ABOUT IIDC
Funding Sources and Affiliations
The Indiana Institute pursues its mission with support from Indiana University in the form of capital and noncapital assets, federal resources, state grants, and foundation monies. The Institute reports to the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) and the Trustees of Indiana University. OVPR supports centers, institutes, and museums that provide environments for research and other scholarly activities. Indiana University's Research Center and Institute system facilitates quality inter-and multi-disciplinary research around themes that involve researchers from multiple units across disciplines, departments, schools and campuses.
Nationally, he Institute is a member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). Network members receive core funding through the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). The AUCD Network is comprised of 67 interdisciplinary centers advancing policy and practice for individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities.
AUCD membership includes 39 Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) programs, and 21 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (IDDRC).
Indiana's Developmental Disabilities Network
The Indiana Institute partners with the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities and Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of, and have access to, culturally competent services, supports, and other assistance and opportunities that promote independence, productivity, and inclusion into the community. Each of these organizations receives funding through the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). The Directors of each organization meet to review activities, and plan strategies for state policy development and implementation.