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

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $678,434 to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development on October 1, 2025, under the ACL Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 93.369) to deliver independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities through September 30, 2027.

The program authorizes core services including information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition services, with the goal of maximizing leadership, empowerment, and independence while promoting full integration into mainstream society. New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development passed funds through to seven centers for independent living operating across the state: Alliance for Disabled in Action (serving Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties), DAWN Center for Independent Living (Morris county), Center for Independent Living of South Jersey (Camden and Gloucester counties), Atlantic Center for Independent Living (Atlantic county), and MOCEANS Center for Independent Living (Monmouth and Ocean counties). All sub-awards were obligated on January 23, 2026. Each sub-recipient center operates under consumer-controlled governance with boards of trustees comprising persons with disabilities and delivers the same core independent living services within their designated service areas. Awards are made annually and may be renewed for up to two additional years under an approved State Plan for Independent Living.