1. Independent Living Research Utilization

2. An invitation to Apply for New Awards
The Department of Health and Human Services
Through the Administration for Community Living
In the Independent Living Administration – Centers for Independent Living

3. Essential Dates to Remember
July 7 – Date of Pre-Application Meeting
July 21 – Deadline for you to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply
August 17 – Deadline for Transmittal of Applications
DO NOT WAIT until the last moment. Between technical glitches and time zone differences you want to submit early to make sure you don’t have any barriers to getting your application in.

4. Purpose of the Program
The purpose of the Center for Independent Living program is to provide support for planning, conducting, administering and evaluating centers for independent living (centers) that comply with the standards and assurances in section 725 of part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA, PL ) consistent with the design included in the State plan for establishing a statewide network of centers.

5. That Means to Prepare Grant, Review
Section 725 of part C of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act
Amendments in Pub. L
The Statewide Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) developed by your Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)

6. Grant must meet regulations 45 CFR part 75
(b) Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
(c) Non-procurement Debarment and Suspension
(d) Requirement for Drug-Free Workplace
Part 350
You can find these at:
These are things you agree to do if you apply for and receive these funds.

7. You must agree to 34 CFR part 79
Participate in interdepartmental review with Rehabilitation if needed
Exception: federally recognized Indian tribes

8. There will be two distinct grant awards
Discretionary grant for American Samoa $154,046
Discretionary grant for Guam $ 95,096
The reference is CFDA number
Even if you plan to serve both territories, you must develop two separate and free-standing grants. Remember it is possible to apply for both and only receive one, so plan according.

9. To be eligible to apply your organization must be consumer controlled.
Consumer control is defined as having a board of directors, more than 50% (at least 51%)of which are people with significant disabilities.
You must have a management structure that puts a minimum of more than 50% (at least 51%) persons with disabilities in decision-making positions.
More than 50% (at least 51%) of your staff members must be people with disabilities.

10. You also must be...
A cross disability organization (serving all disabilities)
A private, non-profit organization (formally established and registered with your state or territory and with a letter from the IRS stating that your corporation has been determined to be private and non-profit.) NOTE: This can take time, so if you are not already incorporated DO THIS NOW.
Community-based
Your organization cannot be residential

11. Your corporation needs to be functional.
Have the power and authority to do the work of Part C of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act and to perform the functions listed in section 725(b)
Consumer control
Self-help and self-advocacy
Development of peer relationships and peer role models
Equal Access internally and in community
Provision of services across all disabilities
Development of Independent Living goals selected by individual

12. Your corporation needs to be functional, cont’d.
Part C of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act and to perform the functions listed in section 725(b) cont.
Community options
Independent living core services
Independent Living Skills Training
Information and Referral
Peer Support
Advocacy
Transition
Activities to increase community capacity
Resource development activities

13. Your corporation needs to be functional, cont’d. 2
Have the power and authority to do the work of Part C of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act and to perform the functions listed in section 725(c) Assurances that...
You are an eligible organization
That your center is designed and operated within local communities by individuals with disabilities including an assurance that the center’s Board is the principal governing body, a majority of which is composed of individuals with significant disabilities.

14. Your corporation needs to be functional, cont’d. 3
Have the power and authority to do the work of Part C of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act and to perform the functions listed in section 725(c) Assurances ...
That your priorities are established in three year program and financial planning objectives, services priorities and types of services
That you can demonstrate how your CIL’s proposed activities are consistent with the most recent 3-year Statewide IL Plan from your Statewide IL Council.

15. Your corporation needs to be functional, cont’d. 4
Have the power and authority to do the work of Part C of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act and to perform the functions listed in section 725(c) Assurances that...
That your center will use sound organizational and personnel assignment practices, including affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with significant disabilities
That you will ensure the majority of staff and individuals in decisionmaking positions are individuals with disabilities.
That you will practice sound fiscal management.

16. Your corporation needs to be functional, cont’d. 5
Have the power and authority to do the work of Part C of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act and to perform the functions listed in section 725(c) Assurances that...
You will conduct annual self-evaluations
Prepare an annual report
Maintain records adequate to measure performance with respect to the standards.
The records should be kept from the beginning and across years to allow for annual self-evaluation and comparison of activities in prior years with the activities of the center in the most recent year.

17. Maintain adequate records
The extent to which your center is in compliance
The number and types of individuals with significant disabilities receiving services
The types of services provided and the number of individuals with significant disabilities receiving each type of service
The sources and amounts of funding for the operation of the center
The number of individuals with disabilities who are employed by and who are in management and decisionmaking positions in the center

18. Notification, Outreach and Training
Individuals with significant disabilities who are seeking or receiving services will be notified by the center of the existence of the availability of and how to contact the client assistance program of the local Vocational Rehabilitation entity.
Aggressive outreach will be conducted in an effort to reach populations of individuals with significant disabilities that are unserved or underserved by programs, especially minority groups and urban and rural populations.
Staff will be well trained on how to serve across all populations.

19. You must work with your SILC
Your territory is required to have a Statewide Independent Living Council appointed by the governor and meeting in order to support the state-wide IL network.
You will provide a copy of your approved grant application to your SILC if/when it is approved.
You will provide your annual report to your SILC each year.
Your services will be in keeping with a written independent living plan unless the individual signs a waiver.

20. How can you demonstrate working with SILC?
Show how your application will serve one or more of the geographic areas that they identified as unserved or underserved.
Demonstrate how the establishment of your new center is consistent with the design for establishing a statewide network of centers in your State plan of the State or Outlying Areas whose geographic area or areas you propose to serve.

21. For more detail on requirements, check out...
Subpart F of 34 CFR part 366 – Assurances
Subpart G of 34 CFR part 366 – Evaluation Standards and Compliance Indicators

22. Can an existing center apply? Yes, if...
You are proposing the expansion of an existing center through the establishment of a separate and complete center (except that the governing board of the existing center may serve as the governing board of the new center) at a different geographical location.
Otherwise the applicant cannot currently be receiving funds under Part C of chapter 1 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act.

23. How do I get a Grant Application Packet?
Go to
Search for the CFDA number (93.432)
Applications are available on the website now.
OR by contacting Veronica Hogan, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5044, PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7378
If you need an accessible format you must request it.

24. The application is submitted electronically
This happens at
You can download a copy to work with offline, then upload and submit it.
We recommend you upload this at least a week prior to the due date in order to have time to resolve any technology issues.
Your deadline for transmittal of applications is no later than 4:30:00 p.m. Washington, DC time on August 17, 2015.
The funding will be available October 1, 2015.
If you cannot submit electronically, I can assist you with an exception, but electronic is better.

25. Follow all instructions carefully
Describe? State? List? There is a difference.
Do not exceed the allowed page number.
You will get a receipt if your application has been received. If you don’t get it, you should talk to the Support Desk to make sure it was received.
If you have technical difficulties, contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 1–800–518–4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it to attempt to get an extension for submitting the next day.

26. Join us for webinar July 7
We will discuss the application in a live webinar and question and answer opportunity.
Held 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time
We recommend you log-in to the webinar room   fifteen minutes early on the day of the webinar. Be certain that “Log in as a guest” is checked, and then enter your first and last name.
Click “Enter the room”

27. Joining via Teleconference
On July 7th at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, dial the call-in number , for those calling from Guam or American Samoa.  Dial in for those calling from the Continental US, AK or HI is Then you will need to enter the room number * #. Please do not forget the asterisk!
Real Time Captioning: This event will be captioned in real time for those with hearing impairments. Captioning will be streamed in the webinar event room and on the Streamtext that can be accessed separately.
Screen Reader and Braille Display Access: ILRU has posted instructions for using Adobe Connect with popular screen readers.

28. IL-NET Attribution
Support for development of this training was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living under grant number 90TT No official endorsement of the Department of Health and Human Services should be inferred. Permission is granted for duplication of any portion of this PowerPoint presentation, providing that the following credit is given to the project: Developed as part of the IL-NET, an ILRU/NCIL/APRIL National Training and Technical Assistance Program.