Federal Grant Award Summary

Disability Network West Michigan received a $176,886 formula grant awarded on September 30, 2025, under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The award covers a two-year performance period through September 29, 2027, and supports the organization's operation as a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) facility serving individuals with significant disabilities across western Michigan counties.

Through this formula grant funding, Disability Network West Michigan delivers the five federally mandated core independent living services: information and referral assistance, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance for individuals transitioning from institutional to community-based living. The organization provides these consumer-controlled, cross-disability services to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence and full community integration. The formula grant represents continuation funding based on the organization's demonstrated compliance with program standards and assurances under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, consistent with Michigan's State Plan for Independent Living.