FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Endependence Center Inc. received a $452,740 formula grant award dated September 30, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award extends through September 29, 2027, and supports the delivery of core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities in Virginia. Services include information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living settings. These services are designed to enhance independence, productivity, and full community inclusion for persons with disabilities.

As a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability nonprofit organization, Endependence Center Inc. operates as part of Virginia's statewide network of centers for independent living. The organization maintains compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 standards and assurances required under section 725(b) and (c). The award represents a continuation grant supporting existing center operations at the previous year's funding level, consistent with the statutory priority sequencing established for the ACL Centers for Independent Living program. Endependence Center Inc. has demonstrated sustained federal funding performance across multiple programs, with consecutive annual awards under this program since fiscal year 2021.