Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Implementation Grants

The Administration for Community Living is announcing the availability of Fiscal Year 2022 funds to award National Training Initiative grants to University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service. The goal of this funding opportunity is to support the development of partnership training programs with Minority-Serving Institutions, community colleges, and training programs that serve underrepresented communities. The grants will be used to increase diversity of leadership, staff, and governing bodies across the DD network, build cultural competence capacity, and improve recruitment and employment of underrepresented groups. • The funding opportunity will provide seed funding to support partnership planning grants with partner organizations. • The grants will be used to jointly plan and co-design training experiences and utilize innovative knowledge exchange and transfer strategies. • The long-term goals of the funding opportunity include increasing diversity of leadership, staff, and governing bodies, building cultural competence capacity, and improving recruitment and employment of underrepresented groups. • The estimated funding for this opportunity is $883,663, with an award ceiling of $110,457 and an award floor of $100,000.