• BUDDIES (Evaluation Capacity Building) Meeting

    Ensuring BUDDIES Is About U During this session, Partnerships For Health will present key findings from the 2025 BUDDIES Survey. Following this, they will lead a facilitated discussion with Councils to identify and prioritize evaluation training topics. This collaborative process will allow for a deeper exploration of the prioritized topics, ensuring that the 2025 Building Utilization-focused…

  • 5-Year Plan CRA Parts A & B

    Join us to explore how state information data can help with State plan development and how the portrait of the State sections can inform the Council’s priorities when considering goals. Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025 Time: 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Eastern Register Here!

  • 5-Year State Plan Development – CRA Part C

    Join us to review the 5-year plan section on Analysis of State Issues and Challenges. We will discuss items in the section including eligibility criteria, barriers to full participation of people with I/DD who are unserved and underserved, waiting list information, assistive technology, and adequacy of resources, adequacy of services in ICF/DD facilities and HCBS…

  • ACL Office of Fiscal Operations (OFO): DD council and DSA Fiscal Staff training

    This meeting is for Council fiscal staff, including DSA fiscal staff that support your Council.  Leadership and staff from the Administration for Community Living | Office of Fiscal Operations will share information and updates about grant financial management and cost allowability requirements as well as current reporting requirements and guidance. Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025…

  • PPR for FFY 2024 DUE

    Reports are due by close of business today. Follow submission instructions provided by your assigned Program Specialist.

  • Leadership Lab: Strategies for Renewed Engagement from Council and Committee Members

    Join us as we discuss strategies to get Council and Committee Members reengaged in Council work. We’ll discuss agenda setting for maximum engagement, self-evaluation and tips for driving greater participation. Bring your effective practices to share with others! Who should attend? Council members who are in leadership roles such as Chair, Vice-Chair, Executive Committee members…

  • BUDDIES (Evaluation Capacity Building) Session: Data Visualization

    May BUDDIES Session – Make Your Data Pop! To build off the April Peer-to-Peer session, the BUDDIES Project will facilitate a session on data visualization. We’ll cover creative ways to visually bring your most important data to life! We’ll also be joined by a special guest - Ariel Schwartz from the University of New Hampshire’s…

  • Training & TA Institute: Federal Updates

    Join us to hear information and updates from leadership staff from ACL, Administration on Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Register!