Federal Grant Award Summary

Award Overview

Jacksonville Area Center For Independent Living received a $185,335 Formula Grant 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, as part of Illinois's statewide network of Centers for Independent Living (CILs).

Services Delivered

The funding supports the delivery of five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities: information and referral assistance, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living environments. As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization governed primarily by individuals with disabilities, Jacksonville Area Center For Independent Living provides these cross-disability services within its local community, emphasizing consumer control and self-determination to promote full inclusion and integration of persons with disabilities into mainstream society. The organization has maintained consistent federal funding under this program since 2021 and meets all compliance standards established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.