Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
Requests FFY 2011 Competitive Grant Proposals
The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, the state’s Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, has identified 2007-2011 State Plan objectives and 2008 Biennial Assessment recommendations in Formal/Informal Community Supports, Recreation, Employment, Housing, and Transportation for which it seeks proposals for Federal Fiscal Year 2011 competitive grant awards. Any proposals funded must address one or more specified State Plan objectives and the Board’s mission of system change or capacity building.
Board grants are 100% funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Developmental Disabilities. The Board is bound hereunder only to the extent of the funds available or which may become available.
The FFY 2011 RFP Booklet, forms, and other important documents needed to complete an application, are available at www.vaboard.org/grants.htm.
Please note, applying for grant funds is now a TWO-STEP PROCESS:
--- STEP 1: Submission of a Letter of Interest (LOI) by no later than January 26, 2010.
--- STEP 2: Submission of a Proposal, if selected, by no later than March 31, 2010.
No one may submit a proposal without having first
submitted a LOI.
Attendance at a RFP Workshop on January 11, 2010, is not mandatory, but is highly recommended. Please see the RFP Booklet for information on schedule, locations across Virginia, and registration information. Deadline for registration is January 5, 2010.
Questions regarding grants management or general guidelines for the RFP process should be directed to Lynne Talley, Grants Manager, at (804) 786-9375 or toll free (800) 846-4464 (Voice/TDD) or by email at Lynne.Talley@vbpd.virginia.gov. Additional contact information is available in the RFP Booklet.
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Recently, the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities approved two additional grant awards for Federal Fiscal Year 2010. The addition of these projects raises the total commitment for new Board-supported projects to improve and expand community supports for individuals with developmental and other disabilities in the Commonwealth to more than $777,000. Funding for the projects described below is provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Developmental Disabilities under the national Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-402).
Grantee: Endependence Center, Inc.
Grant Title: Medicaid Waiver Training and Information
Project Total: $77,018
Grant Funds
Awarded: $56,968
Match:
$20,050
Grant Period: October 1, 2009 – March 31,
2011
Project Goal: To increase access to Medicaid Home and Community Based
Waiver person-centered services through the development and distribution of
information via workshops, online and traditional documents, and collaboration
with disability advocates.
Grantee: Partnership for People with Disabilities,
Virginia Commonwealth University
Grant Title: Self-Advocates Leading Together (SALT)
Project Total: $100,244
Grant Funds
Awarded: $75,000
Match:
$25,244
Grant Period: October 1, 2009 – March 31,
2011
Project Goal: To establish a statewide nonprofit organization to bring
the perspective of networked self-advocates to public policy decision-making at
the local, regional, and state levels in Virginia through public education and
awareness, peer mentoring, support, advocacy, and direct action.
Additional information on the Board’s past, current, and future grant activities can be found at www.vaboard.org/grants.htm.
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For more information about the Virginia Board for People
with Disabilities, please visit our website at www.vaboard.org or contact:
Tom Driscoll
Strategic Planning & Marketing Manager
Virginia Board for People with
Disabilities
Washington Building, Capitol Square
1100 Bank Street, 7th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804-786-9380 (voice & TTY)
800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice & TTY)
804-786-1118 (fax)
thomas.driscoll@vbpd.virginia.gov
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