FY 2025 ilcl ~ state plan independent living centers

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Movimiento Para El Alcance De Vida Independiente Inc. (Mavi) a $716,376 formula grant under the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. As a Centers for Independent Living (CIL) provider operating in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mavi delivers core independent living services including information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living for individuals with significant disabilities.

In addition to these core CIL services, Mavi leverages complementary federal support through a $1.25 million Social Security Administration cooperative agreement operating the Caribbean Community Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (CWIPA) program, which provides work incentives orientation and technical support to Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities across 78 Puerto Rican municipalities and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mavi's integrated service delivery model prioritizes employment outcomes for working beneficiaries, those pursuing employment, and transitioned youth and veterans, positioning the organization as a comprehensive disability services provider in the Caribbean region.