans. The amount and quantity of grants vary depending on the amount of funds that exist for distribution.
  
  Disabled American Veterans
  Charitable Service Trust
  3725 Alexandria Pike
  Cold Spring, KY 41076
  877-426-2838, ext. 3309
  cst.dav.org
  
  

Voting

• Grants exist for disabled Americans to exercise their right to vote. Under the federal law Help America Vote Act passed in 2002, grants are available to making voting areas accessible for individuals with a wide-range of disabilities, such as visual, hearing, emotional, and intellectual impairments, according to the Federal Election Commission website. Under the law, grants are also available to offer training for election workers on encouraging disabled Americans to vote and for offering information to disabled Americans about accessible voting polls. Grants are often awarded for a 12-month project period. Each state is entitled to at least $100,000 annually.
  
  Department of Human Services
  200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
  Washington, District of Columbia 20201
  202-690-5557
  acf.hhs.gov
  
  

The Arts

• The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. offers grants to established nonprofit US 501 (c) (3) art agencies that assist adults with disabilities. Grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 are awarded to aid artists with disabilities or to promote the arts to individuals with a disability. The foundation does not provide grants to individuals directly, instead the agency awards grants to US organizations that are compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The agency aims to support innovative programs that enhance the lives of individuals with a disability. The agency was founded by Margaret Sloan, the granddaughter of Ethel Louise Armstrong. An advocate for people with disabilities, Sloan suffered a spinal cord tumor at an early age which left her in a wheel chair.
  
  Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc.
  1482 East Valley Road, Suite 504
  Santa Barbara, CA 93108
  626-398-8840
  ela.org