Now Accepting Proposals for Round II of the 2012 Grants Program

Close Date: March 2nd, 2012

2012 Keith Coros Community ADA Implementation Projects

ATTENTION: Please note that the grant monies cannot be used to purchase equipment or pay for modifications (such as installing ramps, doors, and such).

If you have a question about whether your project or idea would qualify for consideration, don't hesitate to ask us - by e-mail: adainfo@indiana.edu or by phone: 1-800-825-4733 ask for ADA-Indiana.

Overview

ADA-Indiana, with generous support from the Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities, is pleased to announce that they are accepting proposals for the 2012 Community ADA Implementation Grants Program. Funding is available to organizations in Indiana to carry out Community ADA Implementation Projects during 2012. The purpose of the projects is to promote increased implementation of the ADA in Indiana’s local communities.

2012 Grantee Highlight: The City of Bloomington's Council for Community Accessibility used ADA-Indiana grant funding to host a community workshop featuring Sally Conway from the U.S. Department of Justice on the revised regulations for Title II and III of the ADA. Read about the other funded projects in Round I of our 2012 ADA Grants program.

Request for Proposal

Downlad the RFP

The Request for Proposals is available in PDF format and Word. (There are free PDF viewers available for download at Adobe Software and Foxit Software.)

Close Date for Proposals

Proposals will be considered if they are received on or postmarked by Friday, March 2nd, 2012.

Who Is Eligible?

Community organizations, businesses, local government entities, schools, institutions of higher education, Centers for Independent Living, advocacy organizations, and/or state and regional organizations are eligible to apply for funding.

2012 Grant Priorities

ADA-Indiana is most interested in projects that will show real impact and specific changes. We are NOT interested in projects that focus only on awareness building. Projects that have potential for replication in other communities are also encouraged.

  • Priority Area 1: Employment of people with disabilities – proposals should specifically training employers to increase their knowledge about hiring practices and reasonable accommodations. Targeted audiences might include community business owners, non-profit agencies, human resource personnel, government employers, etc.

  • Priority Area 2: Improving access to businesses –proposals should focus on helping businesses do self-assessments; training for customer service and communication, hotel and event reservation policies and accommodations; restaurant accommodations, use of alternative formats, etc. [Please note that grant monies cannot be used to purchase equipment or pay for modifications.]

  • Priority Area 3: Accessible transportation – proposals should focus on training for service providers, assessing accessibility of bus stops, etc. [Please note that grant monies cannot be used solely to train riders.]

  • Priority Area 4: Improving access to local government programs and services – proposals should focus on training with local governments to make their programs, services, and activities accessible to people with disabilities. For example, the courts, public meetings and hearings, city websites, and use of alternative formats, etc.

    Questions?

    If you have any questions, please contact Matt Norris, Project Staff, at 812-855-6508 or e-mail at: adainfo@indiana.edu or the ADA-Indiana Chair, Ric Edwards at 317-232-4145 or email at redwards@dnr.in.gov.