The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $365,632 to Bronx Independent Living Services Inc. on September 30, 2025, under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432).
BILS, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in the Bronx, delivers independent living services designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities to achieve maximum independence and full community integration. The organization provides independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and information and referral support as part of the statewide network of centers for independent living operating under New York's State Plan for Independent Living.
The award obligates $365,632 with a period of performance from September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. Place of performance is New York. The Centers for Independent Living program supports consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agencies that comply with standards and assurances under section 725(b) and (c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. BILS has maintained continuous federal grant funding since 2021 and carries no history of audit findings or compliance issues.