Federal Grant Award Summary

Centro Pro Vida Independiente Inc. (doing business as Cep V I) received a $378,621 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). The award, dated September 30, 2025, supports a two-year performance period through September 29, 2027, and funds the continuation of a statewide network of independent living centers serving individuals with significant disabilities throughout Puerto Rico.

Under this award, Cep V I 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. As a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability nonprofit organization headquartered in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the awardee provides comprehensive support designed to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. This formula grant represents the organization's seventh consecutive award through the ACL Centers for Independent Living program, demonstrating compliance with program standards and assurances established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.