Federal Grant Award Summary

Harlem Independent Living Center Inc. received a formula grant award of $381,285 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 made on September 30, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 29, 2027. The center delivers a comprehensive suite of core independent living services designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities, including information and referral services, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance facilitating movement from institutional care to community-based living arrangements.

As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization headquartered in New York, Harlem Independent Living Center Inc. operates as part of the statewide network of Centers for Independent Living to promote maximum independence and full community integration for individuals with disabilities in the New York area. The formula grant funding supports the continuation of these established services through the ACL Centers for Independent Living program, which prioritizes support for existing compliant centers that meet the standards and assurances outlined in Section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.