FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded The Disability Network a formula grant of $158,393 on September 30, 2025, under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The grant funds The Disability Network's operation as a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) facility serving individuals with significant disabilities throughout Michigan and Genesee County through September 29, 2027. As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization, The Disability Network delivers core independent living services designed to maximize independence and community integration for persons with disabilities, including information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living.

This formula grant award continues The Disability Network's consistent participation in the ACL CIL program, representing the organization's seventh prime award since 2021. The funding supports the organization's statewide network contributions as part of Michigan's coordinated Centers for Independent Living infrastructure, which operates under statutory funding priorities that prioritize support for existing centers at prior-year levels, cost-of-living adjustments, and new center development as funds permit.