Projects of National Significance: American Indian Developmental Disabilities Leadership Development Initiative

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	Federal Grant Title:	Projects of National Significance: American Indian Developmental Disabilities Leadership Development Initiative
	CFDA Number:	93.631
	CFDA Description:	Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance
	Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
	Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2011-ACF-ADD-DN-0179
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 23, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 06, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 22, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 22, 2011 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	150,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	150,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Grant Description: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) and the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announce the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 funds to award one cooperative agreement to develop leadership among people with developmental disabilities, to include intellectual disabilities, and their families, in Native American communities. The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 Public Law 106-402, Section 161(2)(D)(42 U.S.C. 15081-18083) states "...projects of sufficient size and scope that hold promise to expand or improve opportunities for such individuals including - (v) projects that enhance the participation of racial and ethnic minorities in public and private sector initiatives in developmental disabilities..." Applicants must be tribal entities, public and private agencies serving American Indians and Alaska Natives in partnership with organizations with a demonstrated record of supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in leadership development activities. The eligible entities must demonstrate support from applicable State Developmental Disabilities (DD) Networks, indicating through a letter of support, the roles that the DD Network members will play in this endeavor and the level of commitment that each will provide. The level of commitment may include time, space or materials. Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to provide culturally-appropriate training and leadership experiences to American Indians and Alaska Natives with developmental disabilities across a broad regional area and family members of such individuals, while building the capacity of such individuals to advocate for themselves.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/hhs-2011-acf-add-dn-0179
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
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