Deadline: 25-Apr-22
The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will use Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 funds to make five-year grants to forty-two entities designated as University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD).
Core Functions
The following is a description of the four core functions:
- interdisciplinary pre-service preparation and continuing education of students;
- community services, including training, technical assistance, and/or demonstration and model activities;
- research; and
- dissemination of information
Program Supports
- Increasing the ability of individuals with developmental disabilities to exercise greater choice, self-determination and to engage in leadership activities in their communities;
- Enhancing the capabilities of families in assisting individuals with developmental disabilities to achieve their maximum potential;
- Promoting systemic change activities that ensure the active and meaningful engagement and participation of individuals with developmental disabilities in community-based programs and services;
- Promoting the active involvement of individuals with developmental disabilities and families in all aspects of grantee programs, activities, and services;
- Ensuring the protection of the legal and human rights of individuals with developmental disabilities;
- Ensuring that individuals with developmental disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their families enjoy the same level of meaningful opportunities to access and use community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance available to other individuals with developmental disabilities and their families; and
- Promoting recruitment efforts that increase the number of individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who work with individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in disciplines related to pre-service training, community training, practice, administration, and policymaking.
Funding Information
- Funding Instrument Type: G (Grant)
- Estimated Total Funding: $25,562,544
- Expected Number of Awards: 42
- Award Ceiling: $608,632 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $577,735 Per Budget Period
- Length of Project Period: 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entities eligible to apply for funds under this funding opportunity announcement are the UCEDD grantees awarded five-year core funds in FY2017.
- Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for or receive, awards made under this announcement.
- Section 151(a) of the DD Act of 2000 states that appropriations authorized under section 156(a)(1) of the DD Act shall be used to make five-year grants to entities in each State designated as UCEDDs.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335025