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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Youth Development, Youth w/ Disabilities, Youth Welfare, Guardianship
Deadline: June 29, 2020
“The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) seeks to fund one (1) five-year grant to create an Alternatives to Guardianship Youth Resource Center. Research shows the majority (57 percent) of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ID/DD ages 18 to 22 receiving publicly funded services have guardians. The Center will work to divert high school students with ID/DD away from guardianship to less restrictive decisional supports. The target audience for this information includes youth with ID/DD, parents and caregivers of high school students with I/DD, special education teachers, education administrators, advocates, vocational rehabilitation counselors, guidance counselors, and school district officials.
As a result of funding this Center, AoD expects that:
- More students with I/DD will have more decisional options, such as Powers of Attorney, supported-decision-making (SDM), joint bank accounts, bill paying services, and medical or educational release forms, on completion of high school;
- Fewer young adults with I/DD will be subject to guardianship;
- The public will become more knowledgeable of alternatives to guardianship; and
- Youth will become more independent by gaining job experience and personal responsibilities.”
Funder: Administration for Community Living
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, Independent school districts, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
Amount: $250,000 – $300,000
Contact: Link.
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