Funded Projects

TCDD funds grant projects to address needs across Texas in areas including competitive employment, education, health and fitness, positive behavioral interventions and supports, inclusive faith-based communities, local advocacy networks, leadership training, strengthening communities, and cultural competence and sensitivity. The Council intends that funded projects will be sustainable after they no longer receive funding, so completed projects may still be active without financial support from TCDD. 

ProjectOutcomesGeographic ReachStatusStartedCompleted
23 East Group — Enhancing Statewide Community EngagementCommunity Engagement, Statewide OutreachStatewideIn Progress2025
Baylor University — Next Generation EngagementMultigenerational Engagement, Self-AdvocacyStatewideIn Progress2025
Texas A&M University Health Science Center — Culturally Inclusive Family SupportFamily Support, Leadership Skills, Self-AdvocacyAustin, Brazos, Brazoria, Burleson, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Montgomery, Robertson, Waller, and Washington countiesIn Progress2024
Valley Association for Independent Living — Increasing Employment for South Texans with DDAddressing Barriers to Employment, Increasing Job SkillsCameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties In Progress2024
Alamo Area Council of Governments — Adults with DD Supporting Aging Family MembersAging Well With DD, Family Support, Supporting CaregiversStatewideIn Progress2023
Rice University — Coping with Grief and LossMental Health Care, Support for Grief and LossStatewideIn Progress2023
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — Treatment for Substance-Use DisordersHealth Care, Substance-Use TreatmentStatewideIn Progress2023
Strategic Education Solutions — Self-Advocates in Participatory Action ResearchInclusion, Participatory Action Research, Self-Advocacy Brazos and Jefferson countiesIn Progress2023
Dallas Metrocare Services — Disability Cultural Humility for Elected OfficialsDisability Cultural Humility StatewideIn Progress2023
Children’s Disabilities Information Coalition — Civic Engagement for People with DisabilitiesCivic Engagement, InclusionEl Paso CountyIn Progress2023
disABILITYsa — Self-Advocates in Participatory Action ResearchInclusion, Participatory Action Research, Self-AdvocacyBexar CountyIn Progress2023
Paso del Norte Children’s Development Center — Partners in Academic LeadershipEducation, Youth Leadership SkillsEl Paso CountyIn Progress2022
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Future Leaders Advocacy CorpsLeadership Skills, Legislative Advocacy, Public Policy, Self-Advocacy StatewideIn Progress2022
Texas Advocates — Project LEAD (Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy, & Self-Determination)Leadership Skills, Self-Advocacy StatewideIn Progress2022
Texas A&M University — Health Equity for People with DDHealth Care, Health Equity Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington counties In Progress2022
Baylor College of Medicine — Health Equity for People with DDHealth Care, Health Equity StatewideIn Progress2022
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Collaborative Oral Health Care for Texans with DDDental Care, Health Care, Health Equity StatewideIn Progress2022
University of Houston-Clear Lake — Health Equity for People with DDHealth Care, Health Equity StatewideIn Progress2022
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Partnering with Law Enforcement for Inclusion and Support (New Initiative)Civil Rights Protection, Inclusion, Public Safety, Self-AdvocacyStatewideIn Progress2022
Texas State University — Inclusive Postsecondary Education (New Initiative)Inclusive Education, Postsecondary EducationStatewideIn Progress2022
Paso del Norte Children’s Development Center — New Initiative (Help Me Grow El Paso)Early Childhood Intervention and SupportEl Paso CountyCompleted20222024
Epilepsy Foundation of Central and South Texas — Developmental Disability Policy FellowEpilepsy Advocacy, Legislative Advocacy, Public Policy Professional DevelopmentCentral and South TexasCompleted20222024
Texas Tech University — Project AIMS (Acquiring Independent Money Skills)Independence, Money Skills, Self-DeterminationStatewideIn Progress2022
NAMI Texas — Developmental Disability Policy FellowLegislative Advocacy, Mental Health Care, Public Policy Professional DevelopmentStatewideCompleted20222024
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Developmental Disability Policy FellowCriminal Justice, Legislative Advocacy, Public Policy Professional DevelopmentStatewideCompleted20222024
Gulf Coast Self-Advocates — Capacity Building Mini-GrantSelf-advocacy group expansionBrazoria and Galveston counties Completed20222023
Imagine Art — Capacity Building Mini-GrantSelf-advocacy group expansionStatewideCompleted20222023
TILT Performance Group — Capacity Building Mini-GrantInclusion, Self-advocacy group expansionGreater Austin areaCompleted20222023
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute — Trauma-Informed Mental Health Care for Youth with DD in Emergency Rooms (New Initiative) Behavioral health care, Mental health careStatewideIn Progress2022
Family to Family Network — Planning Ahead for Family Support and Financial SecurityFamily support, Financial security planning Greater Houston areaCompleted20212023
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Older Adults with DD and Their CaregiversAging Well with DD, Supporting CaregiversStatewideIn Progress2021
West Central Texas Regional Foundation – Leadership Development and Advocacy Training in Rural AreasLeadership Skills, Self-AdvocacyBrown, Coleman, Comanche, and Runnels countiesCompleted20182023
Children’s Disabilities Information Coalition — Leadership Development and Advocacy Training led by Self-AdvocatesLeadership Skills, Self-AdvocacyEl Paso County In Progress2021
SAFE — Sexual Assault Response and PreventionHealth & Wellness, Reducing Sexual Assault StatewideIn Progress2021
West Central Texas Council of Governments — Sexual Assault Prevention and ResponseHealth & Wellness, Reducing Sexual Assault Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, and Throckmorton countiesIn Progress2021
Project Amistad — Money Basics (Cents and Sensibility)Financial LiteracyEl Paso County In Progress2021
Adapt-Able Foundation — Adapt-Able SCUBA Community InclusionDallas-Fort Worth metroplex (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise counties)Completed20212022
Imagine Art — Art a Gogh GoEmployment SupportTravis CountyCompleted20212022
The Arc of Texas — Complex Mental Health Needs (Whole Person Project)Legislative Advocacy, Mental Health Provider Training, Mental Health SupportStatewideCompleted20202025
UMass Medical School — Complex Mental Health Needs and People With DDMental HealthStatewideCompleted20202024
Texas Tech University — Complex Mental Health Needs (Project TEDD)Mental Health Support, Special Education SupportStatewideCompleted20202025
Paso del Norte Children’s Development Center — Developmental Disabilities Policy Fellow
Policy Change, Self-AdvocacyEl Paso CountyCompleted20202022
Texas Parent to Parent — Developmental Disabilities Policy FellowPolicy Change, Self-AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20202022
UMass Medical School — Texas Sexual Assault Response and PreventionHealth & Wellness, Reducing Sexual Assault StatewideIn Progress2020
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth— Research of Substance-Use Disorder in People With DDSubstance-Use Disorder ResearchStatewideCompleted20202021
Goodwill Industries of East Texas — Community Inclusion ProjectCommunity Inclusion, Meaningful EmploymentAnderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood countiesCompleted20202021
The Arc of the Capital Area — Community Inclusion ProjectReducing IsolationTravis and Williamson countiesCompleted20202021
Downs In Motion — Outreach and Development ProjectCommunity SupportEl Paso CountyCompleted20202021
Best Buddies — Meaningful Day ProjectEmployment SupportDallas and Harris countiesCompleted20202021
Community Healthcore — Meaningful Day ProjectEmployment SupportBowie, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Red River, Rusk, and Upshur counties.Completed20202021
nonPareil Institute — My Day, My Way Project
Employment SupportTravis CountyCompleted20202021
The Arc of the Capital Area — Meaningful Day ProjectEmployment SupportTravis and Williamson countiesCompleted20202021
Reach Unlimited — Meaningful Day ProjectEmployment Support
Harris and Waller countiesCompleted20202021
Best Buddies International, Inc. — Community Inclusion ProjectInclusive Education, Reducing IsolationHarris CountyCompleted20202021
Alamo Area Council of Governments — Support and Empowerment for Older Adults with IDD and their CaregiversAging Well with DD, Supporting CaregiversBexar CountyIn Progress2019
Baylor College of Medicine — Advancing Behavioral Health IntegrationBehavioral Health, Dental CareStatewideCompleted20192024
Texas Parent to Parent — Transition CenterFamily Support, Transitioning to AdulthoodSouth Central TexasCompleted20192023
Texas Tech University — Facts of Life Project
Health & WellnessStatewideCompleted20192022
Special Olympics Texas — Healthy LEAP (Lifestyle, Education, and Practice)Health & Wellness, Inclusive EducationStatewideCompleted20192024
UMass Chan Medical School — Statewide Community Services Peer-Support SpecialistsIndependent Living, Peer SupportStatewideCompleted20192023
Literacy United — Reading for All
Literacy SkillsTarrant CountyCompleted20192023
Texas Advocates — Next Chapter Book ClubLiteracy Skills, Reducing IsolationBee, Dallas, McLennan, Williamson, and Wilson countiesCompleted20192023
Baylor College of Medicine — Transition to Adult Care Mentorship
Peer Support, Transitioning to AdulthoodHarris CountyCompleted20192023
Texas Tech University — Advanced Leadership Training for Professionals (Project Leadership Challenge)Leadership Skills for Disability Professionals StatewideCompleted20192024
The Arc of Texas — Partners in Disability Leadership
Leadership Skills for Disability ProfessionalsStatewideCompleted20192022
Dominique Cares — Outreach and Development ProjectFamily SupportCollin CountyCompleted20192021
Texas State Independent Living Council — Peer Support for People in Institutions
Independent Living, Peer SupportCallahan, Cameron, Duval, Eastland, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jones, Shackelford, Starr, Stephens, Taylor, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata countiesCompleted20182023
Texas Advocates — Peer Support for People in Institutions
Independent Living, Peer Support, Person-Centered PlanningBexar and Travis countiesCompleted20182023
Project Amistad — Peer Support for People in Institutions
Independent Living, Peer Support, Person-Centered PlanningEl Paso CountyCompleted20182023
Texas State Independent Living Council — Leadership Development and Advocacy Training in Rural AreasLeadership Skills, Self-AdvocacyCallahan, Cameron, Duval, Eastland, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jones, Shackelford, Starr, Stephens, Taylor, Webb, Willacy, and Zapata counties Completed20182022
Imagine Art — Peer Support in CommunitiesIndependent Living, Peer SupportTravis CountyCompleted20182022
Easter Seals — Policy FellowEducationStatewideCompleted20182020
Family to Family Network — Developmental Disabilities Policy FellowsEducationBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller CountiesCompleted20182020
Hatching Hope Foundation — Outreach & Development — Outreach & DevelopmentOutreach and DevelopmentCollin, Dallas and Tarrant CountiesCompleted20182019
Educational Programs Inspiring Communities — Youth Leadership DevelopmentYouth Leadership Skills, Self-AdvocacyHarris CountyCompleted20172022
Mounting Horizons — Youth Leadership DevelopmentYouth Leadership Skills, Self-AdvocacyGalveston CountyCompleted20172022
SAFE Alliance — Youth Leadership DevelopmentYouth Leadership Skills, Self-AdvocacyTravis CountyCompleted20172022
The Arc of Texas — Policy FellowsLeadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingStatewideCompleted20172019
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Policy FellowsLeadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingStatewideCompleted20172019
Disability Rights Texas — Policy FellowsLeadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingStatewide Rural AreasCompleted20172019
Texas State Independent Living Council — Accessible Transportation SummitsAccessible TransportationGalveston, Hidalgo, McLennan, Travis countiesCompleted20162021
Easterseals Central Texas — Leadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingLeadership Training, Self-AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20162021
Paso del Norte Children’s Development Center — Leadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingLeadership Training, Self-AdvocacyEl Paso CountyCompleted20162021
Family to Family Network — Leadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingLeadership Traning, Self-AdvocacyBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller counties Completed20162021
REACH Families — Culturally Appropriate Family SupportsCommunity SupportCollin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant Completed20162020
National Disability Institute Understanding — Employment Options and SupportsEmploymentStatewideCompleted20162018
Disability Rights Texas — Stakeholder Training on Guardianship AlternativesLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20162018
Imagine Enterprises, Inc. — Project HigherOutreach and DevelopmentEl Paso CountyCompleted20162017
Light and Salt Association — Culturally Appropriate Family SupportsCommunity SupportsBrazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery countiesCompleted20152019
Texas Advocates — Grass Roots Community OrganizationLeadership and AdvocacyGreater Austin area, including Hays, Travis and Williamson countiesCompleted20152018
Special Kids, Inc — Mini GrantOutreach and DevelopmentHouston, Texas and Harris CountyCompleted20152016
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Policy FellowLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20142016
Nuevos Horizontes de Starr County — Mini GrantsLeadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingRio GrandeCompleted20142015
The Arc of El Paso — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentEl PasoCompleted20142014
Moody Clinic — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentCameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy countiesCompleted20142014
Access Empowerment — Accessible Parking Awareness CampaignTransportationHays and Travis CountiesCompleted20142014
Travis County — Accessible Parking Awareness CampaignTransportationTravisCompleted20142014
ALMA — Outreach and Development ProjectBuilding Community Capacity Through CollaborationTravis, Williamson, Bastrop, Hays, Caldwell and Burnet counties

Completed20132014
Community Healthcore — Community Living NetworkBuilding Community Capacity Through CollaborationBowie, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Red River, Rusk, and Upshur CountiesCompleted20132019
East Texas Center for Independent Living — East Texas Disability Services NetworkBuilding Community Capacity Through CollaborationSmith, Wood, Van Zandt, Cherokee, Henderson and Rusk countiesCompleted20132018
Texas Tech University — West Texas Community NetworkBuilding Community Capacity Through CollaborationArmstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Crosby, Deaf Smith, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hartley, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Swisher and Terry countiesCompleted20132019
El Paso County — Upper Rio Grande IDD Community Support NetworkBuilding Community Capacity Through CollaborationEl Paso CountyCompleted20132019

Region 17 Education Service Center — Family Involvement in SchoolsEducationBailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry and Yoakum countiesCompleted20132018
Imagine Enterprises, Inc — Project SPEAKLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20132017
VSA Arts of Texas — Opening Minds, Opening DoorsLeadership and AdvocacyBexar, El Paso, Harris, Hays, Travis and Williamson countiesCompleted20132017
Abundant Rain Christian Fellowship — Community Services ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentBastrop CountyCompleted20132014
REACh Families — Reaching East African Children and FamiliesOutreach and DevelopmentCollin, Tarrant and Dallas countiesCompleted20132014
Helpful Interventions — Gulf Coast African American Family Support ConferenceCommunity InclusionGreater Houston area, Harris CountyCompleted20122015
Educational Programs Inspiring Communities, Inc. — Enabling TechnologiesEmploymentHarris CountyCompleted20122017
Strategic Education Solution, LLC — Virtual Job CoachEmploymentHouston and Harris CountyCompleted20122017
Texas A&M University — Bridge to Career in Human ServiceEmploymentCollege StationCompleted20122016
Texas Tech University — Project SEARCHEmploymentStatewideCompleted20122017
Texas Workforce Commission — Project HIREEmploymentHidalgo CountyCompleted20122017
Epilepsy Foundation Texas — Get FIT TexasHealth and FitnessRural Counties Surrounding Houston and San AntonioCompleted20122017
Any Baby Can — Any Body CanHealth and FitnessSan Antonio and Bexar CountiesCompleted20122017
Texas State Independent Living Council — Getting Fit to Live, Work and PlayHealth and FitnessBrazos Valley — College Station and Bryan and West Texas Lubbock areaCompleted20122017
Jewish Family Service of Dallas — Inclusive Faith Based Communities SymposiumInclusive Faith-Based CommunitiesDallas, Collin, Denton and Rockwall countiesCompleted20122015
OneStar Foundation — Inclusive Faith-Based Communities SymposiumInclusive Faith-Based CommunitiesTravis CountyCompleted20122015
The Arc of Greater Tarrant County — Inclusive Faith-Based Communities SymposiumInclusive Faith-Based CommunitiesTarrant CountyCompleted20122015
West Central Texas Regional Foundation — Inclusive Faith-Based Communities SymposiumInclusive Faith-Based CommunitiesCallahan, Jones and Taylor countiesCompleted20122015
The Arc of Texas — Texas Microboard CollaborationIndividual and Family SupportTravis, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, El Paso and Bexar countiesCompleted20122013
A Circle of Ten, Inc. — Building Community Capacity Through CollaborationLeadership and AdvocacyAlvin, Bellaire, Crosby, Galveston, Houston, Huffman, Katy, Liberty, Pasadena, Pearland, Port Bolivar, Seabrook, Spring and Sugar LandCompleted20122014
A Circle of Ten, Inc. — Capacity Building FacilitatorLeadership and AdvocacyAustin, Edom, and Houston
Completed20122012
Brighton School, Inc. — Expansion of the Leadership and Advocacy Skills Training ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20122013
EveryChild, Inc. — Developmental Disabilities Policy Fellow
Leadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20122018
Building Community Capacity Through CollaborationLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20122014

Texas Advocates — Project SAVELeadership and AdvocacyTravis, Guadalupe, Bexar, Atascosa, Starr, Hidalgo, Willacy and Cameron CountiesCompleted20122015
Texas A&M University — Project LEADLeadership and AdvocacyBrazos ValleyCompleted20122015
Texas State Independent Living Council — Leadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20122015
The Arc of Dallas — Advocacy for Choice and ChangeLeadership and AdvocacyCollin, Dallas and Rockwall countiesCompleted20122015
The Arc of Greater Tarrant County — Project MOVELeadership and AdvocacyAustin, San Antonio, Rio Grande Valley and the Amarillo/Central Plains RegionCompleted20122015
The Arc of Texas — Developmental Disabilities Policy FellowLeadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingTravis, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, El Paso and Bexar countiesCompleted20122017
Centro de Mi Salud — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentStatewideCompleted20122013
Growing Roots — Professional Development ProgramOutreach and DevelopmentAustin, Texas and surrounding counties, Travis, Williamson, Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop, Burnet and Blanco countiesCompleted20122017
Sower Foundation — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentBexar, Fort Bend and Harris countiesCompleted20122013
The Arc of San Angelo — Volunteer Supported Decision-MakingCommunity InclusionTom Green, Concho, Irion, Menard and McCulloch countiesCompleted20112014
Texas Tech University — Project CASEEmploymentStatewideCompleted20112016
Imagine Enterprises, Inc — Youth Leadership and Advocacy Expansion ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyWest TexasCompleted20112013
Paso del Norte Children's Development Center — Leadership Development and Advocacy Skills TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyEl Paso CountyCompleted20112013
SafePlace — Meaningful Relationships ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyAustin-Travis County and Sequin-Guadalupe CountyCompleted20112015
Texas Parent to Parent — Advocacy Network
Leadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20112016
Apalachicola Creek Indians — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentStatewide Rural Areas
Completed20112011
The Arc of Greater Houston — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentHouston AreaCompleted20112011
Barbara Jordan Endeavors — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentStatewideCompleted20112012
Friends and Families of Asians with Special Needs — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentStatewideCompleted20112012
Light and Salt — Outreach and Development ProjectOutreach and DevelopmentHouston and surrounding areasCompleted20112012
Parents Anonymous, Inc. — African American Family Support Conference: HoustonLeadership and AdvocacyHarris, Fort Bend, and Bexar countiesCompleted20102013
Family to Family Network — Disability Leadership Network of Houston
Leadership and AdvocacyBrazoria, Chambers, Ft. Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller countiesCompleted20092012
Region 17 Education Service Center — Positive Behavioral Supports Project: Head Start

EducationStatewideCompleted20082013
Region 17 Education Service Center — Positive Behavioral Supports Project: Impacting DisproportionalityEducationStatewideCompleted20082013
Baylor College of Medicine — Transition Medicine Program: Expansion ProjectHealth CareStatewideCompleted20082011
Project DOCC, Inc. — Houston Project DOCCHealth CareHoustonCompleted20082010
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas — ASSET AmeriCorpsIndividual and Family SupportAustin, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Waco/Killeen, Dallas and El PasoCompleted20082011
The Arc of Greater Tarrant County — Youth Leadership and Advocacy Expansion ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyTarrant, Johnson, Hood, Wise and Parker countiesCompleted20082011
Brighton School, Inc. — Parent Alliance for Learning and SupportLeadership and AdvocacyBexar, Comal, Bandera and Kendall countiesCompleted20082011
NAMI Texas — Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyAustin, Amarillo, Houston, East Texas, San Antonio, and El PasoCompleted20082011
Parents Anonymous, Inc. — Statewide Advocacy Network DevelopmentLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20082011
SER — Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf CoastLeadership and AdvocacyHouston areaCompleted20082013
Syracuse University — Advocacy U Resource CenterLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20082011
Texas A&M University — Statewide Advanced Leadership and Public Policy Advocacy Training
Leadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20082013
The Arc of Greater Tarrant County — Specialized Advocacy Training ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyEl Paso, Brownwood, Houston, and AustinCompleted20082011
Project IDEAL — Teacher Education for Inclusive EducationEducationStatewideCompleted20072010
Community Healthcore — Texas Customized Self Employment ProjectEmploymentLongview, Clarksville, Kilgore, Marshall, Pritchett, Tatum, and TexarkanaCompleted20072012
Lower Rio Grande Valley Workforce Development Board — Project RISEEmploymentHidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties

Completed20072010
Texas A&M University — Brazos Valley Employment ProjectEmploymentBrazos ValleyCompleted20072010
VSA Arts of Texas — Art Works: Creative IndustriesEmploymentStatewideCompleted20072012
Knowbility, Inc. — Access Works: A Field Initiated Employment Project
EmploymentStatewideCompleted20072010
Texas Citizen Fund — Paratransit Services Quality Improvement InitiativeTransportationStatewideCompleted20072010
Advocacy, Inc. — Disaster Recovery ProjectDisaster RecoverySouth, East, Central, and North TexasCompleted20062006
EveryChild, Inc. — Family-Based Alternatives Expansion Project Individual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted20062009
Education Service Center - Region 19 — Youth Leadership and Advocacy Project: Far West TexasLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20062011
Goodwill Industries of Central East Texas, Inc — Youth Leadership and Advocacy Project: East TexasLeadership and AdvocacyAngelina and Nacogdoches countiesCompleted20062011
Imagine Enterprises, Inc — West Texas Youth Leadership ForumLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20062011
Texas A&M Research Foundation — Youth Leadership and Advocacy ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20062011
Independent Living Research Utilization — Accessible New Housing ProjectHousingStatewideCompleted20052010
El Paso Rehabilitation Center — Peer to Peer Self-Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyEl Paso AreaCompleted20052010
Sabine Valley Center — Peer to Peer Self-Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyLongviewCompleted20052008
Texas Advocates — Peer to Peer Self-Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacySan Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Rio Grande Valley areasCompleted20052008
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas — Texas Disability Policy Consortium
Leadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20052009
The Arc of Texas — Local Advocacy TrainingCommunity InclusionStatewideCompleted20042007
Aquatics Unlimited Foundation — Aquatic Recreation ProjectIndividual and Family SupportAustinCompleted20042004
Region 17 Education Service Center — Positive Behavioral Supports ProjectIndividual and Family SupportRegion 17 (21 counties around Lubbock)Completed20042008
Texana MHMR Center — Positive Behavioral Supports ProjectIndividual and Family SupportAustin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Harris, Jefferson, Matagorda, Orange, Waller, and Wharton countiesCompleted20042008
Texas Association for Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies — Positive Behavioral Supports Project Individual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted20042009
Boerne Independent School District Department of Special Education — Local Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyBoerne Independent School DistrictCompleted20042007
Denton County Federation of Families — Local Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyDenton CountyCompleted20042007
East Texas Center for Independent Living — Local Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyEast TexasCompleted20042007
Family to Family Network — Local Advocacy Training
Leadership and AdvocacyGreater Houston AreaCompleted20042007
Imagine Enterprises, Inc — Self-Determination TexasLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20042009
Serving Children and Adolescents in Need, Inc. — Local Advocacy Training
Leadership and AdvocacyWebb CountyCompleted20042007
The Hali Project, Inc. — Local Advocacy TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyWest Texas (Lubbock and Panhandle areas)Completed20042007
The Loomis Corporation — Marketing Services
Planning and ResearchStatewideCompleted20042007
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas — Biennial ReportPlanning and ResearchStatewideCompleted20042004
Advocacy, Inc. — Texas Community Integration ProjectCommunity InclusionStatewideCompleted20032008
Texas Citizen Fund — Local Transportation and Mobility InitiativesCommunity InclusionStatewideCompleted20032005
EveryChild, Inc. — Family-Based Alternatives ProjectIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted20032004
Statewide Permanency Planning Efforts">Texas Health and Human Services Commission — Development and Implementation of
Statewide Permanency Planning Efforts

Community InclusionStatewideCompleted20022003
The Enterprise Foundation — Best Practices Conference SeriesCommunity InclusionStatewideCompleted20022005
Austin Travis County MHMR Center — School to Work Transition ProjectEducationAustinCompleted20022004
Dallas Metrocare Services — Dallas Transitioning - Making It HappenEducationDallasCompleted20022005
Knowbility, Inc. — Accessibility Internet RallyEducationStatewideCompleted20022005
Texoma Council of Governments — Career ConnectionsEducationTexoma Region (Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson counties)Completed20022005
The Arc of Texas — School to Work Transition Local Demonstration Project - Rio Grande Valley-Edinburg Independent School District

EducationDallasCompleted20022004
VSA Arts of Texas — Arts-Based Learning, PreschoolEducationStatewideCompleted20022005
Children's Association for Maximum Potential — Project DOCCHealth CareSan Antonio

Completed20022006
Driscoll Children's Hospital — Project DOCCHealth CareCorpus ChristiCompleted20022006
Project DOCC, Inc. — Houston Project DOCCHealth CareHoustonCompleted20022006
Texas Parent to Parent — Project DOCCHealth CareAustin, Temple, Fort Worth and DallasCompleted20022006
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Housing: New Initiatives ProjectHousingStatewideCompleted20022005
Disability Services of the Southwest — Personal Attendants Pool Demonstration ProjectIndividual and Family SupportAustinCompleted20022005
San Antonio Independent Living Services — Personal Attendants Pool Demonstration ProjectIndividual and Family SupportSan AntonioCompleted20022005
Texas A&M Research Foundation — Family Support NetworkIndividual and Family SupportBrazos ValleyCompleted20022005
Austin Travis County MHMR — Personal Attendants Pool Demonstration ProjectIndividual and Family SupportDallasCompleted20022005
The Arc of Dallas — Personal Attendants Pool Demonstration ProjectIndividual and Family SupportDallasCompleted20022005
The Arc of McLennan County — Parent Connection ProgramIndividual and Family SupportWaco/McLennan CountyCompleted20022005
Children's Association for Maximum Potential — Youth Leadership TrainingLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20022005
El Paso Rehabilitation Center — Leadership Academy for FamiliesLeadership and AdvocacyEl Paso CountyCompleted20022006
Texas Citizen Fund — Biennial Report: Barriers to InclusionPlanning and ResearchStatewideCompleted20022003
Advocacy, Inc. — Texas Community Integration CollaborativeCommunity InclusionStatewideCompleted20012003
AMS Production Group — Higher Education VideoEducationStatewideCompleted20012003
Family to Family Network — Connections: A Facilitator’s Guide for Families of Children with DisabilitiesEducationStatewideCompleted20012004
Richardson Independent School District — School to Work Transition Projects

EducationRichardsonCompleted20012004
Special Care and Career Services — 3- 5 Transition ProgramEducationStatewideCompleted20012004
Texana MHMR Center — School to Work Transition ProjectEducationRosenbergCompleted20012004
The Arc of Texas — Inclusion Works! ConferenceEducationStatewideCompleted20012004
Imagine Enterprises, Inc. — Promoting Self AdvocacyEmploymentDallasCompleted20012004
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas — Texas Home of Your Own ProjectHousingStatewideCompleted20012003
EveryChild, Inc. — Family-Based Alternatives Model ProjectIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted20012002
Texas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies — Inclusive Child CareIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted20012004
Accessible Communities, Inc. — Coastal Bend Advocacy DevelopmentLeadership and AdvocacyTexas Coastal Bend area
Completed20012004
Advocacy, Inc. — Texas Disability Policy ConsortiumLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20012004
Family to Family Network — Partners in PolicymakingLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20012004
MHMR of Tarrant County — Advanced Leadership ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyNorth TexasCompleted20012004
NAMI Texas — Training Effective Board MembersLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20012004
Texas Advocates — Leadership AcademyLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted20012004
Texoma Council of Governments — Local Advocacy NetworkLeadership and AdvocacyTexoma Region (Cooke, Grayson and Fannin Counties)Completed20012004
The Enterprise Foundation — Community Leadership Development ProjectLeadership and AdvocacyAustin, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Longview, San Angelo, and San AntonioCompleted20012004
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Biennial Report: Personal Assistance ServicesPlanning and ResearchStatewideCompleted20012003
Texas Citizen — Fund Community Transportation Advocacy NetworkCommunity InclusionStatewideCompleted20002003
LR Consulting — Inclusive Education Demonstration ProjectEducationAustinCompleted20002005
The Enterprise Foundation — Consumer-Controlled Housing ProjectHousingStatewideCompleted20002003
Texas Health and Human Services Commission— Texas Integrated Funding Initiative ConsortiumIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted20002003
Human Services Research Institute — Research and Evaluation ProjectPlanning and ResearchStatewideCompleted20002003
The Center for Outcome Analysis — The Biennial Reports Project
Planning and ResearchStatewideCompleted20002003
Special Audience Marketing, Inc. — Marketing and Public Awareness ProjectPublic AwarenessStatewideCompleted20002003
The Arc of Texas — School to Work Transition Local Demonstration Project - Alvin Independent School DistrictEducationAlvin Independent School DistrictCompleted19992004
The Arc of Texas — School to Work Transition Local Demonstration Project: Rio Grande Valley-Edinburg Independent School District
EducationRio Grande Valley – Edinburg Independent School District

Completed19992004
Parents as Case Managers, Inc. — Advocacy Support NetworkLeadership and AdvocacyBrazoria and Harris countiesCompleted19982001
Texas Advocates — Advocacy Support NetworkLeadership and AdvocacyCentral TexasCompleted19982001
Imagine Enterprises, Inc. — Employment ProjectEmployment
StatewideCompleted19972002
The Enterprise Foundation — Consumer-Controlled Housing ProjectHousingStatewideCompleted19972000
University of Texas — Increasing the Use of Plans for Achieving Self-Support and other Social Security Administration Work IncentivesEmploymentStatewideCompleted19962001
Family to Family Network — Advocacy Support NetworkFamily to Family NetworkHouston and surrounding areasCompleted19962001
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas — Texas Home of Your Own ProjectHousingStatewideCompleted19962001
Texas Department of Aging — Support for Individual with Disabilities Who are Aging Individual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted19962001
Texas Health and Human Services Commission — Family Support and Permanency Planning for Children with Developmental DisabilitiesIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted19962001
Texas Health and Human Services Commission — Texas Integrated Funding Initiative ConsortiumIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted19962001
The Arc of Texas — Special Needs Master Pooled TrustIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted19962001
Advocacy, Inc. — Texas Disability Policy ConsortiumLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted19962000
Texas Health and Human Services Commission — Local Transportation Coordination ModelsCommunity InclusionBastrop, Brazoria, Denton, El Paso, Galveston, and Harris countiesCompleted19952000
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities — Personal Assistance Services Task ForceIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted19912000
Santa Rosa Health Care — Texas Respite Resource NetworkIndividual and Family SupportStatewideCompleted19912000
The Walsh Company — Partners in PolicymakingLeadership and AdvocacyStatewideCompleted19912004