Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded Disability Resource Center, Inc. (DRC) a formula grant of $246,809 under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. DRC operates as a sub-recipient under the State of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to deliver core independent living services across a five-county service area encompassing Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow, and Pender counties. The award supports DRC's continuation and expansion of consumer-controlled independent living services designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities to achieve maximum independence and full community integration.

Through this funding, DRC provides five core independent living services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living settings. As a nonprofit organization certified as a Minority Owned Business, Woman Owned Business, Veteran Owned Business, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, DRC maintains a governance structure with majority board and key staff representation by individuals with disabilities. The formula grant continues DRC's longstanding participation in the ACL Centers for Independent Living program, which has supported the organization with annual federal funding since 2021, enabling consistent delivery of comprehensive disability services throughout North Carolina.