Grants
Self -Directed Support Grants
The Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) is looking for 10 people to be trained as Self -Directed Support (SDS) facilitators. Facilitators will assist individuals seeking Self- Directed Supports through a Managed Care Organization, Partnership Program or IRIS (Self Directed Supports Waiver) to receive appropriate services. SDS Facilitators will be chosen from different areas of the state in which Family Care has been implemented or is about to be implemented. See attached for more information on Family Care implementation schedule. Consideration will be given to individuals who live in counties where Family Care is currently available or implementation is scheduled for 2008.
2009 DAWN Grassroots Advocacy Grants
Grants between $500 and $5,000 will be available starting in January 2009 and running through December 31, 2009. People with disabilities and/or their family members will be eligible for the grants. Other individuals or organizations are invited to work with consumers in developing and implementing a DAWN grant, but are not eligible for funding.
The goal of DAWN Grassroots Advocacy Grants is to increase the number of people with disabilities and/or their family members doing advocacy activities in their community. These are activities that will make a difference in the quality of community life for people with disabilities. They provide an opportunity for people with disabilities and/or family members to be leaders in the disability advocacy movement and to start local advocacy groups. 2007 Grassroots Grant Awardee
Apprenticeship Program
The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) is taking applications for people interested in being an Apprentice Organizer and Mentors to work with them. BPDD is once again working in association with the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Organizer Project (AOP). Applicants should be from southern Wisconsin (south of a line from Sheboygan to La Crosse).
Apprentices will serve a seven month apprenticeship with AOP. They will be matched and work with a mentor who will assist them in an organizing project in their area of the state. Apprentices will either work 20 hours a week for the seven month apprenticeship and be paid $750 a month or a 40 hour week and be paid $1500 per month. Five apprentices will be accepted into this program.
DAWN Action Grants
The DAWN action grants provide limited (under $500) support for a well-defined advocacy activity that promotes the legislative agenda of the Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities.
