A new FAQ is out for the overall regulations for spending of federal grant funds — Uniform Guidance found in 2 CFR 200 (and mirrors the regs from our HHS funder at 45 CFR 75). You can find the full
Digital Divide — how it effects people with disabilities and a May 12 date for applications to begin
Even the tech savvy among us are tired of video calls and email rather than in-person conversations, but let’s face it — we have made a shift in communication and we aren’t going back. My doctor routinely asks if I’d
What about the COVID-19 Vaccine funds will assist Part B centers?
As with the CARES Act funds, the new Vaccine Access funding from the CDC will be given to centers that are direct grantees (Centers for Independent Living funding through Part C of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act) from ACL.
IL-NET National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Independent Living
ILRU’s IL-NET National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Independent Living provides timely and responsive technical assistance (TA) to centers for independent living (CILs) statewide independent living councils (SILCs), and (related to Independent Living Programs) designated state entities (DSEs). For
What is Intensive Support?
What is Intensive Support and how does a CIL qualify? The ILNet T/TA Center provides intensive support to individual Centers for Independent living when the CIL is referred from ACL or from the DSE based on compliance concerns. This is
Have you completed your 1099s? There is a new form 1099 NEC
What is nonemployee compensation? by John Heveron If the following four conditions are met, you must generally report a payment as NEC. You made the payment to someone who is not your employee. You made the payment for services in
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
The latest on Program Performance Reports (PPRs, formerly 704 reports) from ACL
Here is correspondence from your funder regarding your annual reporting, which is typically due December 31. Note that the CILs are submitting only CARES Act reporting in GrantSolutions at this time, and this is due no later than 12/31/2020 at
As our staff become infected with COVID-19 — what do we need to rethink?
I am hearing it from many of you — one or more of your staff are home or hospitalized with COVID-19. Many believe the next few weeks will be worse because of the Thanksgiving gatherings. How does that impact your
How are your Consumer Files?
I know one of the things some of you are doing with extra staff time is cleaning up your consumer records. You may call these Consumer Service Records or Consumer information Files or choose some other designation, but the bottom