Federal Grant Award Summary

Voices For Independence received a $344,747 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), awarded September 30, 2025, with performance through September 29, 2027. As a consumer-controlled, community-based Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving Erie, Pennsylvania, the organization delivers core independent living services designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities to achieve maximum independence and community integration.

Under this funding, Voices For Independence provides a comprehensive array of services including information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living settings. These services align with the federal program's mandate to support statewide networks of centers that promote full inclusion and mainstream integration of individuals with disabilities. The formula grant represents continuation funding based on the center's compliance with statutory standards and assurances under Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and reflects the program's statutory priority to maintain existing centers at prior-year funding levels with cost-of-living considerations.