Federal Grant Award Summary

Linc Inc., a nonprofit organization headquartered in Swansea, Illinois, received a $146,417 formula grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program (CFDA 93.432). The award supports a statewide network of independent living centers serving individuals with significant disabilities across St. Clair, Randolph, and Monroe counties in Illinois through September 29, 2027.

Under this formula grant, Linc Inc. delivers core independent living services including information and referral assistance, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition support from institutional to community-based living arrangements. These services are designed to promote self-determination, equal access, and full community integration for persons with disabilities. This award represents Linc Inc.'s continued participation in the ACL CIL program, which has provided the organization with over $800,000 in cumulative federal funding since 2021 through consecutive annual formula grants under the statutory priority framework that prioritizes maintaining existing center operations and providing cost-of-living adjustments.