Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded $272,935 to S.A.I.L.S. (San Antonio Independent Living Services) through the ACL Centers for Independent Living program (CFDA 93.432) for the period of September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027. This formula grant supports S.A.I.L.S.' operations as a consumer-controlled, community-based center serving individuals with significant disabilities in the San Antonio region as part of Texas's statewide network of Centers for Independent Living (CILs).

Under this award, S.A.I.L.S. delivers five core independent living services: information and referral assistance, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy, and transition assistance for individuals transitioning from institutional to community-based living environments. As a nonprofit organization governed primarily by individuals with disabilities, S.A.I.L.S. emphasizes consumer control and self-determination in service delivery, enabling individuals with disabilities to achieve autonomy, participate fully in their communities, and maintain personal independence. This represents a continuation award, consistent with the program's funding priorities to maintain support for compliant existing centers as established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.