OpportunityTitle: Projects of National Significance: Family Support 360 Special Initiatives
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.  Foreign entities are not eligible under this announcement.
Description: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funds to award grants to plan and implement up to 15 Family Support 360 Centers for persons with developmental disabilities. The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, Public Law (P.L.) 106-402, 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 15081(2) authorizes ADD to &quot;support the development of national and State policies that reinforce and promote, with the support of families, guardians, advocates, and communities, of individuals with developmental disabilities, the self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life of such individuals through- (A) family support activities&quot; (DD Act of 2000, %901 161(2)). Please note that the Executive Summary in the published announcement incorrectly lists the potential number of awards as &quot;three.&quot; ADD intends to award up to 15 grants under this announcement.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ACF Applications Help Desk
GrantorContactText: ACF Applications Help Desk&lt;br/&gt;app_support@acf.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.