ODDC Project Grants
Accessible and Affordable Transportation for People with Disabilities Anytime
Transportation access for
people with disabilities anytime of the day has been an on-going issue. The
purpose of this project is to ensure there will be accessible and affordable
transportation services for people with disabilities whenever needed/wanted,
regardless of time of day, and affordable transportation is not available it
will be created.
Grantee: Hocking Athens Perry Community Action, Glouster; Lantz Repp;
740.767.4500; Award Amount: $109.000. Council staff responsible
Fatica Ayers. Amish Community Project
The goal of the Amish
Community grant project is to educate Council and other organizations in the DD
community how Amish participation in research and treatment programs has
benefited their community.
Grantee: DDC Clinic Center
for Special Needs Children, Middlefield; Heng Wang; 440.632.1668; Award Amount:
$20,000. Council staff responsible
Kenneth Latham.
The essence of this project
is simply providing people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to
have more choices of employment. Grantee: Heart of Hope Institute, Columbus; Michaele Hadden; 614.378.9212; Award Amount: $100,000. Council staff responsible Teri Clark
Individuals throughout Grantee: Data and Policy Research Grant
To provide Council,
advocates and policymakers with clear and concise data and findings related to
needed systems change and capacity building in Ohio by conducting research
studies and analyses.
Grantee: Ohio Colleges of
Medicine Government Resource Center, Columbus; Barry Jamison, 614.366.0329;
Award Amount: $120,000. Council staff responsible
Paul Jarvis. Legislative Advocacy Day Coordinator The Legislative Advocacy Day Coordinator will plan a single grassroots advocacy day to be conducted at the state capital each year. The Coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing strategies that successfully recruit participants, distribute materials, coordinate legislative visits, and obtain media coverage
Grantee: AXIS Center for
Public Awareness of People with Disabilities, Columbus; Sue Willis 614.263.8076;
Award Amount: $50,000. Council staff responsible
Paul Jarvis. Ma
This grant will provide an
increase of at least 100 units in availability of affordable, safe, decent
and accessible housing for adults with disabilities, which may be
accomplished through creative and innovative financing and partnerships with
private and public entities. Also based on the individuals’ needs, the end
result of the project will be the use of technology, a replicable model of
financing options that can be used statewide, and configurations of housing
included by not limited to 4-6 unit buildings with staff.
Grantee:
Wild River Consulting, Inc., Bethel, Bob Laux, 207.824.4500; Award
Amount: $200,000. Council staff responsible
Fatica Ayers Ohio Statewide System of Service for Early Intervention
This project is to assist
Part C eligible children and their families in Ohio to access and receive
quality early intervention services regardless of where the families reside.
Grantee:
Ohio Association of Services
for Children, Columbus; Susan James; Award Amount: $166,000. Council staff
responsible
Kay Treanor Public Awareness - Products and Ac tivities
Attitudes shape behaviors
that affect the lives of people with disabilities, such as hiring individuals
with disabilities, supporting programs and policies that improve the lives of
individuals with disabilities and/or their families, and welcoming individuals
into communities. It is important that the general public receives messages
about the strengths; capabilities, preferences, and needs of individuals with
developmental disabilities and those they recognize the value of people with
disabilities as contributors to our shared community.
Brochures, booklets and
posters will be prepared, printed and disseminated. This includes Council’s
annual Executive Summary of State Plan Initiatives. Activities and products will
coordinate with Council’s current visual identity program and user-friendly
style.
Grantee: Kernacopia, Ltd.,
Marysville; Kristin Kern, 937.644.3016; Award Amount: $60,000. Council staff
responsible
Carla Sykes.
Direct Support
Professionals will be supported in receiving training and supports through
utilizing state of the art curriculum, on-line training and finding ways to
network
Grantee: Ohio Alliance of
Direct Support Professionals, Cincinnati; Amy Gerowitz, 513.871.0835; Award
Amount: $20,000 Council staff responsible
Fatica Ayers "Reach Out" E-Diversity Newsletter
This is a Bi-Monthly Update
sponsored by the Council’s Outreach Subcommittee to provide information to
interested parties on the need to promote more interagency collaboration and
coordination that results in agencies providing culturally competent services to
the unserved and underserved populations in Ohio.
The scope of the project is
to explore Best Practices in outreach strategies and other pertinent information
that will be made available to interested agencies, Council grantees and people
with disabilities and their families via the e- diversity update. The e-
diversity monthly update will do the following:
Grantee: Outcomes
Management Group, Columbus; Patricia Larkins-Hicks, Ph.D. 614.750.1807; Award
Amount: $25,000. Council staff responsible
Kenneth Latham.
Self Determination Employment MICRO Enterprises
This project is to increase
non-traditional opportunities to produce income for people with developmental
disabilities to obtain jobs of their choice, allowing them to receive and
maintain jobs of their choice.
Grantee: Grinnin Hammis
Associates, Middletown; Davis Hammis, 513.571.3217; Award Amount: $75,000.
Council staff responsible
Teri Clark Sickle Cell Project
This project’s goal is of a
statewide marketing proposal that would be to increase the visibility of the
sickle cell condition as well as the knowledge of how the conditions much like
other disabilities should be recognized and treated.
Grantee: Ohio Sickle Cell
and Health Association, Columbus; Wendy Berry-West, 614.228.0157; Award Amount:
$20,000. Council staff responsible
Kenneth Latham
SomaliCan Newsletter
To make the Somali
community aware of policies and common practices that is insensitive towards
people with developmental disabilities and their families and to highlight
information on resources, employment prospects and stories regarding culturally
competent services via a newsletter.
Grantee: SomaliCan Outreach
Newsletter, Columbus; Jibril Hirsi, 614.439.3034; Award Amount: $15,000. Council
staff responsible
Kenneth Latham State of Ohio self Advocacy Organization
This project is to
establish or strengthen a program for the direct funding of a State Self
Advocacy Organization led by individuals with developmental disabilities.
Grantee: People First of
Ohio, Mt. Vernon; Bill Adams, 740.397.6100; Award Amount: $38,750. Council staff
responsible
Teri Clark. Statewide Employment Leadership Network
This project is to
implement a systems change in Ohio’s employment opportunities for people with
developmental disabilities to have more choices in competitive employment.
Grantee: Ohio Department of
Developmental Disabilities, Columbus; Teresa Kobelt; 614.466.7290; Award Amount:
$35,000. Council staff responsible
Teri Clark Strategic Messaging and Advocacy Resource Training (SMART) Grant
This project is to improve
the coordination of public policy and advocacy activities of Council through
strategic planning, collaboration and communications.
Grantee: TBD Award Amount:
$150,000. Council staff responsible
Paul Jarvis. Supporting Opportunities in Providing Leadership Training to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
This grant will support
opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities who are considered
in Council and in the community, to provide opportunities for skill development
for future leaders for Ohio and to collaborate with other groups to promote
Council’s vision.
Grantee:
Ohio Self Determination Association, Columbus; Dana Charlton,
614.505.6948; Award Amount: $38,750.
Council Staff responsible
Teri Clark.
Sustaining the Sibling Network of Ohio
The Ohio Sibling Network
will become stronger because staff will be in place to focus on the work of the
sibling group.
Grantee: Ohio Sibling
Network, Columbus; Michelle Truby, 614.571.4542; Award Amount: $25,000. Council
staff responsible
Fatica Ayers. Triple Jeopardy Statewide Network
This project will develop
and implement a statewide Triple Jeopardy Network that would allow past
participants and other women in Ohio to form the Statewide Network project.
Grantee: Cassandra Archie,
Columbus; 614.579.7858; Award Amount: $37,500. Council staff responsible
Kenneth Latham.
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