New Orleans Resources For Independent Living, Inc.

New Orleans Resources For Independent Living, Inc., doing business as New Orleans Resources For, is a Louisiana-based non-profit organization registered as a minority-owned and woman-owned business entity. The organization operates as a Center for Independent Living (CIL) and receives federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) to deliver comprehensive independent living services throughout Louisiana. The entity has maintained continuous federal grant funding since at least 2021, demonstrating its established capacity to administer and execute federal grant programs in support of individuals with disabilities.

New Orleans Resources For Independent Living has received consistent formula grant awards under the Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA #93.432) dating back to fiscal year 2021. The organization's primary service offerings include peer support counseling, skills training, advocacy services, information and referral assistance, and transition support for individuals with significant disabilities moving from institutional to community settings. Recent awards include a $540,620 grant for the fiscal year 2025-2027 period and a $171,258 award for fiscal year 2024-2025, both supporting the organization's statewide network of independent living centers. Additional awards from fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 ranged from approximately $173,000 to $373,000 per grant cycle. The organization has also received specialized formula grant funding for COVID-19 vaccine accessibility initiatives targeting individuals with disabilities. Over the past several years, the organization has cumulatively received more than $3 million in CIL formula grant funding. All grants have been awarded directly to the organization as a prime grantee, with funding distributed through various iterations of the Administration for Community Living, the Administration on Disabilities, and the National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, reflecting these agencies' reorganizational changes.