Federal Grant Award Summary

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), effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2027. As a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider, the organization delivers five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across its four-county Wisconsin service region: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. These consumer-controlled services are designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration.

In addition to its primary CIL services, Access To Independence, Inc. operates specialized initiatives including 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 receives complementary sub-grant awards from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services supporting peer specialist positions, technology initiatives, and Title VII Chapter 1 Part B independent living services, thereby expanding its capacity to serve individuals with disabilities throughout its service area.