Federal Grant Award Summary

Award Details: Accessible Resources For Independence Incorporated received a $218,215 formula grant 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). The award, dated September 30, 2025, supports a two-year performance period through September 29, 2027, and funds the continuation of the organization's Center for Independent Living (CIL) operations serving individuals with significant disabilities in Maryland.

Products and Services Delivered: The grant funds 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 CIL, Accessible Resources For Independence Incorporated delivers these services to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. The organization maintains a governance structure with a majority of board members and key staff having significant disabilities themselves, reflecting the consumer-controlled model required under the program. This continuation award recognizes the organization's demonstrated compliance with program standards and its established track record of service delivery since 2010.