Federal Grant Award Summary

Self-Reliance Inc., a Tampa-based Center for Independent Living (CIL), received a $302,408 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living through the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432). The award, dated September 30, 2025, supports services through September 29, 2027, and enables the organization to continue delivering five core independent living services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance from institutional to community-based living. These services are designed to empower individuals with significant disabilities to achieve greater independence, self-determination, and full community integration.

As a consumer-controlled, community-based nonprofit organization, Self-Reliance Inc. operates as part of Florida's statewide network of Centers for Independent Living and maintains governance structures with a majority of board members and key staff having significant disabilities themselves. The formula grant award reflects the program's statutory priority to support existing, compliant centers and provides recurring annual funding, consistent with the organization's history of seven consecutive federal awards from fiscal year 2021 through 2025. The funding supports the continuation of established independent living services aligned with federal Rehabilitation Act standards and requirements.