This page contains the following sections

• Annual Performance Report - RSA-704

• Monitoring

• State Plan for Independent Living

• FY 2005 Annual Program Performance Report

Grantees for this program are required to fill out Part I of the RSA-704 report.

• RSA-704 Part I instructions MS Word (263K)

• RSA-704 Part I instrument MS Word (308K)

• RSA-704 Part I Key Reminders MS Word (35K) | PDF (35K)

• RSA-704 Part II instructions MS Word (245K)

• RSA-704 Part II instrument MS Word (253K)

• RSA-704 Part II Key Reminders MS Word (35K) | PDF (35K)

RSA has developed the FY 2012 Independent Living Monitoring and Technical Assistance Guide (IL/MTAG) through which it will assess the performance of the Designated State Agency (DSA) and/or Designated State Unit(s) (DSU) in the administration of the two formula grant programs authorized under Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act), including the state independent living services program (SILS/IL Part B) and the IL services for older individuals who are blind (OIB) program, and their compliance with pertinent federal programmatic and fiscal requirements.

Title VII, chapter 1 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act), establishes the State Independent Living Services (SILS) program and the Centers for Independent Living (CIL) program. The purpose of these programs is to:

• promote the independent living philosophy, based on consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access and individual and systems advocacy;

• maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence and productivity of individuals with significant disabilities; and

• promote the integration and full inclusion of individuals with significant disabilities into the mainstream of American society.

To receive federal funding for the SILS and CIL programs, section 704 of the Act requires states to submit a State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) and obtain RSA approval of a SPIL every three years. The SPIL encompasses the activities planned by the state to achieve its specified independent living objectives and reflects the state's commitment to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. In states with a separate agency or unit that administers the SILS program for individuals who are blind, the director of that agency/unit, along with the director of the DSU are required to jointly develop and sign the SPIL and cooperate in its implementation.

• SPIL Instrument -  MS Word (275K) | PDF (113K)

• SPIL Instructions -  MS Word (86K) | PDF (217K)

FY 2005 Annual Program Performance Report