The Administration for Community Living is forecasting a grant opportunity titled "Projects of National Significance: Empowering Individuals," aimed at enhancing the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) and their families. This initiative seeks to fund projects that promote self-determination, independence, and community integration for individuals with developmental disabilities, while also supporting policy development at both national and state levels. With an estimated total program funding of $1,875,000, the agency plans to award five grants ranging from $300,000 to $375,000 each, with applications expected to be accepted starting May 30, 2025, and closing on July 30, 2025. Interested applicants, particularly private institutions of higher education and eligible faith-based organizations, can reach out to Larissa Crossen at (202) 795-7333 or via email at larissa.crossen@acl.hhs.gov for further information.

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The projects will be funded under the Projects of National Significance (PNS) within the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. The project will focus on empowering Individuals with intellectual and disabilities, their families, and the communities they live in. Overall, these projects will create opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities to directly and fully contribute to, and participate in, all facets of community life; and support the development of national and State policies that reinforce and promote, with the support of families, guardians, advocates, and communities, of individuals with developmental disabilities, the self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life of such individuals.Projects funded under this announcement will work toward one or more of the following performance measures:Outcome Measure 1: Number of policies changed to improve the experience of people with ID/DD and their families &#8226; Output Measure 1.1: Number of people who participated in policy advocacy activities &#8226; Output Measure 1.2: Number of trainings about policy implemented &#8226; Output Measure 1.3: Number of policy products created &#8226; Output Measure 1.4: Number of times policy products were sharedOutcome Measure 2: Number of people with ID/DD and their families who report new or increased leadership roles &#8226; Output Measure 2.1: Number of tools and resources created related to leadership by people with I/DD and their families &#8226; Output Measure 2.2: Number of tools and resources shared related to leadership by people with I/DD and their families &#8226; Output Measure 2.3: Percent of people with I/DD and their families who reported learning new leadership skills &#8226; Output Measure 2.4: Number of people with I/DD and their family members who train or mentor others as leaders or advocatesOutcome Measure 3: Percent of people with ID/DD and their families who reported increased knowledge of supports needed to help them achieve the life they want &#8226; Output Measure 3.1: Number of trainings held to increase knowledge of supports available to help achieve a desired life &#8226; Output Measure 3.2: Number of resources created to increase knowledge of supports available to help individuals achieve the life they want &#8226; Output Measure 3.3: Number of resources shared to increase knowledge of supports available to help individuals achieve the life they wantOutcome Measure 4: Number of data resources accessed&#8226; Output Measure 4.1: Number of data resources created &#8226; Output Measure 4.2: Number of activities to disseminate data

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