Sec. 9. Use of funds

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An eligible entity that receives a grant under section 5 shall use the grant funds to manage and carry out the priority activities described in section 6, activities described in this section, and any additional activities approved by the Secretary. The work of a national resource center shall link to current and future policy and activities undertaken throughout the Federal Government in relation to self-advocacy, supported decisionmaking, person-centered planning, community living, and competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities and particularly for individuals with the most significant expressive communication disabilities, for the purpose of increasing— success and self-determination in life; the provision of inclusive early intervention services, elementary education, secondary education, and postsecondary education programs; competitive integrated employment; health, wellness, and personal safety; economic security; civic engagement; community integration; and improvement in other aspects of life.

Notwithstanding the priority activities described in section 6, a national resource center shall ensure information and other resources about augmentative and alternative communication and individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities are made available as appropriate to— individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities and their families; institutions of higher education; State, Tribal, and local educational agencies; law enforcement agencies, courts, offices of district attorneys, and other public and private security agencies and businesses; national, State, regional, Tribal, and local employers, to enable businesses to hire into competitive integrated employment more individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication; national, State, Tribal, and local government agencies that provide services and other supports to individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities, including agencies responsible for emergency preparedness, employment support, and vocational rehabilitation, agencies responsible for State programs under the Assistive Technology Act of 1988 ( 29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ), agencies responsible for State alternative financing programs, State agencies responsible for the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ), and the agencies overseeing the provision of home and community-based services; national and local disability and aging advocacy organizations, including disability self-advocacy organizations; family support organizations, including the parent training and information centers supported under section 671 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1471 ); centers for independent living and Statewide Independent Living Councils authorized by title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 796 et seq. ); network partners, including the State Councils on Developmental Disabilities described in section 125 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 15025 ), the protection and advocacy systems described in section 143 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15043 ), and University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Services supported under subtitle D of title I of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15061 et seq. ), participating in activities under that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq. );

State agencies and area agencies on aging, entities carrying out long-term care ombudsman programs, and other entities funded under the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ); health care providers and educators, health care advocacy organizations, nursing home providers, and institutional long-term care facilities; professional organizations and organizations that certify preservice training programs; and other groups and entities as identified by the eligible entity and the advisory council of the eligible entity.

A national resource center shall collaborate with— organizations of individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities; disability organizations; entities carrying out State assistive technology programs and State alternative financing programs; State, Tribal, and local educational agencies; the councils, systems, and university centers described in subsection (c)(10); entities carrying out national, State, Tribal and Native Hawaiian, and local programs authorized by the Older Americans Act of 1965; the federally funded Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication;

State agencies responsible for vocational rehabilitation programs, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ); professional associations whose members come in contact with and support individuals who may use augmentative and alternative communication; local boards, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ); and other State, regional, Tribal, and local entities with the ability to provide support for individuals who need and use augmentative and alternative communication.

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