FY2026 (ILSG) rehabilitation act subchapter B independent living services grants

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Alabama Department of Senior Services $464,382 on October 1, 2025, under the ACL Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 93.369) to provide independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities in Alabama through September 30, 2027.

The award funds the expansion and improvement of independent living services that promote the full integration and inclusion of individuals with significant disabilities into mainstream American society. The Alabama Department of Senior Services, as the Designated State Entity, receives and disburses funds under an approved State Plan for Independent Living.

The funding passes through to three sub-recipients operating Centers for Independent Living: Independent Living Resources of Greater Birmingham (award date April 21, 2026), Southwest Chapter of the Alabama Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities Inc., operating as the Independent Living Center of Mobile (award date April 21, 2026), and Independent Rights and Resources, operating through its Montgomery Center for Independent Living Division (award date December 19, 2025). These sub-recipients deliver core independent living services including information and referral, skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living across Alabama. Place of performance is Alabama.