Federal Grant Award Summary

The Center for Independent Living of North Florida Inc. received a $289,340 formula grant award dated September 30, 2025, 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 grant funds the organization's continued operation as a key component of Florida's statewide network of centers for independent living through September 29, 2027. Under this award, the center delivers five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living.

The formula grant supports the center's mission to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization with governance structures led by individuals with disabilities themselves, the center provides these nonresidential services within its local North Florida community. The funding represents a continuation award based on the organization's demonstrated compliance with Rehabilitation Act standards and assurances, with the award amount reflecting the statutory priority to maintain existing center funding levels and support cost-of-living adjustments for established centers within the state's population-based allocation formula.