Federal Grant Award Summary

Progressive Center For Independent Living Inc. received a $302,169 formula grant award effective September 30, 2025, from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The grant supports the organization's operations as a consumer-controlled, community-based center serving individuals with disabilities in Mercer and Hunterdon counties, New Jersey, through September 29, 2027. Core services delivered include information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living arrangements designed to enhance independence and promote full community integration.

As a continuation award under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program, this funding maintains the statewide network of centers providing comprehensive independent living services to persons with significant disabilities. Progressive Center For Independent Living Inc. also partners with the Institute For Educational Leadership Inc. to deliver the Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP), a specialized initiative offering group mentoring, peer support, STEM career exploration, workplace skill development, and transition assistance to employment for youth involved with or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system.