Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Education, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, (now branded as Vocational Rehabilitation New Hampshire VRNH) seeks proposals from entities to provide Independent Living (IL), Part B services. The Independent Living Program provides funding to community not-for-profit or faith-based organizations meeting the requirements for the provision of independent living services to persons with significant disabilities. Applicants must successfully communicate a comprehensive approach to provide core and allowable independent living services to persons with a disability, and the community served by the organization as it relates to the implementation of the program’s standards. The purpose of the IL program is to promote a philosophy of independent living, including a philosophy of client control (defined as vesting the power or authority of the organization in individuals with disabilities, including individuals who are, or have been recipients of, IL services), peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy, in order to maximize the leadership, empowerment, independence, and productivity of individuals with disabilities, and the integration and full inclusion of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.
