FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor, Inc. received a $286,182 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) on September 30, 2025. The award period extends through September 29, 2027, and supports the organization's role as a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) facility serving individuals with disabilities across the Eastern Iowa region.

Under this formula grant, Access 2 Independence delivers a comprehensive suite of core independent living services designed to promote autonomy and community integration for individuals with significant disabilities. Key service offerings include peer support and counseling, independent living skills training, information and referral services, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living environments. As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization, Access 2 Independence operates as a prime grantee with no subcontractors, functioning within Iowa's statewide network of CILs to advance the program's statutory objective of enhancing independence, productivity, and full community participation for individuals with disabilities in compliance with Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.