Federal Grant Award Summary

Solutions For Independence received a $392,324 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2027. As a consumer-controlled Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving North Carolina, the organization delivers five core independent living services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. These services are designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Solutions For Independence operates a statewide network of independent living centers across six counties (Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin) in North Carolina, with governance and staffing structures controlled primarily by individuals with disabilities themselves. The organization's service delivery model emphasizes consumer control, peer support, self-determination, and equal access principles, addressing the independent living needs of individuals with cross-disability populations throughout the state.