### Question
How is the term eligible agency defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible agency** is defined in *29 U.S.C. § 796f* as the following:

> a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agency

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 796f*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 16-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER VII-INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING > Part A-Individuals With Significant Disabilities > subpart 3-centers for independent living**

