NJCDD Completed Grants

The Housing Navigation Program: Building Capacity to Expand Housing for People with I/DD

The Supportive Housing Association of NJ (SHA) received a grant to deliver training for people who support individuals with I/DD seeking supportive housing. Participants will receive thirty-five hours of housing navigation training over nine weeks. Read More

Coalition for a DSP Living Wage

The goal of this project is to build and grow a strategic coalition to create urgency around the issue of direct support professional (DSP) wages, and build pressure that compels policymakers to move it forward. Read More

Innovative initiatives to increase meaningful competitive employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in New Jersey

Best Buddies International, Inc. was awarded a grant to increase meaningful competitive employment for people with IDD in New Jersey in new and exciting business settings. Best Buddies will deliver pre-employment transition services to 25 transition age students. Read More

Innovative initiatives to address challenges and barriers to transportation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in New Jersey

Community Options, Inc. was awarded a grant to implement Autobility NJ. The goal is to improve access to transportation for individuals with disabilities so they can become more self-sufficient. Read More

The Arc of New Jersey

Training and Resource Databank

The goals of this project are to research the training resources currently available to individuals, families, and disability advocates in NJ, develop an accessible online databank of those resources, identify gaps in the training and materials, and develop recommendations to address those gaps. Access DD Training Resources

SEVA – Special Education Volunteer Advocate Training

The goal of this project is to establish a Special Education Volunteer Advocates (SEVA) program building on their existing 6-part Resource Parent Training Program. Read More

Advocates & Family Guide to Services (Mental Health)

The goal of this project is to develop and disseminate the 2nd Edition of the Family Crisis Handbook, a guidebook detailing how to access services for children and adults with co-occurring developmental and psychiatric disorders. Read More

Innovative initiatives to provide services to facilitate and expand the development of community-based housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in New Jersey

The Supportive Housing Association (SHA) was awarded a grant to enhance the housing-related knowledge of support coordinators, support brokers, and other professionals who assist people with IDD and their families. Read More

Addressing Barriers to Quality Dental Care for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey

The goal of this one-year project is to assess barriers to quality dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Read More

Building Capacity to Improve Adult Health Care for Patients with I/DD

The goal of this project is to impart and improve the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of health care providers; leading to improved health care for adults with I/DD. Read More

In Their Own Words: Transportation Issues and Obstacles Facing People with Developmental Disabilities

The goal of this project is to undertake direct research with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), including those living in developmental centers, in order to develop a comprehensive In Their Own Words Report on the issue of transportation and how it affects people with I/DD. Read More