FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $344,835 to Middle Georgia Center For Independent Living Inc. under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) for the period September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2027. This formula grant supports a statewide network of centers for independent living (CILs) that serve individuals with significant disabilities across Georgia. The center delivers core independent living services including advocacy, peer counseling, information and referral services, skills training, transition assistance from institutional to community settings, and individual and systems advocacy designed to promote self-determination, equal access, and full community participation.

Middle Georgia Center For Independent Living Inc., operating as Disability Connections, is a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability nonprofit organization headquartered in Macon, Georgia. The organization has maintained consistent federal support through successive formula grant awards since 2021, serving as part of Georgia's statewide CIL network. The funded services empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence and community integration while complying with standards and assurances established under Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.