Administration for Community Living: National Center for Disability, Equity, and Intersectionality

Donor Name: Administration for Community Living

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 05/23/2022

Size of the Grant: $500,000

Grant Duration: 5 years

Details:

The overall goal for this project is to create greater equities for individuals with disabilities by addressing systemic ableism and racism from an intersectional lens. Therefore, the resource center will be guided by principles of equity and intersectionality. The resource center will provide the forum for identifying how best to translate the principles of independent living and self-determination into different cultural contexts. Partnerships with entities supporting historically excluded groups/people within the disability community, including but not limited to those who are: Deaf and hard of hearing, blind and low vision, Deaf-blind, LGBTQ+, people of color, immigrants, incarcerated/formerly incarcerated people, indigenous people, and/or community and faith-based groups are critical to the success of this project.

The national resource center on disability, equity, and intersectionality funded under this announcement will work towards building the capacity of our communities across the nation to be more inclusive and culturally competent towards individuals with disabilities, including those with marginalized identities. Through this initiative, there are immediate and longer-term outcomes. Immediate outcomes for the center are:

Increased access to culturally competent research, resources, and legal materials on ableism, racism, and intersectionality, and increased knowledge of the end-user;
Increased knowledge of health providers and others on how ableism, racism, and other forms of discrimination towards individuals with marginalized identities impact equity, including health equity;
Increased engagement of communities on issues related to disability, equity, and intersectionality
Organizational policy change and new practices that reduce health and other disparities in the system and organizations;
Youth applying knowledge about ableism, racism, and discrimination toward individuals with marginalized identities in their community; and
Youth-serving as community liaisons and increasing awareness with other youth of issues related to disability, equity, and intersectionality in their community

Funding Information

Award Ceiling: $500,000 Per Budget Period.
Award Floor: $500,000 Per Budget Period.

Grant Period

60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods

Eligibility Criteria

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
County governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Private institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Domestic, public, or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.