Replication and sustainability were built into the CHIRP project from the beginning. As previously discussed, the Think Tank and Incubator were one strategy for disseminating the CHIRP model and evidence of its success. CHIRP also partnered with the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) and their Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Project. Peer mentoring has always been a core value of the Independent Living Movement, and this strategy seemed like the best match for a project focused on collaboration.

In February 2010, CHIRP provided training for CHIRP participants who were willing to serve as peer mentors to other groups interested in starting similar collaborations. Representatives from APRIL participated in the training and discussed the  Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Project as a possible funding source for mentoring other collaboratives. A group from the Dallas CHIRP has already started working with a group in Fort Worth to develop a CHIRP site there.

In addition to this wiki, CHIRP also has a Facebook page where CHIRP participants can continue to interact and share information and resources.

CHIRP staff and participants have presented at numerous conferences about collaboration as a strategy for systems change and our success in building communities to support the transition of  young people with disabilities from school to adult roles. Here is a copy of one of the PowerPoints used during one of those presentations. CHIRP NCIL Conference Presentation.ppt