Council Raises Small Grant Funding Total

Small Grants Can Now Total $5,000 Each The Council recently voted to raise the small grant total award amount from $2,000 to $5,000 per grant. While not all small grants require this amount of funding,…

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Council Invests $15,000 in Ready At Five Initiative

The Council is investing $15,000 in an initiative to expand family engagement efforts, supporting Ready At Five’s Parent Leadership Learning Parties for parents and caregivers of children with and without developmental disabilities throughout the state. Read the…

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Grantee Update: Abilities Network

In January, Abilities Network received a Council grant in the amount of $75,000 to provide intensive, customized technical assistance to child care providers throughout Maryland to increase skills, knowledge and capacity. We just received their…

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2018 Legislative Session Overview

The 2018 Legislative Session has concluded. Read our Legislative Overview for information about bills affecting people with developmental disabilities and their families.     

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Highlights 2017

Take a look at our annual report, Highlights. Here we share the wide range of issues we addressed and the diverse groups of people we reached in 2017. Be sure to take a look at the “By…

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Governor Hogan’s FY19 Budget Released

Governor Hogan released his FY 2019 proposed budget, which covers the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Below you will find highlights of particular interest to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families….

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2018 Legislative Session is Underway

The 2018 legislative session is underway. Each week of the session, we publish a list of bills we are monitoring and those that are a priority with links to the bills, their status, and hearing…

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