FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

Stone-Hayes Center for Independent Living, Inc. received a $227,296 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. This two-year funding cycle supports the organization's delivery of core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across Illinois as part of the state's coordinated network of Centers for Independent Living (CILs).

The award funds Stone-Hayes Center's provision of consumer-controlled, community-based services including information and referral services, independent living skills training, peer support and counseling, individual and systems advocacy, assistive technology support, and transition assistance from institutional to community settings. As a private nonprofit agency operated by and for individuals with disabilities, Stone-Hayes Center utilizes this formula-allocated continuation funding to enhance independence and productivity among participants with significant disabilities while promoting their full integration into mainstream American society, consistent with standards and assurances established under Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This represents the organization's fifth consecutive annual formula grant award under the CIL program since 2021, demonstrating consistent federal recognition of its compliance and service delivery performance.