Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

Options Center For Independent Living, Inc. received a $187,465 formula grant award 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), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. This award supports the organization's operation as a consumer-controlled, community-based Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving individuals with significant disabilities across Kankakee and Iroquois counties in Illinois.

The funding enables Options CIL to deliver five core independent living services: peer counseling, independent living skills training, information and referral services, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance facilitating movement from institutional to community-based living arrangements. These services are designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. The award reflects a continuation of consistent federal investment in the organization, which has maintained relatively stable annual funding levels since 2019, underscoring the stability and compliance of this established nonprofit within the statewide network of centers for independent living.