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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $185,455 Centers for Independent Living (CIL) formula grant to Opportunities For Access, a non-profit organization in Illinois. This 2-year grant, with a start date of September 30, 2023, supports Opportunities For Access in operating a statewide network of independent living centers that provide peer support, skills training, advocacy, information/referral, and transition services to empower...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $16,500,000 Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) grant to Jobs For The Future Inc. (JFF) to implement the "Increasing Dual Enrollment Access and Success (IDEAS)" project. The 5-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of evidence-based innovations designed to improve student achievement and attainment for...

The Centers for Independent Living (CIL) Formula Grant, awarded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), provides $183,311 in funding to Opportunities For Access, a non-profit organization located in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The grant period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026. The CIL program supports a nationwide network of consumer-controlled, community-based organizations that empower individuals with significant disabilities. The funding enables Opportunities For Access...

The Inter-American Foundation awarded a $142,880 project grant to Jovenes Articulando Territorios AC under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program. The grant funds a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program in Chiapas, Mexico from August 2022 to August 2025. The program aims to encourage indigenous Tseltal and Tsotsil young people to stay in school, start businesses based on local resources and culture, and build local leadership skills. It promotes...

Living Independently IS For Everyone At Rcil Inc. received a $315,375 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432), effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2027. The organization delivers five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities in New York: information and referral assistance, independent living skills...

Federal Grant Award Summary Award Overview Jacksonville Area Center For Independent Living received a $185,335 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award, dated September 30, 2025, supports a two-year performance period through September 29, 2027, as part of Illinois's statewide network of Centers for Independent Living (CILs). Services Delivered The...

Federal Grant Award Summary: Career Innovations Project The University of Illinois received a $711,104.36 Project Grant award from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program (CFDA 84.263), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The Career Innovations Project is designed to develop and demonstrate innovative training programs, curricula, and methodologies for rehabilitation personnel serving individuals with...

This $286,182 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program supports the provision of independent living services by Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Iowa City, Iowa. The funding, which covers the period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, enables Access 2 Independence to deliver a...

This $142,844 Formula Grant award from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program (CFDA 93.432) supports the delivery of independent living services by Dynamic Independence, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Oklahoma. The grant will fund a range of core independent living services, including independent living skills training, peer counseling, information and referral assistance, individual and systems advocacy, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Opportunity Development Inc., operating as the Center For Independent Living Jacksonville, received a $340,230 formula grant award from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. This two-year award supports the delivery of five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across Northeast Florida...