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

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Kansas Department for Children and Families $464,382 on October 1, 2025, under the ACL Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 93.369) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027.

The award funds core and allowable independent living services and statewide independent living network planning across Kansas. The program provides financial assistance to states for expanding and improving independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities, promoting their full integration and inclusion in mainstream American society. Kansas Department for Children and Families serves as the designated state entity administering the grant on behalf of the state.

The recipient passes funding to seven sub-grantee Centers for Independent Living: Independence Inc. (Lawrence), Southeast Kansas Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (Parsons), Independent Connection Inc. (Salina), Independent Living Resource Center Inc. (Wichita), Resource Center For Independent Living, Inc. (Osage City), Link Inc. (Hays), and Three Rivers Inc. (Wamego). All sub-awards are dated July 1, 2026. Each sub-grantee provides core independent living services including peer counseling, independent living skills training, information and referral services, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living, while supporting statewide independent living network planning and center operations.