FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $867,724 to Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (operating as Mainstream) on September 30, 2025, under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), a Formula Grant supporting a statewide network of centers for independent living in Arkansas.

Mainstream, a nonprofit headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, delivers peer support, information and referral services, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance for individuals with significant disabilities moving from institutional to community-based living arrangements. The center operates as a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability organization serving central Arkansas as part of Arkansas' statewide independent living network.

The award funds performance from September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027, with place of performance in Arkansas. The program supports centers that comply with standards and assurances under section 725(b) and (c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and are designed to enhance independence and productivity of individuals with significant disabilities and promote their full inclusion into mainstream American society. Continuation awards are made based on the recipient meeting program standards and assurances and the availability of funds.