Federal Grant Award Summary

Ability Resources Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received a $253,325 formula grant 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). The award was obligated on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027, and represents a two-year funding commitment to support the organization's established independent living center network.

Under this formula grant award, Ability Resources Inc. delivers five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across a five-county region in Oklahoma: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. These consumer-controlled, community-based services are designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. This represents a continuation award reflecting the organization's documented compliance with program standards and its sustained funding relationship under the CIL Formula Grant Program spanning multiple fiscal years from 2021 through 2027.