Alliance for Full Participation

The Nebraska AFP team has been awarded a one-year grant from the Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities.  The grant is an “Opportunity Grant”.  These grant funds are intended to support smaller, innovative projects and give applicants freedom to propose unique ideas that fit within the Council’s priorities for funding.  The grant will begin April 1, 2010 and continue through March 31, 2011.

The grant will pay for the newly formed Nebraska AFP team to hold a strategic planning retreat to create a detailed work plan to accomplish the goal of doubling the rate of employment for Nebraskans with developmental disabilities.  A professional facilitator will guide the 17 person team through two days of planning.   The cost of the facilitator, along with expenses for team members to participate in the retreat, will be covered by the grant.  Following this planning retreat, the grant will assist with travel expenses of AFP team members who are not supported by an organization to participate in subsequent meetings.  It will also pay for some promotional items to spread information across the state about AFP’s goal and the Nebraska work plan.  The grant required a 25% match, which is being covered by the AFP members’ time (in-kind match).

The grant was written by Susan Rocker from the Region 7 TACE Center, and awarded to the NE APSE Chapter.  The grant must be awarded to an organization with a federal identification number, so it could not be awarded directly to the Nebraska AFP team. For additional information about the grant, contact Susan Rocker by email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .