Grant Writing and Grant Management Toolkit for Self- Advocates Accessibility Toolkit For Funders Who Support Self-Advocacy Organizations Background: In 2011 the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) received funding from the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) to administer the Self-Advocacy Organizational Development Grants, which served as pilot projects for federal funding of self - advocacy organizations. The goal was to help self - advocacy organizations become more independent and achieve 501c3 status which is also known as becoming a tax-exempt non-profit organization. The following toolkits were developed from this project.
Grant Writing and Grant Management Toolkit For Self-Advocates This tool kit is organized to help you answer questions that you might have when you are applying for a grant. A checklist is provided for easy reference Words that are bolded will be in the glossary at the end of the tool kit Examples are also provided for grant announcements and applications. Resources for additional grantwriting information are in Appendix F. Think of this as a road map. The beginning is always a good place to start.
Accessibility Toolkit For Funders Who Support Self-Advocacy Organizations This tool kit is designed to help funders who are interested in funding selfadvocates and self - advocacy organizations to have a better understanding of how to work best with people with disabilities, and make sure their needs are met throughout the grant process. This toolkit is the result of needs that were identified by while providing technical assistance for a self - advocacy pilot grant project that was funded by AIDD
These toolkits was published by the Association of University Centers on Disabilities and funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through technical assistance contract #HHSP23320112917YC. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Administration on Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services or the US Government.