Summary of Federal Grant Award

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded South Central Iowa Independent Living Center, Inc. a Formula Grant of $132,084 under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award, dated September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2027, supports the organization's delivery of comprehensive independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities in south-central Iowa. The center provides five core services: information and referral assistance, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance for individuals transitioning from institutional to community-based living environments.

As a consumer-controlled, cross-disability nonprofit organization headquartered in Oskaloosa, Iowa, South Central Iowa Center for Independent Living operates under the program's requirement that centers be governed primarily by individuals with disabilities themselves. The Formula Grant funding supports the organization's ongoing mission to empower Iowans with disabilities to achieve greater independence and community integration, consistent with Iowa's State Plan for Independent Living. This award represents a continuation of consistent federal investment in the center, which has received annual CIL program funding since 2009, with previous awards ranging from $130,263 to $240,106.