FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Resources For Independent Living, Inc. received a formula grant award of $602,534 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 Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider, the organization delivers core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities in Burlington County and across New Jersey, including information and referral services, 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 people with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in their communities.

This award supports Resources For Independent Living, Inc.'s continued operation as part of New Jersey's statewide CIL network under the state plan for independent living. The organization, a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential nonprofit established in 2009, maintains compliance with the standards and assurances required under Section 725(b) and (c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The formula grant allocation reflects the organization's sustained federal funding history and demonstrated capacity to deliver disability services consistently since 2021.