FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Grant Award Summary

Independence Northwest, Inc. received a $219,000 formula grant award from the HHS Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. As a statewide independent living center serving Connecticut, Independence Northwest delivers core independent living services designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities to achieve maximum independence and community integration. These services include information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living environments.

Beyond its core CIL programming, Independence Northwest leverages additional grant partnerships and collaborations to expand service offerings across Connecticut's disability services ecosystem. The organization serves as a sub-grantee with the Connecticut Department of Aging & Disability Services on The Bridge CT, a transition services program supporting youth with disabilities pursuing competitive integrated employment and independent living outcomes, and participates in Medicare benefits outreach and education initiatives targeting beneficiaries with limited incomes in rural populations. This formula grant represents continuation funding consistent with the statutory priority framework established under the Rehabilitation Act, which prioritizes sustained support for existing centers that meet established standards and assurances.