FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Tri County Independent Living Center Inc. (Tri-County Independent Living) received a $260,820 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), awarded September 30, 2025, with performance through September 29, 2027. Operating as a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization based in Akron, Ohio, the center provides comprehensive independent living services to individuals with disabilities throughout its service region. Core service offerings include independent living skills training, peer counseling, information and referral services, individual and systems advocacy, transition assistance from institutional to community settings, and independent living needs assessments designed to enhance independence and promote full community integration.

As part of Ohio's statewide network of centers for independent living, this formula award supports continuation of established services to vulnerable populations seeking self-sufficiency and enhanced quality of life. The center has demonstrated sustained organizational capacity through its federal grant recipient history dating to April 2005 and repeated funding cycles under the ACL program. The two-year award represents standard formula-allocated continuation funding to an established center operating in compliance with the standards and assurances of Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.