Federal Grant Award Summary

The Freedom Center For Independent Living Inc. received a formula grant award of $272,860 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, and funds the organization's operation as a consumer-controlled, community-based Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving individuals with significant disabilities throughout Delaware.

Through this award, The Freedom Center delivers five core independent living services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. These services are designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. The organization maintains governance structures with a majority of board members and key staff members having significant disabilities themselves, ensuring consumer control of the center's operations and service delivery in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.