FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Access To Independence, Inc. received a $360,295 Formula Grant award 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) for the period September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. As a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider serving a four-county region in Wisconsin, the organization delivers core independent living services including information and referral, peer support and counseling, independent living skills training, and individual and systems advocacy designed to enhance autonomy and community integration for individuals with significant disabilities.

In addition to its primary CIL services, Access To Independence, Inc. operates a bilingual institutional relocation program in partnership with the Christopher Reeve Foundation that assists individuals with paralysis in transitioning from nursing facilities and hospitals to community-based living. The organization also manages sub-grant awards from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services that support peer specialist positions, technology initiatives, and additional independent living services. This formula grant represents continuation funding under the Rehabilitation Act's statutory priority structure, which prioritizes existing centers operating in compliance with federal standards at prior-year funding levels.