FY2026 (ilsg) rehabilitation act subchapter b independent living services grants

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services $464,382 on October 1, 2025, under the ACL Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 93.369) to expand and improve independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities throughout Montana.

The award funds the delivery of independent living services designed to promote full integration and inclusion of persons with disabilities into mainstream society. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, operating through its Business & Financial Services Division, serves as the designated state entity administering the program under an approved State Plan for Independent Living.

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services passes funding to three Centers for Independent Living sub-recipients: Montana Independent Living Project Inc. (doing business as Ability Montana), Living Independently For Today And Tomorrow Incorporated (LIFTT), and North Central Independent Living Services, Inc. (doing business as North Central Independent Living SE). These sub-recipients deliver core independent living services including information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. This is a formula grant renewable for up to two additional years under the approved State Plan.