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TCDD Announces New Grant Projects

TCDD Announces Funding for Higher Education Demonstration Grant

The Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) released a request for proposal (RFP) to fund one project that will demonstrate how appropriate supports may help individuals with developmental disabilities complete post-secondary education necessary to achieve their employment goals. Applications for the RFP are due on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.

Higher Education for People with Disabilities

Through this RFP, TCDD seeks to develop, demonstrate and evaluate a more inclusive model of post-secondary education through which students with severe disabilities receive the supports they need to succeed in college, university, and/or vocational/technical programs that were originally designed for students without disabilities.

The entity receiving this grant would be expected to develop a system through which, each year, at least 10 adults between the ages of 18-25 who have developmental disabilities would complete a post-secondary academic or vocational certificate/degree program of their choice.

TCDD intends to award this project to a specific institution of higher education or to an eligible non-educational entity that has a partnership with at least one such institution. Available project funding is expected to be up to $125,000 per year for up to five years.

Grant Proposers’ Telephone Conferences

TCDD will hold telephone conferences to help potential applicants understand the grant application process and RFP. Answers to frequently asked questions will be posted on the TCDD website. Individuals wishing to participate in telephone conferences should sign up on the TCDD website.

Dates for the Grant Proposers’ Telephone Conferences are:

Friday, April 8, 2011: 9:30 - 10:30 AM Central Time

Wednesday, April 20, 2011: 3:00 - 4:00 PM Central Time

Monday, April 25, 2011: Noon - 1:00 PM Central Time

How to Apply

The application packet for this RFP is available on the TCDD website or may be requested in writing by U.S. mail, fax or email. Send written requests for application packets to:

Jeri Barnard

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

6201 E. Oltorf, Suite 600

Austin, TX 78741-7509

Fax:

Email: Jerianne.Barnard@...

Individuals are not eligible to apply for grants under this RFP. Individuals and/or organizations wishing to collaborate with others to develop a proposal may post their contact information on the TCDD website and/or contact others who have posted their information.

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