Independent Living State Grants, Recovery Act

 

To supplement the Independent Living State Grants Funds (CFDA 84.169) 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 individuals with significant disabilities.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 84.398 Agency: Department of Education Formula Grants Not Applicable. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VII, Chapter 1, Part B ; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)., Public Law 111-5. There were no applications for this program because IL Part B Recovery Act funds were awarded as a supplement to the Fiscal Year 2009 IL Parrt B grants of the designatued State units (DSU) in States where the Department had approved the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL). Applicants were required to comply with the conditions in the IL State Grant Grant Award as well as the additional grant conditions required of entities receiving the Recovery Act funds. A specific condition that recipients of IL Part B Recovery Act grants were required to meet was to amend their approved SPIL if their proposed use of the IL Part B Recovery Act funds would result in a significant and relevant change in the information or assurances in the SPIL that would materially affect the information in or operation of the approved SPIL. Individuals with significant disabilities as defined in 34 CFR Section 364.4 of the IL program regulations. 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 was no separate application required for this program. Agencies were eligible to receive funds for this program under the Recovery Act if they had an approved State Plan for Independent Living. 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. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. DSUs in States with an approved State Plan for Independent Living are not required to submit an application to receive funds for this program under the Recovery Act. In some States, the approved State Plan for Independent Living may need to be revised or amended to account for the increased funding available under the Recovery Act. See discussion of special grant conditions above. All agencies eligible for funding under an approved State Plan for Independent Living for the Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 84.169) are eligible to receive funds provided under the Recovery Act for this program. A grant award based on each agencyâ₏™s share of the Stateâ₏™s formula allocation of the funds provided by the Recovery Act for this program was issued, with a few exceptions, on April 1, 2009. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. An approved State plan is a condition for receipt of IL State Grant funds under the Recovery Act. Independent Living State Grants (IL Part B) Recovery Act funds must be used consistent with the IL program regulations in 34 CFR Parts 364 and 365 and the General Education Provisions Act and parts of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations which are listed in the applicable regulations sections of the IL program regulations. States can use Recovery Act funds for the same purposes for which they can use Independent Living State Grants funds. More information about possible uses IL Part B Recovery Act funds can be found in the CFDA for the State Grants Program (84.169). Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. 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. 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. The Education Department periodically conducts audits and site visits of designated State unit programs funded under Part B. The Education Department periodically conducts audits and site visits of designated State unit programs funded under Part B. 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: Title VII, Chapter 1, Part B, Section 711(a). Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Matching Requirements: Recovery Act funds will be allocated among States according to the formula in section 711 of the Rehabilitation Act using annual population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Matching requirements in section 712(g) of the Rehabilitation Act are applicable to this program. The non-Federal share for any fiscal year is one State dollar for every nine Federal dollars. The State contribution may be cash or in-kind.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Funds are available for obligation at the Federal level until September 30, 2010. State agencies have an additional 12-month period to obligate their funds. 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/rsailstate/index.html. 91-0302-0-1-506. (Formula Grants) FY 09 $18,200,000; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $0 In FY 2009, the range of awards is expected to be $22,523 to $1,623,087. 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 364 and 365. Not Applicable.