Last year, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network announced our new Teighlor McGee Mini Grants Program. This program has two different mini grants self-advocates can apply for, the Affiliates in Action Mini Grant and the Self-advocates Transforming Equitable Policy (STEP) Mini Grant.

Affiliates in Action and STEP have different qualifications:

• Affiliates in Action Mini Grant

  • Must be a current Affiliate. Completed their application process and has been accepted into the Affiliate program. Groups not yet affiliated must apply to become an Affiliate and be approved before applying for the mini grant. 

  • Must be actively meeting. Active means that your group meets at least once a month, virtually or in-person. 

  • Must be self-advocate led. Run by people who identify as self-advocates with developmental disabilities (for example, autistic people or people with intellectual disabilities).

  • Open to international Affiliates.

• Self-advocates Transforming Equitable Policy (STEP) Mini Grant

  • Does not need to be an Affiliate, but must reside in the US.

  • Must be a person with a developmental disability. You do not need an official diagnosis to apply. 

  • Must have pre-existing contacts and connections to communities of color. Proposal must plan to work with people of color with intellectual and developmental disabilities and address problems they disproportionately face.

Both these mini grant categories are for projects focused on creating change for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at the local, state, and national levels. We want to fund specific projects from either self-advocacy groups or individual self-advocates.

We are holding a webinar at 3:00 PM ET on March 27, 2025 to talk about this exciting new program and answer questions about the application process, what projects ASAN wants to give money to, and important dates for this program. Register for the webinar here. 

CART will be provided. Please contact [email protected] for additional accommodations such as ASL interpretation by Monday, March 17, 2025.

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

PO Box 66122
Washington, DC 20035

 

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