Centers For Independent Living, Recovery Act.

 

To supplement funding to existing centers for independent living (CILs) and create new CILs in a State that comply with the standards and assurances in section 725(b) and (c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act) consistent with the design included in the State Plan for Independent Living for establishing a statewide network of centers. Centers are consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential, private nonprofit agencies that are operated in local communities by individuals with disabilities and provide an array of IL services that are designed to enhance independence and productivity of individuals with significant disabilities and to promote their full inclusion and integration into the mainstream of American society.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 84.400 Agency: Department of Education Project Grants (Discretionary) Not Applicable. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VII, Chapter 1, Part C; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)., Public Law 111-5. Existing CILs, currently receiving CIL funding, can receive IL Part C Recovery Act funds, if consistent with the State determination by the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) regarding distribution of the IL Part C Recovery Act funds in the State and the Stateâ₏™s approved or amended SPIL. The Commissioner of RSA will use IL Part C Recovery Act funds in certain States, consistent with the State determination by the Commissioner of the RSA regarding distribution of the IL Part C Recovery Act funds in the State and the Stateâ₏™s approved or amended SPIL, to conduct a competition to establish new centers in those States that have unserved or underserved areas and whose funding is sufficient to support a new center. Those applicants for a new center must submit a satisfactory application in accordance with the application procedures listed below. Individuals with significant disabilities as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act and 34 CFR 364.4 of the IL program regulations. This refers to an individual with a severe physical, mental, cognitive or sensory impairment whose , ability to function independently in the family or community or whose ability to obtain, maintain, or advance in employment is substantially limited and for whom the delivery of IL services will improve the ability to function, continue functioning, or move toward functioning independently in the family or community or to continue in employment. Costs for States that administer these grants through the authorization in section 723 and costs for State agencies the receive grants under the IL Part C program will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. Costs for all other grantees will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-122, Cost Principles for nonprofit organizations. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. The Education Department General Administrative Regulations at 34 CFR Parts 74, 75 and 80, if a state agency receives the award, apply to this program. Applications should be submitted to the Department e-Grants Website or to the Department of Education, Application Control Center, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20202-4725, according to instructions specified in the Notice Inviting Applications. The standard application kit as furnished by the Department of Education must be used for this program. New awards are made based upon the results of a competitive peer review process of applications and the review and approval of staff in various offices within the Department. Awards to existing CILs are based on the approval of ED 524 Budget form. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 60 to 90 days. Not Applicable. The CIL Recovery Act funds must be obligated by the Department by September 30, 2010, and CILs will have five years to spend their award from the date of obligation. For each 12 month budget period, the CILs must submit an annual performance report (the section 704 report), and RSA must determine that the center has met the standards and assurances under section 725(b) and (c) of the Rehabilitation Act. Centers are required to track and account for the ARRA CIL grant funds separately from the regular fiscal year CIL grant funds. The Department has issued specific guidance for preparing and submitting this recordkeeping and reporting information, required by section 1512 of ARRA, and other guidance governing ARRA funds at http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/section-1512.html. Selection criteria for this program include extent of need for the project, past performance, satisfaction of the standards and assurances set forth in Section 725, quality of key personnel, budget and cost-effectiveness, evaluation plan, plan of operation, and involvement of individuals with significant disabilities. Criteria for evaluating applications are published in program regulations at 34 CFR 366. CIL (IL Part C) funds awarded under the Recovery Act must be used consistently with the program regulations for the CILs program in 34 C.F.R. Parts 364 and 366 and the General Education Provisions Act and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), which are listed as applicable in the CIL program regulations. CILs can use Recovery Act funds for the same purposes for which they can use CIL program funds. More information about possible uses of CIL Recovery Act funds can be found in the CFDA for the CIL Program (84.132). Section 721(a) of the Rehabilitation Act specifies that not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of Federal funds appropriated for the program must be reserved to provide training and technical assistance to CILs, agencies eligible to become CILs, and Statewide Independent Living Councils, through entities that have experience in the operation of centers for independent living. The CIL ARRA funds received and activities support by those funds must be included in granteesâ₏™annual and fiscal progress reports and self-evaluations (section 704 reports) submitted as prescribed by Section 725 (c)(8) of the Rehabilitation Act, and grant award terms and conditions. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required.
Grantees receiving funding under the Recovery Act are also required to report at the end of each quarter on the amount of grant funds obligated and expended; all activities for which those funds were obligated and expended; the completion status of those activities; the estimated number of jobs created or retained by the project and those activities; and detailed information on any contracts awarded with grant funds. Specific reporting requirements will be included in grant award documents. Centers are required to track and account for the ARRA CIL grant funds separately from the regular fiscal year CIL grant funds. The Department has issued specific guidance for preparing and submitting this recordkeeping and reporting information, required by section 1512 of ARRA, and other guidance governing ARRA funds at http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/section-1512.html. No cash reports are required. No progress reports are required. No expenditure reports are required. No performance monitoring is required. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Additional audit reports may be included grant documents. As required by EDGAR for non-profit recipients (34 CFR Part 74) records related to grant funding, compliance and performance must be maintained for a period of three years after completion of the grant activity and the final financial report is submitted or until all audit questions are resolved. This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements. Section 721 of the Rehabilitation Act provides a population-based formula for the allocation of program funds among States. These funds are then awarded through competitive grants to CILs or eligible agencies in the State.
This program does not have MOE requirements. This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Funds are available for obligation by the Department until September 30, 2010. Pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, Pub. L. 111-032, CIL grantees have an additional 5-year period to obligate their funds. New projects are typically funded for one, three or five years with funding approved on a 12-month basis. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: electronic transfer. None. William Bethel, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: william.bethel@ed.gov Phone: (202) 245-6775. http://www.ed.gov/programs/cil/index.html. 91-0302-0-1-506. (Project Grants) FY 09 $87,500,000; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $0 To be determined. Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, and 97; Program Regulations in 34 CFR Parts 364 and 366. Not Applicable.