Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center Fellowships Now Open for 2023 ProjectsApplication Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2023 | 9 PM ET Apply for the fellowship The Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) is now accepting applications
What advocacy IS allowed with federal funds?
Let’s be clear right up front. The core service of individual and systems advocacy is a driving force at the heart of the Independent Living Movement. Advocacy has the power to change lives, communities, states, and nations. Major disability legislation
Advocacy and Lobbying – a review of the FAQ from ACL
Below is the FAQ from ACL on Lobbying and Advocacy. Next week we will dig deeper into what we CAN do with federal funds, or how to find other funds to pursue lobbying when it is essential to our mission.
Have you submitted your letter of assurance for the Public Health Workforce funding? Due February 25 (updated)!
In November, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that ACL would receive $150 million to expand the public health workforce within underserved communities including the aging and disability networks. Funding will be awarded to 11 grantee networks, including Centers for Independent Living
Does the executive order apply?
The morning after President Biden announced the Executive Orders related to required vaccines, I received a flood of calls/emails asking, “Does that apply to us?” The orders were for federal contractors. CILs that receive direct grants (Part C) are grantees,
Can I use grant funding to establish incentive programs? New FAQ released.
Recently our key funder, ACL, released information on using grant funds to purchase incentive items as part of the program of a center. While this FAQ answers the pressing question of incentives related to CDC and ACL funds and COVID-19,
Answering the questions of the new CIL Executive Director
Do you remember your first day on the job? That flutter of excitement and apprehension? The navigation of new terms and new requirements that no one warned you about? We offer technical assistance to a new Executive Director in a
You CAN continue spending CARES Act funds into next fiscal year!
On April 16, the Office of Independent Living Programs, Administration for Community Living, indicated they would provide a one-time, 12-month No Cost Extension automatically for some of its grants to Centers, specifically to the CARES Act and Independent Living Services
Let’s talk about the new funding focused on vaccination
You had until April 23, 2021 to submit a letter to ACL to indicate if you want the funds, or if you choose to decline them. The next task — how will you use those funds on COVID-19 vaccine efforts?
Three tools to conquer COVID
Payroll protection plan Part 3 is a two-month extension of Part 2, signed by the President today. If you didn’t apply for PPP in the original opportunity, you can check this article to see more details. New funding from CDC,