FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded $384,566 to Disability Advocacy Center under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) on September 30, 2025, for continuation funding through September 29, 2027. Disability Advocacy Center, a woman-owned, minority-owned, and Black American-owned nonprofit organization based in Greensboro, North Carolina, operates as a sub-recipient under the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' statewide network of centers for independent living (CILs). The award supports the delivery of core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across North Carolina, primarily serving Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham counties.

Through this formula grant, Disability Advocacy Center provides peer support, skills training, advocacy, information and referral services, and transition assistance from institutional to community settings in compliance with standards established under Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These services are designed to enhance independence and productivity while promoting full inclusion and integration of individuals with disabilities into mainstream society. The organization's funding reflects the ACL program's statutory priority structure, which allocates resources first to existing centers meeting federal standards, followed by cost-of-living adjustments, ensuring continuity of critical independent living support services across the designated service region.