The Washington State DD Council is announcing a Request for Proposals to assist us in strengthening our knowledge and creating strategies to embed principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our Council structure.
Read MoreDSHS' Developmental Disabilities Administration plans to award $4.5 million in grants to organizations supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in community settings.
Read MoreThe Developmental Disabilities Council is excited to introduce two new team members that came on November 1st!
Read MoreThe Dan Thompson Account is closing out it's first round of applications. With input from the community through multiple listening sessions and online surveys, a new application for round two funding will be launching on Dec. 1, 2023.
Read MoreThe Equity in Education Coalition, in collaboration with the Northwest Center was awarded a contract to develop a report on the barriers to accessing services for people from BIPOC, rural and other communities farthest from access. The report is now available in Spanish. Please select "Full Post" to access the full report.
Read MoreThe Council is seeking applicants for the new Commerce Specialist 3 position. Please click then button below for more information and to apply.
Read MoreThe Equity in Education Coalition, in collaboration with the Northwest Center was awarded a contract to develop the Diversity, Equity and Education Report as requested by the legislature in 2022. Please click the "Full Post" button below to access the report.
Read MoreThe Council received money from the Administration on Community Living (ACL) to expand the public health workforce. We are looking for creative and innovative proposals to expand and prepare for future health challenges that our community with developmental disabilities may face. Applications will include a Scope of Work detailing how the funds will be spent to support the costs of including wages and benefits for a range of public health professionals including but not limited to: Community health worker; program manager public health nurse communication and policy experts; case investigator; contact tracer; social support specialist; disease intervention specialist; epidemiologist; laboratory personnel; Information specialists; and other positions required to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. A link the application may be found by clicking the "Full Post" button below or on by accessing the Washington Electronic Business (WEBS) website.
Read MoreSelf-Advocacy Leadership Training by Open Doors for Multicultural Families
Read MoreDSHS’ Developmental Disabilities Administration is excited to provide an update regarding projects funded by the Dan Thompson Memorial Developmental Disabilities Community Services Account. DDA has received over 100 recommended project proposals from the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council. Of these, more than 50% are now fully executed contracts with the remainder being finalized in the coming months. Since our last update, we have fully executed an additional 18 contracts to a value of $11,386,181 bringing the total number of contracts in effect to 51 and awarded amount thus far to more than $18.5 million. Please click on Full Post for link and more information.
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