FY2026 (scdd) DD act state councils on developmental disabilities

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded $981,426 to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on October 1, 2025, under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630), a formula grant supporting state systems development for individuals with developmental disabilities.

The award funds West Virginia's development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of services and activities to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, with emphasis on promoting independence, productivity, community integration, and protection of legal and human rights. The recipient, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, is a state agency designated to implement the state system supporting these developmental disabilities initiatives.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in West Virginia. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2026, and liquidated by September 30, 2027. West Virginia's participation in this basic developmental disabilities program is contingent on concurrent participation in the protection and advocacy program; the designated protection and advocacy agency cannot provide or pay for services to individuals with developmental disabilities and must have authority to obtain access to records.