State Funding/Grants
You might qualify for state funding to subsidize your retreat expenses. Most states have funds available for families attending educational meetings. In many of these instances, CCA’s Craniofacial Symposium which kicks off the retreat weekend meets these qualifications. Check the agencies in your state to see if you qualify.
Alabama
Physician Alabama Council for Dvelopmental Disabilities
www.acdd.org
333-242-3973
800-232-2158
[email protected]
Alaska
State of Alaska
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds/dd/default.htm
Stone Soup Group
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/gcdse/committees/DD/default.htm
907-561-3701
Arizona
Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
https://www.azdes.gov/ADDPC/Home/
602-542-8970
877-665-3176
Arizona Community Action Association
http://www.azcaa.org/
602-604-0640
[email protected]
Arkansas
Arkansas.gov
http://www.ddcouncil.org/
501-664-2843
Brenda Mercer
[email protected]
California
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
916-322-8481
866-802-0514
[email protected]
Collective Social Services
http://www.regionalcenter.org/home
Colorado
Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
www.coddc.org
702-941-0176
Connecticut
Connecticut Council On Developmental Disabilities
www.ct.gov/ctcdd/site/default.asp
860-418-6160
Delaware
Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council
www.ddc.delaware.gov
Patricia Maichle
[email protected]
302-739-2232
Florida
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.fddc.org/
850-488-4180
800-580-7801
[email protected]
Special Gatherings
http://specialgathering.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/funds-for-persons-with-developmental-disabilities-to-attend-conferences/
321-773-2691
Georgia
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.gcdd.org/funding-opportunities/
404-657-2126
888-275-4233
Hawaii
Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://hiddc.org
808-586-8100
[email protected]
Committee on People with Disabilities
http://cpdhawaii.ning.com/
Disabilities and Communication Access Board
http://www.state.hi.us/health/dcab/home/
808-586-8121
[email protected]
Idaho
Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.icdd.idaho.gov
[email protected]
208-334-2178
800-544-2433
Illinois
Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.state.il.us/agency/icdd/
Andy Martinez
[email protected]
Indiana
Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
http://www.in.gov/gpcpd/
http://www.in.gov/gpcpd/2328.htm
317-232-7770
[email protected]
Iowa
Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.idaction.com/govdd/Home.aspx
515-725-0151
800-452-1936
Kansas
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.kcdd.org
Shelly May
785-296-3272
877-431-4604
Kentucky
The Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.councilondd.org
502-584-1239
Louisiana
Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.laddc.org
225-342-6804
800-450-8108
[email protected]
Maine
Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
www.maineddc.org
207-287-4213
800-244-3990
Maryland
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
www.md-council.org/funding/conference.html
410-767-3670
800-305-6441
Massachusetts
The State of Massachusetts
www.mass.gov
[email protected]
617-770-7676, ext 115
Michigan
Michigan.gov
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdch/Combined_Page_for_Youth_Scholarship_217817_7.pdf
517-334-6123
[email protected]
Children’s with Special Needs Fund
http://www.michigan.gov/csnfund
517-241-7420
800-359-3722
[email protected]
Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center
http://www.bridges4kids.org/f2f/
Minnesota
The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.mnddc.org
[email protected]
651-296-4018
877-348-0505
MN Relay Service 800-627-3529 OR 711
Mississippi
Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.mscdd.org
601-359-6238
Missouri
Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council
www.mpcdd.com
[email protected]
573-751-8611
800-500-7878
Montana
MT.gov
517-334-6123
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/dsd/ddp/index.shtml
406-444-2995
Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.mtcdd.org
406-443-4332
866-443-4332
Deborah Swingley
[email protected]
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
www.dhhs.ne.gov
[email protected]
402-471-8501
Nevada
Nevada Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://nevadaddcouncil.org/
775-684-8619
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.nhddc.org
www.nhddc.org/smallgrants.html
603-271-3239
Carol Stamatakis
[email protected]
New Jersey
The New Jersey Council On Developmental Disabilities
www.njcdd.org
njcdd@[email protected]
609-292-3745
New Mexico
New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
www.nmddpc.com
888-779-6183
North Carolina
The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.nc-ddc.org
Cheryl Hess
701-328-4847
North Dakota
North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.ndcpd.org/SCDD/
701-328-4847
Cheryl Hess
Ohio
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
www.ddc.ohio.gov
http://ddc.ohio.gov/Pub/FamilySupport%20IssueBrief.pdf
614-466-7264
800-282-9181
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities
http://www.okddc.ok.gov/
405-521-4984
800-836-4476
[email protected]
Oregon
Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://ocdd.org/
503-945-9941
800-292-4154
[email protected]
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
www.paddc.org
Harrisburg office
717-787-6057
877-685-4452
Pittsburg office
724-933-1655
Rhode Island
South Carolina
The South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council
www.scddc.state.sc.us
[email protected]
803-734-0465
South Dakota
South Dakota Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://dhs.sd.gov/ddc/
605-773-6369
800-265-9684
Arlene Poncelet
Tennessee
Tennessee Council on Development Disabilities
http://www.state.tn.us/cdd/
http://www.state.tn.us/cdd/grantprogram.shtml
615-253-1105
Alicia Cone
[email protected]
Texas
Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
www.txddc.state.tx.us
Contact
[email protected]
512-437-5432
800-262-0334
Utah
Utah Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.utahddcouncil.org/
801-533-3965
Vermont
Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.ddc.vermont.gov/
Vermont Family Network
800-800-4005
Virgina
Virginia.gov
http://vadsa.org/FinancialAssistance.htm
Contact
[email protected]
804-662-7000
800-522-5019
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/bdds/
Contact
[email protected]
608-266-1865
888-701-1251
Washington
Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council
www.ddc.wa.gov
http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ddd/services.shtml
Contact
360-586-2424
800-634-4473
Parent to Parent (P2P) Programs-The Arc of Washington
http://arcwa.org/getsupport/parent_to_parent_p2p_programs
Contact
Susan Atkins
800-821-5927
West Virginia
West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council
www.ddc.wv.gov/resources/Pages/ForChildrenwithDevelopmentalDisabilites.aspx
304-558-0416
[email protected]
Wyoming
Wyoming.gov
http://www.health.wyo.gov/DDD/index.html
307-777-7115
800-510-0280
WY Quality Counts
http://www.wyqualitycounts.org/
307-777-2439