Infant, toddlers & families (part C)

The Department of Health Wyoming received a $2.587 million formula grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families program (CFDA 84.181) for the period July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This grant funds comprehensive early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities aged birth to three years throughout Wyoming. The funding supports the establishment and maintenance of a statewide, multidisciplinary, coordinated system of developmental support services that include developmental screenings, assessments, individualized family service plans, specialized instruction, therapies, assistive technology, and family support services designed to enhance child development and minimize potential disability impacts.

The Department of Health Wyoming distributed sub-awards totaling the grant to six non-profit organizations and one county government entity serving various regions of Wyoming, including the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center, Child Development Center - Region II, Child Development Center of Natrona County, Inc., Children's Resource Center and Special Touch Preschool, Inc., STR I D E Learning Center, Developmental Preschool and Day Care Center, and Campbell County Government. These sub-awardees deliver direct early intervention services including speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, developmental screenings, service coordination, parent education and support, and behavioral interventions to infants, toddlers, and families with developmental delays or disabilities across the state.