Formula Grant 2601WISCDD

Grant Award Summary

The Board For People With Developmental Disabilities received a $1,728,086 formula grant from the Administration on Aging under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports comprehensive services and advocacy initiatives designed to enable individuals with developmental disabilities in Wisconsin to achieve independence, productivity, and full community integration while protecting their legal and human rights. Core services delivered through this funding include legal advocacy, rights protection, benefits counseling, assistive technology support, community integration initiatives, investigation of abuse and neglect, and voting access facilitation.

The organization implements these services through both direct delivery and sub-award arrangements with community partners. Notably, the Board For People With Developmental Disabilities has partnered with the University of Wisconsin System on a peer mentor training initiative that recruits home and community-based services providers and community organizations serving historically underserved populations. This sub-grant aims to certify at least six peer and family mentors and deliver direct services to a minimum of twenty individuals throughout the pilot project period. As a designated state agency under the DD ACT (Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act), the Board maintains compliance with federal audit requirements and three-year record retention standards applicable to this formula grant mechanism.