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Click here for an archive of our past grant
projects.
Grant # 00-7.2(3) Community Partnerships, Inc. has ended and has been
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Grant #07.QA.M |
Legislative Advocacy Training Project -- The goal of the Legislative Advocacy Training Project is to increase the number of people active in assisting the Council to promote passage of the Council's Legislative Platform and other legislative priorities. The grantee will provide training about the day-to-day working of the legislature and how to work with the legislature, as well as background material as needed, to the members of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council's Public Policy Team (parents and self-advocates) to be able to support the Council's Legislative Platform of six disability-related bills. The grantee will also involve other stakeholders in efforts to ensure the passage of this legislation through trainings and meetings. The grantee will work with the Public Policy Team and the broader constituency to help them to understand the nuances of these bills and the obstacles that face them as well as effective ways to conduct their advocacy for the bills. |
Grant #06.EM.F |
From Self-Advocacy To Self-Employed -- Total Funding: $32,639 From Self-Advocacy To Self-Employed is a peer-based training series and demonstration project that will teach and support self-advocates interested in becoming entrepreneurs to run their own businesses as a means of achieving their dreams. Two self-advocate entrepreneurs will be supported to develop an overview on how to start a business using their own experiences as examples. They will then provide training for up to 150 self-advocates in Western Massachusetts. Self-advocates will be invited to apply for seed money for their business ideas, including submitting a business plan proposal. Ten candidates will be selected and announced at the fourth annual Western MA Self-Advocacy Conference. These grantees will be mentored by the two self-advocate entrepreneurs in starting their businesses. In addition, a self-advocate entrepreneur network association will be formed to support ongoing entrepreneurial activities. |
Grant #06.CS.E |
Unmet Needs Systems Change -- Total Funding: $66,634 This project will have a long term impact on individuals with developmental disabilities by addressing new waiver applications, the policies which the applications are based upon and related objectives in regulations and budget. The three major target areas are: a. instituting 1915 C Medicaid HCBS waivers which increase access to services and community integration; b. promote regulations which increase access for consumers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, removing existing barriers; and c. provide funding to insure services to existing and new consumers. |
Grant #06.CS.D |
Barbara Wilensky Gopen Memorial Fellowship -- Total Funding:$36,000 The Barbara Wilensky Gopen fellowship offers a unique opportunity for a person with a disability or a family member to gain valuable knowledge and experience by working with members of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Network Programs. The Gopen fellow works 20 hours per week, in consultation with staff at the Institute of Community Inclusion and the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council. Activities are based on the fellow’s interest and may include but are not limited to grassroots advocacy, public policy analysis, research and leadership development. The fellow also attends local and national public policy forums to broaden his knowledge on current disability topics. |
Grant #06.ED.G |
Special Education Collaboration Project - Total Funding: $90,761 The goal of the project is to promote policies and practices that enhance educational potential and inclusion of children with developmental disabilities through a unique collaboration of diverse stakeholders involved with special education. This grant will build on MAC's groundbreaking Special Education Collaborative, an alliance of parents, advocates, school administrators, teachers, education officials, legislators, and human service agencies. With this innovative model, the project will continue to work to improve special education policies and practices, address informational needs, and inform public policy makers about priority issues for children with developmental disabilities to receive the educational services necessary to reach their potential and facilitate inclusion in the community. |
Grant #06.QA.Q |
Supporting Statewide Self-Advocacy -- Total Funding: $164,698 Federal Funds: $60,000 (36.43%) Matching Funds: $104,698 (63.57%) The goal of this project is to build a strong and self-sufficient self-advocacy organization in Massachusetts for individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities. M.A.S.S. will continue supporting the 50 existing local self-advocacy groups and work to develop new local groups, and will continue to strengthen its operational structure. M.A.S.S. will continue training and mentoring to the Board of Directors, comprised entirely of individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities, to expand their corporate management and leadership skills, and will work to expand its capacity by implementing a fundraising plan to diversify its financial base, with the long term goal of independence from Council and state agency financial support. |
Grant #00-3(3)(1) |
Consumer Empowerment Funds Program The Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council provides funds
for individuals with developmental disabilities and/or a family member
or guardian to attend conferences or other events in Massachusetts
or another state. The goal of this program is to promote the empowerment
of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families
by assisting them in their efforts to achieve independence, productivity,
integration and inclusion. |
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