Grant Award Summary

The Center for Independent Living of Northwest Florida, Inc. (CIL of Northwest Florida) received a $299,194 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), effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2027. This funding supports the organization's delivery of five core independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities throughout the northwest Florida region: 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 nonprofit organization headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, CIL of Northwest Florida uses these formula grant funds to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. The award reflects the organization's demonstrated compliance with federal standards and represents the third consecutive annual Centers for Independent Living formula grant, indicating stable and growing federal support for the center's operations within Florida's statewide network of independent living centers.