Federal Grant Award Summary

Handicapper Advocacy Alliance Inc., operating as Disability Network Capital Area, received a formula grant award of $316,784 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 completion date of September 29, 2027. The organization provides five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, and Shiawassee Counties in Michigan: information and referral assistance, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance for individuals transitioning from institutional to community-based living environments.

As a consumer-controlled, community-based center for independent living, Disability Network Capital Area delivers services designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence and full community integration. The organization operates as a nonresidential, cross-disability nonprofit governed primarily by individuals with disabilities themselves, consistent with the ACL program's emphasis on consumer control and self-determination in service delivery. This formula grant continues the organization's ongoing federal support for delivering comprehensive independent living services within Michigan's statewide network of centers.