FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Disability Connections, Inc. received a $176,887 formula grant awarded September 30, 2025, by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award supports the organization's continued operation as a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider serving Jackson, Hillsdale, and Lenawee counties in Michigan through September 29, 2027. As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit, Disability Connections, Inc. delivers core independent living services designed to enhance independence and community integration for individuals with significant disabilities.

The funded services include peer support and counseling, independent living skills training, individual and systems advocacy, information and referral assistance, and transition support from institutional to community-based settings. Additionally, the organization provides improved access to critical resources encompassing healthcare, employment, transportation, and housing. This formula grant award represents continuation funding under the statutory priority structure of the ACL Centers for Independent Living program, which prioritizes ongoing support for existing centers that meet program standards and assurances established under Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.