Federal Grant Award Summary

Suncoast Center For Independent Living, Inc. received a $299,177 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), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2027. This award supports the organization's role as a consumer-controlled, community-based center serving individuals with significant disabilities in the Suncoast region of Florida as part of the statewide network of centers for independent living.

The funding enables the delivery of 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 disabilities to achieve maximum independence, self-sufficiency, and full community integration. As a formula grant supporting an established, compliant center, the award reflects the ACL program's statutory priority to sustain existing centers for independent living that meet applicable standards and assurances under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.