Program Information and Analysis Performance Indicators Uniform standards and indicators are not feasible for this program, since funding priorities vary widely as a function of differences in the conditions addressed by State plans. In FY 1992, funds under this program were distributed to 79 State agencies, including both general agencies and separate agencies for persons who are blind. The total of individuals with significant disabilities served, reported by 70 agencies, was 17,327. The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 greatly expanded the purposes for which funds can be spent under this program.
Direct services are only one of seven alternatives.
Beginning with FY 1994, each State must, jointly with the Statewide Independent Living Council, provide in its State plan for the provision of SILS and describe the extent and scope of independent living services to be provided. These services can be provided either directly by the State agency or through arrangements with centers for independent living and other providers. For FY 1993, the requirement that less than 20 percent of the funds received by a State under this program be used to make grants to local public agencies and private nonprofit organizations was dropped. Beginning with FY 1994, decisions regarding priorities for use of funds received through this program must be reflected in the State plan for Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Act. This plan is to be jointly developed by the director of the designated State Unit and chairperson of the Statewide Independent Living Council.