How are Centers for Independent Living funded?
Centers are non-profit organizations, which are funded by state, federal, local and private dollars. Part C of Title VII of the Federal Rehabilitation Act provides general operations money for CILs in Virginia in the amount of over $1.5 million dollars. Additional funds under Title VII, Part B of the Act are granted to Centers under the State Plan for Independent Living. The Plan, which is jointly developed and signed by the Statewide Independent Living Council, the Department of Rehabilitative Services and Department of the Blind and Vision Impaired, provides Part B funds to Centers for systems change activities in the amount of over $475,000. General fund dollars for Center operations and Youth Transition Services currently exceed $5 million dollars. A portion of the State General Fund dollars were used to expand Centers for Independent Living during the last five years. Six new consumer based Centers were established during this time period. Centers also solicit local and private fu
