Federal Grant Award Summary

New Orleans Resources For Independent Living, Inc. received a $540,620 formula grant award from the 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 two-year award period extends through September 29, 2027 and supports the organization's statewide network of independent living centers serving individuals with significant disabilities throughout Louisiana.

Under this award, the awardee delivers five core independent living services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization, New Orleans Resources For Independent Living operates cross-disability, nonresidential centers designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. The organization maintains governance structures with board members and key staff having significant disabilities themselves, ensuring consumer-controlled service delivery aligned with the standards and assurances established under section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.