Federal Grant Award Summary

The Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living, operating as the Disability Resource Center, received a $236,322 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award was obligated on September 30, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 29, 2027. As a prime awardee with no subcontractors, the organization directly delivers a comprehensive array of independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities throughout Illinois.

The Center provides five core services funded through this award: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. These services are designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. The organization operates as a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit entity with a governance structure reflecting the disability community it serves, and has maintained consistent federal support through multiple consecutive annual formula grant awards ranging from $236,322 to $239,086 over the past five years.