Independent Living Services For Older Individuals Who Are Blind, Recovery Act

 

To supplement the Independent Living Services to Older Individuals Who Are Blind (OIB) grants (CFDA 84.177) awarded to eligible States, territories and outlying areas in Fiscal Year 2009 to assist those entities in improving and expanding the provision of independent living services for older individuals who are blind.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 84.399 Agency: Department of Education Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VII, Chapter 2. ; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5. Designated State agencies (DSA) in the States and Territories and outlying areas with approved applications for FY2009 were eligible to receive OIB Recovery Act funds. The Department awarded the OIB Recovery Act funds to DSAs, with a few exceptions, on April 1, 2009. Older individuals who are blind, as defined in 34 C.F.R Part 367.5 of the OIBIL program regulations, are the primary beneficiaries of this program. This term means â₏œAn individual aged 55 or older whose severe visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to obtain but for whom independent living goals are feasible.â₏. The State agency must certify the availability of State funds for matching purposes. The match for this program may be cash or in-kind. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. There is no separate application required for the OIB Recovery Act funds. DSAs are eligible to receive Recovery Act funds for the OIB program if they have a current approved application under Independent Livingâ₏”Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind program (CFDA 84.177). 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. DSAs in a State with an approved application for FY2009 are not required to submit an application to receive funds for this program under the Recovery Act because these funds have been made available to each Agency based on the Agencyâ₏™s established eligibility for FY 2009 funds under CFDA 84.177. All agencies eligible for funding under an approved FY2009 application for the OIB program (CFDA 84.177) are eligible to receive funds provided under the Recovery Act for this program. The Recovery Act funds have been awarded based on the formula allocations for States authorized under section 752(j) of the Rehabilitation Act. A grant in the amount of this allocation was released to all eligible Agencies, with a few exceptions, on April 1, 2009. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. An approved FY2009 OIB application is a condition for receipt of OIB funds under the Recovery Act. OIB Grant funds awarded under the Recovery Act were in addition to the Stateâ₏™s Fiscal Year 2009 OIB Grant award. Those funds must be used consistently with the provisions in the IL programs regulations in 34 C.F.R. Parts 364 and 367 and the General Education Provisions Act and provisions in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) which are listed in the applicable regulations section of the OIB program regulations. States can use Recovery Act funds for the same purposes for which they can use OIB funds.See the CFDA for the OIB program for a more full description of the use of funds section. As a supplement to FY 2009 awards, States will include the Recovery act funds in the annual performance and financial reports required by 34 C.F.R. §§80.40 and 80.41 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). 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 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 were included in grant award documents. Contact the program office for more information. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. 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. Any additional audit requirements will be included in grant award documents. As required by EDGAR for State-administered programs. Generally, States and sub-grantees must retain records related to grant funds and compliance for a period of 3 years. Statutory Formula: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VII, Chapter 2, Section 752(j). Awards are made on the basis of State population.
Matching Requirements: Cost-sharing of $1 for each $9 of Federal grant funding is required.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Funds are available for obligation by the Department until September 30, 2010. Grantees have an additional 12-month period to obligate their funds pursuant to section 19 of the Rehabilitation Act. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds will be released by electronic transfer. None. William Bethel, Department of Education, OSERS 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Rm. 5057, PCP, Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: william.bethel@ed.gov Phone: (202) 245-6775. http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsailob/index.html 91-0302-0-1-506. (Formula Grants) FY 09 $34,300,000; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $0 In FY 09, the range of awards is expected to be $3,170 to $3,707,077. Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, and 97; Program Regulations in 34 CFR Parts 367 and selected sections of 34 CFR 364 and 365, listed in 34 CFR 367.4. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available