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Rehabilitation Services Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

84.177

Program objective

To provide any independent living services that are described in 34 CFR Section 367.3(b) of the program regulations to older individuals who are blind; improve or expand services for these individuals; and conduct activities to help improve public understanding of the challenges of these individuals.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    58,555 individuals received services under the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind program, over half of whom were over 80 years of age. Additionally, approximately 33,641 (57 percent) of those individuals were either legally blind or totally blind; 21 percent of individuals receiving services under this program also has some degree of hearing impairment.

  2. 2017

    56,849 individuals received services under the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals who are Blind program, over half of whom were over 80 years of age. Additionally, approximately 33,772 (59 percent) of those individuals were either legally blind or totally blind; 20 percent of individuals receiving services under this program also has some degree of hearing.

  3. 2018

    No Current Data Available.

  4. 2019

    No Current Data Available.

  5. 2020

    Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (ILOIB) program, 49 percent of whom were over 80 years of age and about 81 percent of whom were still living in a private residence. Approximately 54 percent of these individuals were either legally blind or totally blind, and 20 percent also had some degree of hearing impairment.

  6. 2021

    No Current Data Available.

  7. 2022

    No Current Data Available.

  8. 2023

    No Current Data Available.

  9. 2024

    No Current Data Available.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind, 34 CFR Parts 367; Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR Part 200.

  1. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VII, Chapter 2.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
  • Individual/Family
  • Senior Citizen (60+)

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