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CARES Act funds used for Transition, Diversion, and related Housing costs

As Kelly Buckland, NCIL ED says it, “Affordable, accessible housing or the lack of it, is the biggest barrier to transitioning people from congregate settings.” He clarified with ACL/OILP that centers can use CARES Act funding to assist individuals transitioning

Paula McElwee January 7, 2021January 6, 2021 ACL Guidance, Emergency Preparedness, Finances, Housing, Technical Assistance No Comments Read more

URGENT: Calling all Part C Centers

Are you spending your CARES Act funds? After years of saying we don’t have enough funding, the Part C centers received a very generous infusion of cash. The purpose was to be able to offer flexible and immediate support to

Paula McElwee May 27, 2020May 26, 2020 ACL Guidance, Emergency Preparedness, Finances 4 Comments Read more

A follow up question on policies supporting your CARES Act decisions

The questions started as soon as the money did. ACL has published a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions document that covers most of them. If you go to our site it is an alphabetical list of resources under ACL FAQs. Everything

Paula McElwee May 20, 2020May 21, 2020 ACL Guidance, Allowable Costs, Compliance review No Comments Read more

CARES Act funds for Part C centers — Spend wisely

The CARES Act funds for COVID-19 relief became available to Part C centers this past week. I would like to suggest some things to think about before you begin spending. If you plan well, your reporting and documentation will be

Paula McElwee April 27, 2020August 3, 2020 ACL Guidance, Allowable Costs, Consumer Goals, Emergency Preparedness, Finances 2 Comments Read more

Please don’t quote me — quote the regulations

Hi, my name is Paula and I provide technical assistance to centers, SILCs and DSEs nationally, focusing on the law, regulations and guidance that we are required to meet. Over the course of a year I answer hundreds of questions

Paula McElwee May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 ACL Guidance, Ethics, Regulations 2 Comments Read more

Which comes first?

Which comes first?

As Centers and SILCs, we have a number of regulations that we follow, and some take priority over others. So if they don’t say the same thing, which one are we supposed to follow? Recently the Independent Living Administration clarified

Paula McElwee March 1, 2019March 3, 2019 ACL Guidance, Regulations No Comments Read more

For SILCs – How to request a technical amendment

ACL/ILA has asked the SILCs to either extend or amend their State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) as we go into the new planning cycle. This most recent guidance allows for time to complete the review and acceptance process for

Paula McElwee November 16, 2018November 14, 2018 ACL Guidance, SILC, SPIL No Comments Read more

Make your plans now for the first IL Conference of 2019

Registration to the SILC Congress is now open. This gathering of SILC directors, members and chairs will be held February 25-27 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida.  You can register now to get your plans underway. SILC staff

Paula McElwee November 9, 2018October 28, 2020 704 Report, ACL Guidance, DSE, SILC, SPIL No Comments Read more

Changes in purchasing thresholds in Uniform Guidance

As a recipient of federal funds, your center or SILC is required to have purchasing policies in place which meet the Uniform Guidance/Uniform Administrative Requirements. Your limits for each category can be less, but cannot exceed, these limits.  These changes

Paula McElwee September 28, 2018September 25, 2018 ACL Guidance, Finances 2 Comments Read more

Designated State Entity Assurances

Whether you are with the Designated State Entity or the SILC or a Center that receives Part B money, these new (and not yet implemented) assurances will be of interest to you. One of the most common difficulties reported between

Paula McElwee November 10, 2017October 18, 2017 ACL Guidance, DSE No Comments Read more
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