University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD)

The summary for the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD)
	CFDA Number:	93.632
	CFDA Description:	University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service
	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-2009-ACF-ADD-DD-0002
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 04, 2008
	Creation Date:	Nov 04, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 16, 2009 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:	Jan 16, 2009 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:	Feb 15, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	2
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,056,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,056,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$528,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Section 151(a) of the DD Act of 2000 states that appropriations authorized under section 156(a)(1) of the DD Act shall be used to make five-year grants to entities in each State designated as UCEDDs to carry out the four core functions of interdisciplinary pre-service preparation and continuing education, community services, research and information dissemination. Entities eligible to apply for funds under this program announcement are the two 2 current ADD grantees that are designated UCEDDs whose five-year funding will end on June 30, 2009. See the list below for eligible UCEDDs. (1) University of Rochester, Strong Center for Development Disabilities (2) University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Grant Description: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funds to make five-year grants to up to two entities designated as University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) to carry out four core functions: (1) interdisciplinary pre-service preparation and continuing education of students and fellows; (2) community services, including training, technical assistance, and/or demonstration and model activities; (3) research; and (4) dissemination of information. UCEDDs are interdisciplinary education, research and public service units of universities, or public or not-for-profit entities associated with universities that implement the four core functions addressing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the areas of emphasis (e.g., quality assurance, education and early intervention, child care, health, employment, housing, transportation, recreation and other services available or offered to individuals in a community, including formal and informal community supports, that affect their quality of life). Funds made available under this funding opportunity are used to pay for the Federal share of the cost of the administration and operation of programs designated as UCEDDs. This program announcement contains instructions for existing UCEDDs that must submit in FY 2009 grant applications for core funding to receive continued funding and designation as a UCEDD.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/hhs-2009-acf-add-dd-0002.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Jennifer G. Johnson, Ed.D.jennifer.johnson@acf.hhs.gov
Jennifer G. Johnson, Ed.D. [jennifer.johnson@acf.hhs.gov]
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