The New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities offers small grants to individuals or groups to support disability related activities and initiatives that help achieve the Council's mission of "Dignity, Full Rights of Citizenship, Equal Opportunities, and Full Participation for All New Hampshire Citizens with Developmental Disabilities." The following types of grants are available, subject to available funds.

Community Education Grants

The Council provides grants of up to $1000 to develop or offer conferences, trainings or other disability-related educational events in New Hampshire -

1. To educate people with developmental disabilities and their families about specific disabilities and develop their leadership skills and ability to advocate for themselves and others, or

2. To educate professionals in all fields who serve and support people with disabilities to -

• Provide greater understanding of disabilities;
• Expand community capacity; and
• Promote promising practices.

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Community Project Grants

The Council provides grants of up to $1000 to support community projects that help achieve goals in the Council's five-year plan. * (see below)Projects should:

1. Provide individuals with developmental disabilities with opportunities to be a part of community life;

2. Foster new and different ways to -

• Help address a barrier or challenge facing people with disabilities,
• Serve more people; or
• Improve quality of life; or

3. Educate the public and change the way people think about people with disabilities.

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Teen Grants
The Council provides grants of up to $500 per project to teens or young adults, ages 14 - 21, who want to make their schools or communities more welcoming to people of all abilities. A team or committee must be formed that includes at least one teen or young adult with a disability in a leadership role and one adult support person. Projects should:

1. Address some barrier or challenge that teens or young people with disabilities currently face, or support them in advocating for themselves; or

2. Focus on the importance of building relationships by taking part in everyday activities with others in their schools and communities.

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