The Administering Agency for Developmental Disabilities, which is federally funded, monitors the Commonwealth's compliance with the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. The Agency disburses Massachusetts's federal developmental disabilities grants. It also provides support services to the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council.

Budget Recommendations

Because it is federally funded, the Administering Agency for Developmental Disabilities does not receive a budgetary appropriation from the Commonwealth. Federal grant funding for Fiscal Year 1998 is expected to be approximately $1.69 million.

Federal Grant Spending

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ACT
1100-1703	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Implementation of the Federal Developmental Disabilities Act; provided, that in order to qualify for said grant, this account shall be exempt from the first fifty-five thousand six hundred dollars of fringe benefit charges pursuant to section six B of chapter twenty-nine of the General Laws	1,367,599

MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL SERVICE GRANT
1100-1710	For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council Service Grant	323,077