Living Well 

Cross Site Evaluation

Volume I 

Introduction and Grantees

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I. Background of Grant

A. Grant Context and Purpose

Between 1998 and 2016, the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) living in facility 

settings decreased 39 percent, while the number of people in small group settings of four to six people increased 80 

percent. During the same period, the number of people with I/DD living in their own home increased 126 percent, and 

the number of people living in a host or foster home increased by 132 percent.1 People with I/DD who live in home and 

community-based service (HCBS) settings are more likely than people with I/DD living in institutional settings to make 

their own choices, have friends who are not paid staff, and have a paid job in the community.2 Despite these positive 

outcomes, variations in access to and quality of HCBS across the country can put the well-being of people with I/DD living 

in their communities at risk. A recent series of Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports identified significant gaps in the 

reporting of and response to critical incidents in group homes.3

To address these pressing needs, the Administration for Community Living (ACL)4 issued Living Well-Model Approaches 

for Enhancing the Quality, Effectiveness and Monitoring of HCBS for Individuals with I/DD (Living Well) grants, with two 

key goals:

• Increase community integration and independence of 

individuals with I/DD; and 

• Improve the quality of HCBS.

ACL awarded eight five-year grants through two cohorts to 

identify, develop, and evaluate model approaches in accordance 

with the two interrelated core components: community 

monitoring and community capacity building (Exhibit 1). 

ACL administers Living Well grants through the Projects of 

National Significance (PNS) program. Funded under Subtitle 

E in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 

Rights Act (DD Act), PNS create and enhance opportunities 

for people with developmental disabilities (DD) to contribute 

fully in all aspects of community life. Further, PNS support 

the development of national and state policies that promote 

independence, integration, and inclusion in community life.

Exhibit 1. Core Components of Living Well Models

Community 

Monitoring

Community 

Capacity 

Building

1 Larson, S.A., Eschenbacher, H.J., Anderson, L.L., Taylor, B., Pettingell, S., Hewitt, A., Sowers, M., & Bourne, M.L. (2018). In-home and residential 

long-term supports and services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities: Status and trends through 2016. Minneapolis: University of 

Minnesota, Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration.

2 Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) and National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS). (2019). 

National Core Indicators In-Person Survey: 2017-2018 Final Report.

3 Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services. (2016). Massachusetts did not comply with federal and state requirements 

for critical incidents involving developmentally disabled Medicaid beneficiaries.

4 The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) oversaw the Living Well grants when they were awarded in 2017 and 

2018. The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) now provides oversight to the grants within ACL.
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B. Eight Key Features

All grantees are expected to address eight key features in their Living Well models (Exhibit 2).

Exhibit 2. Eight Key Features of Living Well Models 

Partnerships

Initiation and coordination of 

partnerships or coalitions with 

local and state-level organizations, 

agencies, and other relevant 

stakeholders, including at least 

one-self advocacy organization, in 

the design, implementation, and 

replication of grantee activities

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Meaningful and active 

engagement with selfadvocates and families

Continuous, meaningful, and active 

engagement of self-advocates and 

family members throughout the life 

cycle and in all stages of the project

Evidence based practices 

for service improvements

Use of evidence based and 

innovative strategies to (1) improve 

access to and quality of community 

services, (2) reduce and mitigate 

abuse and neglect, and (3) support 

empowerment, self-determination, 

and self-advocacy

Building capacity of DSPs 

and HCBS providers

Prevention-based tools and 

technical assistance to address 

common needs, such as changing 

the ‘culture of abuse and neglect’ 

in HCBS settings and transferring 

knowledge of positive behavior

Reducing abuse 

and neglect through 

community monitoring

Collection, analysis, and 

dissemination of data to develop 

and implement coordinated 

community monitoring that 

builds on existing local or state 

infrastructure and partnerships

Addressing health and 

safety with data tools

Data tools and evidence based 

practices for monitoring highrisk individuals and addressing 

reoccurring issues of health and 

safety concerns

Program and 

outcome evaluation

Process and outcome evaluation 

to analyze delivery and impact of 

project activities

Sustainability

Assurance of organizational, 

financial, and/or community 

stability to continue and refine 

grantee work

Of these required key features, partnerships has the most well defined minimum requirements. Grantees are required to 

partner with (1) at least one DD Network agency which includes a Protection and Advocacy System, State DD Council, or 

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and (2) at least one state-wide agency such as 

the state I/DD Agency, the state Medicaid agency, a self-advocacy organization, a consumer controlled organization (i.e. 

Center for Independent Living), or a family led organization. Grantees may also partner with additional organizations. For 

the purposes of this evaluation, the evaluation team categorized all partnerships as follows:

• DD Network agencies (1 required);

• State-wide and local government agencies, including formal government entities or affiliated groups (1 state-wide

required);

• Provider agencies: including any agency that provides HCBS to individuals with I/DD or organization of such

agencies;

• Advocacy organizations: non-governmental organizations that advocate for rights and supports for individuals with

I/DD and their family members; and

• Contracted partners: private partners that are providing software or other tools to the grantee.

A complete list of each states’ partnerships and their categories may be found in Appendix B.
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The evaluation team used the eight key features required for each grantee’s Living Well model as a framework for collecting 

and analyzing data. Due to overlap in the emergence of the key features from grantees’ implementation of their Living Well 

models, the evaluation team organized key features into three categories (Exhibit 3).

C. Grant Cohorts

ACL awarded three grants in 2017 to teams in Georgia, New Hampshire, and Virginia. In the following year, ACL awarded 

five additional grants—Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin—in 2018 (Exhibit 4).

Exhibit 3. Key Feature Categories

Capacity Building

Partnerships

Meaningful and active engagement with self-advocates and families

Building capacity of DSPs and HCBS providers

Reducing abuse and neglect through community monitoring

Data Collection, Dissemination and Monitoring

Addressing health and safety with data tools

Evidence based practices for service improvements

Program and outcome evaluation

Sustainability

Implementation, Evaluation and Sustainability

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Exhibit 4. Living Well 

State Grantees by Cohort

Cohort 1

University of Georgia 

Institute on Human 

Development

University of New 

Hampshire Institute on 

Disability

Virginia Commonwealth

University Partnership for 

People with Disabilities

Alaska Governor’s Council 

on Disabilities and Special 

Education

University of Idaho Center 

on Disabilities and 

Human Development

Indiana Family 

and Social Services 

Administration

University of 

Missouri-Kansas City 

Institute for Human 

Development

Wisconsin Board for 

People with 

Developmental Disabilities

Cohort 2

II. Grant Summaries

Grantees designed unique Living Well models based on the needs, assets, and opportunities within their state. Appendix A

provides profiles of each grantee introducing their project team and key activities during the evaluation cycle of 2018-2019.
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Appendix A

Living Well 

Grant Summaries
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GEORGIA

Living Well Grant Summary

Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the University of Georgia Institute on Human Development 

and Disability (IHDD) in 2017. 

Project Overview

Capacity Building

Georgia uses the College of Direct Supports (CDS), an online training platform, to advance professionalization of direct 

support professionals (DSPs). Through CDS, provider administrators can create specialized, site-specific modules and 

trainings for their staff members. DSPs and supervisors can view their progress along provider-specific career paths. 

All provider partners in Georgia have membership in the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, which gives 

access to additional resources and trainings curricula, such as the annual Informed Decision-Making (IDM) training.

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring

The Georgia Living Well team is using the Therap General Event Reporting Tool to track processes, structures, and 

incidents. 

The data collected by the tool assists providers to identify risk factors and develop interventions to make improvements 

in identified areas.

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability

For each training activity, Georgia conducts an outcomes assessment and experience survey to track training 

effectiveness and identify areas that require improvement. Looking ahead, the team is focused on Supporting Social 

Roles trainings, wrapping up the train-the-trainer code of ethics, finishing the IDM trainings, and aligning more closely 

with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Living Well Grant Summary

Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability 

(UNHIOD) in 2017. 

Project Overview

Capacity Building

New Hampshire developed an advisory board with strategic partners to oversee their Living Well grant. Self-advocates 

involved with the team are planning a self-advocacy conference as well as a Rights Training.

To identify additional needed supports in home and community-based service settings, the Living Well team collects 

data on systemic issues through surveys and focus groups. The grantee team will use these results to inform future goals 

and initiatives. The state translated trainings into Spanish, Nepali, and Dzongkha (Bhutanese) to increase access and 

understanding with staff for whom English is not a native language.

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring

UNHIOD is developing a statewide monitoring system to identify individuals who have signs of dementia and ensure 

that treatment is received. Furthermore, New Hampshire launched a pilot project to develop promising practices that 

address the needs of those with dual intellectual and developmental disability and mental health diagnoses. Lastly, there 

are plans to consolidate existing and future data into a singular platform.

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability 

New Hampshire is developing a Quality Indicator assessment tool utilizing data from numerous national and state 

data sources. The grantee team anticipates potential scalability of this tool to additional states and on a national level. 

Additionally, the state is moving from paper to electronic data collection to identify baseline data and assess future 

progress. 

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VIRGINIA

Living Well Grant Summary

Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Partnership 

for People with Disabilities in 2017. 

Project Overview

Capacity Building 

In partnership with self-advocates and families, Virginia is implementing Leadership for Empowerment and Abuse 

Prevention (LEAP), a training on the topics of healthy and unhealthy relationships. The target groups include individuals 

with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), direct support professionals, providers, and families.

Virginia is also building relationships with family members. For example, the state is creating a partnership with 

Richmond Public Schools to start parent academies that provide resources to families. Virginia is exploring options to 

host meetings via social media to increase accessibility. Similarly, the Centers for Independent Livings are developing 

question and answer resource sessions for parents and child advocates.

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring 

Virginia is taking steps to improve the critical incident reporting process by refining its platform tool and data 

collection. The disAbility Law Center is involved with community monitoring by conducting interviews with individuals 

with I/DD. They conducted 42 interviews, surpassing their previous goal of 25 interviews.

The state recently expanded their pilot of Discovering Me, an age-appropriate program that assists children transitioning 

out of school or foster care settings through the assessment of interests and skill development.

Moving forward, the state will increase their focus on supporting individuals with dual I/DD and mental health 

diagnoses. Virginia is sourcing data from public and private databases to understand better the issues at hand.

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability

Virginia incorporated current state resources into their work to extend their reach and impact. The grantee team is also 

utilizing partnerships to ensure that other organizations will continue with initiatives created by the Living Well grant. 

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ALASKA

Living Well Grant Summary

Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special 

Education (DD Council) in 2018. 

More information is available here.

Project Overview

Capacity Building 

With the University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Human Development, the Alaska Senior & Disability Services, and 

self-advocates, Alaska is developing training modules for self-advocates. For example, the grantee is developing a selfadvocate-led, in-person summit on how individuals with I/DD can live meaningful lives in the community. The state 

continuously seeks feedback from self-advocates and their families on intended work plans and models. Alaska is also 

looking to pilot two new smartphone apps, one for direct support professionals focused on hiring and being job ready, 

and one for individuals with disabilities and their supporters regarding implementation for supported decision-making 

agreements. 

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring 

Alaska’s key initiatives to improve health and safety include: (1) the Supported Decision Making Agreement 

Communication Pilot, which seeks to increase the accuracy of first person reporting with Adult Protective Services and 

serve as a model for other state agencies to their communication with individuals with I/DD; (2) the state Environmental 

Modification and Home Modifications for Aging in Place accessibility programs; (3) the services referral system, 

particularly for individuals with the highest numbers of incident reports due to critical behavior; and (4) monitoring 

community placements and investigating incidents of abuse and harm through increased partnerships, such as with 

Adult Protective Services.

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability 

Alaska is partnering with the State Exchange on Employment and Disability to create a brief series targeted to 

policymakers highlighting best or promising practices in other states as well as a high level policy forum with members 

of legislature, commissioners, directors, and members from the Governor’s office.

The DD Council is also integrating Living Well project activities into the Shared DD Vision, a state-wide planning 

framework, to promote sustainability. The team is engaging the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, a state 

corporation that administers a trust to improve the lives of individuals with I/DD, as a potential future funder. 

Furthermore, Alaska is exploring options for website improvement in order to have a permanent location for trainings 

developed as part of the Living Well grant. 

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Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the Center on Disabilities and Human Development 

(CDHD) in 2018. 

More information is available here.

Project Overview

Capacity Building 

CDHD and grant partners, the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) and DisAbility Rights Idaho 

aligned its grant activities with Community Now! (CNOW), an existing workgroup made up of self-advocates and 

family members. Both ICDD and CNOW are incorporating person-centered training and planning into statewide home 

and community-based services trainings. The first round of trainings reached 599 family members, self-advocates, and 

providers statewide. 

The state launched a Culturally Responsive Advisory Committee to provide outreach and services to the Spanishspeaking community with a focus on bi-culturalism.

Idaho researched direct support professional trainings, certifications, and skills in other states to replicate models that 

facilitate position recruitment and reduce turnover.

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring 

Self-advocates of the Quality Assurance Workgroup within the CNOW team are leading initiatives to prevent and 

quantify abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The state is currently researching the development of a statewide reporting 

model for critical incidents. Idaho aims to integrate data from Medicaid, identify gaps in the Adult Protective Services 

program, and make the process more person-friendly and accessible.

Idaho is also developing a registry for staff with substantiated complaints of abuse and neglect. 

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability 

The Idaho Living Well team has administered a statewide experience survey in the state to measure training effectiveness 

and identify areas that require improvement. This data will be used to develop future trainings. Additionally, a trainthe-trainer protocol has been developed. The state anticipates the continuation of initiatives started through Living Well 

because of their collaboration with CNOW and other stakeholders.

IDAHO

Living Well Grant Summary

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INDIANA

Living Well Grant Summary

Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 

(FSSA) in 2018. 

Project Overview

Capacity Building 

The Indiana Living Well team is building on the assessment created by the Task Force for Assessment of Services and 

Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (from Act 1102). The state is prioritizing the voices 

of self-advocates through the Self-Advocates of Indiana (SAI), a non-profit advocacy group, in all grant efforts.

The state created a direct support professional workgroup to revise curricula and create toolkits using the Charting the 

LifeCourse (CtLC) framework to achieve a person-centered approach.

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring 

Indiana is visioning and developing community monitoring strategies through the lens of the CtLC framework. The 

grantee team is exploring is the use of Tableau, a data visualization software, to view reporting data from agencies. Using 

Tableau, users can find and visualize specialized information by county, race/ethnicity, gender, and diagnosis. 

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability 

Indiana FSSA is working with the Human Services Research Institute and the University of Missouri – Kansas City to 

redesign state intellectual and developmental disabilities waivers, case management processes, and documentation using 

the CtLC framework. Similarly, Indiana is using an empowerment-based evaluation as a participatory method of process 

evaluation. These approaches advance Indiana’s goal of improved, people-oriented, qualitative data and outcomes.

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Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the University of Missouri-Kansas City Institute for Human 

Development (UMKC–IHD) in 2018. 

Project Overview

Capacity Building

Missouri is building on their existing network of partners to inform their Living Well project work. The state is creating 

community feedback loops using podcasts and other innovative communication strategies that facilitate outreach to 

self-advocates and families. These products also serve as accessible resources for potential usage in trainings.

The UMKC-IHD is developing a victimization prevention toolkit through Missouri Developmental Disability Council 

funding, which the Living Well leadership group disseminates and uses for training.

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring

Missouri is working with project partners to brainstorm strategic indicators for risk, safety, and “living well” that will 

inform future project activities.

The leadership team plans to identify and collect data around quality of life that has not been formally built into 

National Core Indicators surveys. The team is currently focused on mapping current data collection methods to both 

understand what is being collected, better synthesize and utilize collected information, and identify potential gaps in 

data collection. This mapping is based on a set of indicators aligned with the Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) framework 

and developed with Living Well stakeholder feedback. The team is also piloting the use of electronic documentation 

systems within a pilot group of providers to develop and test person-level outcome indicators.With these data, Missouri 

plans to transition from long reports with technical research jargon to more usable and accessible formats.

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability 

As the creator of the CtLC model, UMKC-IHD uses the CtLC framework and person-centered thinking as the 

organizing principles for their projects and to enhance data driven decision making at all project levels. The state also 

plans to build awareness and capacity of the Living Well Quality Outcomes through the development of short podcasts 

and videos, and the Living Well/CtLC Ambassador Series for System Transformation.

MISSOURI

Living Well Grant Summary

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WISCONSIN

Living Well Grant Summary

Grant Leadership Team Overview

The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) awarded a Living Well 

grant to the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental 

Disabilities (BPDD) in 2018. 

More information is available here. 

Project Overview

Capacity Building 

Wisconsin partnered with In Control Wisconsin and People First Wisconsin to develop self-advocacy trainings 

focused on safety and well-being. The team selected six pilot sites through a competitive request for proposals. Pilot 

organizations will work with mentor organizations and a coaching team to assess their strengths and needs, develop 

an action plan and implement an intervention package. The intervention package includes Personal Outcome Measure 

(POM) interviews and collaboration with family-based organizations to provide education and develop peer networks. 

Data Collection, Dissemination, and Monitoring

Wisconsin is meeting with agencies engaged in monitoring and critical incident reporting to understand current issues 

and system processes. The state is developing strategies to support a comprehensive community monitoring system 

utilizing National Core Indicators.

Looking forward, the state plans to produce standardized definitions surrounding abuse and neglect to use in training 

sessions with law enforcement and direct support professionals led by self-advocates.

Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability 

Wisconsin is working closely with the Council on Quality and Leadership to use the POM survey that measures 

achieved outcomes in 21 key life domains. Data gained from POM will measure the well-being of individuals with I/DD 

living inhome and community-based service settings and will inform a person-centered plan.

Wisconsin Living Well is also expanding BPDD’s Building Full Lives initiative, to develop high quality communitybased supports and incorporate them into the Living Well project pilot sites. Pilot site activities and consortium 

recommendations inform a multi-agency policy team that will develop and advocate for state and federal policy and 

practice recommendations. 

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Appendix B

Living Well 

Grantee Partnerships
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Exhibit 5. Grantee Partnerships: Georgia

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or 

Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Georgia Council on 

Developmental Disabilities

Georgia Advocacy Office

Georgia Department of 

Behavioral Health and 

Developmental Disabilities 

(DBHDD)

Georgia Statewide Independent 

Living Council (SILC)

Georgia Chapter of American 

Association on Intellectual and 

Developmental Disabilities 

(AAIDD)

National Alliance for Direct 

Support Professionals (NADSP)

People First of Georgia

Therap Services

DirectCourse College of Direct 

Support

Cross Plains Community Partners

Georgia Options, Inc.

Hope Haven of Northeast 

Georgia, Inc.

Star Choices, Inc.
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Exhibit 6. Grantee Partnerships: New Hampshire

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

NH Council on Developmental 

Disabilities

DisAbility Rights Center

NH Department of Health and 

Human Services Bureau of 

Developmental Services (BDS)

Advocates Building Lasting 

Equality (ABLE) NH

People First of NH

Community Support Network
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Exhibit 7. Grantee Partnerships: Virginia

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Disability Law Center of Virginia 

(dLCV)

Virginia Board for People with 

Disabilities (VBPD)

Department of Medical 

Assistance Services (DMAS)

Virginia Aging and Rehabilitation 

Agency

Adult Protective Services

Department of Behavioral Health 

and Developmental Services 

(DBHDS)

Virginia Regional Quality 

Councils (RQCs)

Arc of Virginia

Resources for Independent Living 

(RIL)

Human Services Research 

Institute (HSRI)
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Exhibit 8. Grantee Partnerships: Alaska

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or 

Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Disability Law Center of Alaska 

(DLC)

University of Alaska Anchorage 

(UAA) Center for Human 

Development

Alaska Senior & Disability 

Services (SDS)

Statewide Independent Living 

Council (SILC)

Alaska Mental Health Trust 

Authority State Corporation

Alaska DD Systems Collaborative

Southeast Alaska Independent 

Living Center (SAIL)

Peer Power of Alaska

Key Coalition of Alaska

Alaska Association on 

Developmental Disabilities 

(AADD)
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Exhibit 9. Grantee Partnerships: Idaho

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or 

Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Idaho Council on Developmental 

Disabilities (ICDD)

DisAbility Rights Idaho (DRI)

Idaho Department of Health and 

Welfare (IDHW)

IDHW Bureau of Developmental 

Disability Services

IDHW Division of Family and 

Community Services

Idaho Division of Vocational 

Rehabilitation (IDVR)

Idaho Attorney General’s Office 

(OAG)

Idaho Caregiver Alliance

American Civil Liberties Union 

(ACLU)

Idaho Self-Advocate Leadership 

Network

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Exhibit 10. Grantee Partnerships: Indiana

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or 

Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Governor’s Council for People 

with Disabilities

Indiana University Institute for 

Disability and Community (IIDC)

Indiana Disability Rights

Bureau of Developmental 

Disabilities Services (DDRS)

Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

Bureau of Quality Improvement 

Services (BQIS)

Division of Disability and 

Rehabilitative Services

State-Level Abuse Prevention 

Task Force

Mental Health Waiver Home 

Workgroup

Arc of Indiana

Indiana University Center for 

Collaborative Systems Change

Human Services Research 

Institute (HSRI)
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Exhibit 11. Grantee Partnerships: Missouri

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Missouri Developmental 

Disabilities Council (MODDC)

Missouri Protection & Advocacy 

Services

Missouri Division of 

Developmental Disabilities (DDD)

Missouri Association of County 

Developmental Disabilities 

Services (MACDDS)

Missouri County Boards

People First of Missouri

Missouri Family-to-Family Health 

Information Center (F2F)

Missouri Association of 

Rehabilitation Facilities (MARF)

Human Services Research 

Institute (HSRI)

National Association of State 

Directors of Developmental 

Disabilities Services (NASDDDS)
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Exhibit 12. Grantee Partnerships: Wisconsin

Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Disability Rights Wisconsin 

(DRW)

Waisman University Center for 

Excellence in Developmental 

Disabilities

Wisconsin Department of Public 

Instruction (DPI)

Wisconsin Transition 

Improvement Grant (TIG)

Wisconsin Department of Health 

Services

Centers for Independent Living 

(CILs)

Adult Protective Services

People First Wisconsin

Arc of Wisconsin

Disability Service Provider 

Network (DSPN)

Family Voices of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Sibs

Wisconsin Association of People 

Supporting Employment First 

(APSE)

Council on Quality and 

Leadership

InControl Wisconsin
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Partner Name DD Network 

Agency

State or Local 

Government 

Agency

Advocacy 

Organization

Contracted 

Partner

Provider 

Agency

Opportunity Development 

Centers (ODC)

Inclusa

TMG

Family Care

Headwaters

Opportunity Inc.

Aptiv

Bethesda Lutheran Communities

Community Living Connections 

(CLS)

Down Syndrome Association of 

Wisconsin (DSAW)

Living Our Visions (LOV)

SOAR - Fox Cities