FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

The Endependence Center of Northern Virginia, Inc. received a formula grant award of $452,740 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), effective September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. As a federally recognized Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving Northern Virginia, the organization delivers core independent living services designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities to achieve maximum independence and full community integration. These services include advocacy, information and referral, independent living skills training, peer support, and transition assistance for individuals transitioning from institutional to community-based living.

This award represents a continuation grant to an established center operating within Virginia's statewide CIL network. In addition to direct service delivery, the Endependence Center of Northern Virginia has established partnerships to extend program reach and address health equity, including collaboration with the National Council on the Aging for a Benefits Enrollment Center program and with the Commonwealth of Virginia Department to provide culturally and linguistically competent disability rights information targeting Latino Virginians with disabilities. The formula grant funding reflects the statutory priority under the Rehabilitation Act to maintain existing centers at prior-year funding levels while ensuring consistent support for established independent living services across Virginia.