The Department approved proposals from regional centers and community-based organizations that aim to increase equity in service access.
The links below provide summaries of approved projects as well as approved project proposals, arranged by Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year 2020/2021
APPROVED SERVICE ACCESS AND EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM PROJECTS
- Fiscal Year 2020/21 – All Projects by Regional Center EXCEL
- Fiscal Year 2020/21 – All Projects by Regional Center PDF
APPROVED SERVICE ACCESS AND EQUITY GRANT PROGRAM PROPOSALS
| Grant # | Organization | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20-C28 | So’oh-Shinálí Sister Project | Indigenous Centered Practice Training |
| 20-C20 | Family Resource Navigators | Transition to Equity |
| 20-ACRC | Alta California Regional Center | Multicultural and Multilingual ACRC Services Client Video Modules |
| 20-C36 | WarmLine Family Resource Center | Mind the Gap: Peer Navigation to Support Access to Care in Under-Resourced Families |
| 20-C27 | Autism Society of Los Angeles | Cross-Cultural Independent Facilitator Mentor Training Program For Self-Determination Program |
| 20-C08 | Level Up NorCal - Act Now Project | Access, Collaboration, and Training Now (ACT Now) |
| 20-C03 | Ally Comprehensive Services, LLC | Ally's Access and Equity Initiative Program |
| 20-C33 | Disability Voices United | The Equity Leadership Development Project |
| 20-C29 | The Arc of California | Latinos Aprendiendo Juntos |
| 20-C53 | Heluna Health: ELAFRC | Early Start Transition Advocacy Training |
| 20-ELARC | Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center | Ongoing Service Coordination Reduced Caseload Project |
| 20-C34 | University of Southern California UCEDD at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles - Self-Determination Program Project | Culturally and Linguistically Competent Self-Determination Program for Communities Traditionally Favoring Interdependence |
| 20-C14 | Fiesta Educativa, Inc. | M.E.T.A Motivation, Education, Technology and Advocacy |
| 20-C15 | Korean American Special Education Center | Developmental Screening and Parent-Empowerment |
| 20-C10 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Parent Navigator Project | Parent Navigators in Pediatric Clinics to Support Service Access |
| 20-C31 | Chinese Parents Association For The Disabled | Bilingual/Bicultural Chinese Family & Self-advocate Virtual Training Project |
| 20-C16 | Vietnamese Parents With Disabled Children Association | Promoting and Increasing Vietnamese Parents and Children with I/DD to Access Purchase of Service and Be Independent |
| 20-C22 | University of Southern California UCEDD at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles - Peer Education Project | Technical Assistance and Peer Education Infrastructure for Parent-Run CBOs |
| 20-FNRC | Far Northern Regional Center | Peer Connections Cafe |
| 20-C09 | Level Up NorCal - Project Eagle Feather | Project Eagle Feather |
| 20-C40 | Support for Families of Children with Disabilities | Building Bridges to Services for San Francisco's Underserved Language and Cultural Communities |
| 20-C19 | PRAGNYA | Engaging Neurodiverse Groups Through Allyship, Growthmindset and Empowerment (ENGAGE) |
| 20-C05 | Creative Growth Art Center | Creativity for All—Reducing Language and Technology Barriers for Artists with Disabilities |
| 20-HRC | Harbor Regional Center | Bilingual Spanish-Speaking Community Outreach Specialist |
| 20-C02 | Autism Society Inland Empire | CLASE Community of Practice: Empowering Latino Stakeholders With A Voice For Advocacy |
| 20-C01 | Genuine Animate Navigate Assist Succeed | Padres con GANAS |
| 20-IRC | Inland Regional Center | Cultural Competence - A Tool for Equity |
| 20-C30 | University of California Riverside | e-SEARCH: An Online Autism Resource Center For Individuals with IDD and Their Families |
| 20-C23 | Heluna Health: Family Resource Centers Network of California | Strengthening Part B Transition for Black and Latino Students with Developmental Disabilities |
| 20-C17 | Access Nonprofit Center | Parenting Black Children - Connect, Support, Educate to Empower - Village Wrap Around project |
| 20-C12 | Familias First | Familias First: Creating Leadership Among Parents |
| 20-C25 | PathPoint | Building Cultural Competency to Support The Underserved in Central and Southern California—Phase Three |
| 20-C39 | Napa Valley Child Advocacy Network, Inc., DBA ParentsCAN | Napa County Promotoras Parent Education and Leadership Project |
| 20-C26 | South Central Prevention Coalition | Equitable Access to Regional Center Services for Children and Youth in Foster Care through Parent Education and Youth Self-Advocate Empowerment |
| 20-C48 | Integrated Community Collaborative | Integrated Community Collaborative - ICC Community Integradoras |
| 20-C11 | Helping Hands East Bay | Building Cultural Bridges to Improve Service Access for Cantonese, Vietnamese and Filipino Adults |
| 20-C13 | La Familia Counseling Service | La Familia Disparity Funds Program |
| 20-C24 | Friends of Children with Special Needs | Asian Outreach, Mentorship, Empowerment, Self-Advocacy, and Service Capacity Building |
| 20-C07 | Boat People SOS for Community Advancement | Education Training and Technology |
| 20-RCOC | Regional Center of Orange County | Developmental Screenings |
| 20-C32 | University of California Irvine HEALTH, The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders | Increasing Access Through Education and Screening |
| 20-C42 | Parents Helping Parents, Inc. | Improving Digital Access for Self-Advocates and Families |
| 20-C04 | Special Kids Connect | Generic Service Acquisition: Clearing The Path to Regional Center Service Authorizations |
| 20-SCLARC | South Central Los Angeles Regional Center | Navigator Program |
| 20-C21 | Special Needs Network | Stepping Stones |
| 20-C06 | Hub City Autism Network | Jasper’s DREAMS - Dads Reaching for Empowerment, Access and More Support Project |
| 20-C43 | A Better Life Together, Inc. | B.R.I.D.G.E. (Bridging Services into Diverse Groups Everywhere) |
| 20-SDRC | San Diego Regional Center | Adapting the PUENTE Program for Sustainment and Scale Up |
| 20-SGPRC-01 | San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center - Asian Community Outreach Specialist | Community Outreach Specialist - Asian Communities |
| 20-SGPRC-02 | San Gabriel Pomona Regional Center - Parent Mentor Project | Parent Mentor Initiative |
| 20-C18 | Alpha Resource Center | Proyecto: Acceso 2021 Alpha Resource Center |
| 20-C37 | Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project | MICOP ACCESO III: Empowering Mixtec / Indigenous Families to Disrupt Service Inequalities |
| 20-C35 | Momentum WORK, Inc. (Formerly UCP WORK, Inc.) | Self-Advocacy Strategies Focusing on Transition-Age Youth Video Project |
Fiscal Year 2019/2020
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROJECTS
- Fiscal Year 2019/20 – All Projects by Regional Center EXCEL
- Fiscal Year 2019/20 – All Projects by Regional Center PDF
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROPOSALS
| Grant # | Organization | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 19-C01 | Hmong Youth & Parents Unite | The Hmong Story Cloth - A Disparity Prevention Project |
| 19-C02 | Autism Society Inland Empire, Inc | Expansion of the Colaboración, Liderazgo, Abogacía, Servicio y Educación (CLASE) Community of Practice |
| 19-C03 | The Ventricular Foundation | Latinos Unidos Navegando Autismo y Servicios (LUNAS) |
| 19-C04 | Special Kids Connect | Respite Education and Orientation Program to Increase Respite (In-Home) Service Utilization Among Monterey County's Hispanic Regional Center Consumers |
| 19-C05 | San Diego State University Research Foundation | Collaborative Development of Culturally Appropriate Resources for Parents of Individuals with Disabilities |
| 19-C06 | Behaviorally Enhanced Respite in Ethnically Diverse Communities | Behaviorally Enhanced Respite in Ethnically Diverse Communities |
| 19-C07 | BPSOS Center for Community Advancement | Parent Education and Training Program |
| 19-C08 | Level Up NorCal | Nuestra Comunidad - Bridging The Disparity Gap in the Latinx Community |
| 19-C09 | Level Up NorCal | Building Bridges - Connecting Southeast Asian Minorities with Regional Center Services |
| 19-C10 | CHLA/USC UCEDD | Parent Navigators in a General Pediatrics Clinic to Reduce Purchase of Service Disparities |
| 19-C11 | Helping Hands East Bay | Improving Long Term Care Planning for Adult Consumers from Cantonese, Vietnamese and Filipino Families |
| 19-C12 | Community Gatepath | Outreach and support services reaching underserved East Palo Alto, Coastside and Spanish-speaking families |
| 19-C13 | La Familia | La Familia Disparity Fund Program |
| 19-C14 | Care Parent Network | Adult Transition Support and Outreach for Families |
| 19-C15 | Diversity in Health Training Institute | Asian Resource Network |
| 19-C16 | Vietnamese Parents with Disabled Children Association | Expanding the Capacity of Vietnamese Parents to Shape DD Service to Promote their Children's Maximal Independence, Productivity, and Integration into Community Life |
| 19-C17 | Access Nonprofit Center | Parenting Black Children a project of Access Nonprofit Center |
| 19-C18 | Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara | Proyecto: Acceso |
| 19-C19 | Modern Support Services | Modern Outreach Program |
| 19-C20 | Family Resource Navigators | Multilingual Peer to Peer Family Navigation |
| 19-C21 | Special Needs Network | Parent Advocacy Mentor Program |
| 19-C22 | USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Technical Assistance and Peer Education Infrastructure to Increase Impact of Parent-Run CBOs Providing Social-Recreational Services |
| 19-C23 | Exceptional Parents Unlimited | Parent to Parent Orientation |
| 19-C24 | Friends of Children with Special Needs | Asian Mentorship: Empowerment, Education and Access to Services |
| 19-C27 | Housing Choices Coalition for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Inc. ("Housing Choices") | Navigator de Vivienda - Santa Clara County |
| 19-C33 | Exceptional Parents Unlimited | Navigating Systems with Families |
| 19-C39 | Napa Valley Child Advocacy Network DBA ParentsCAN | Napa County Promontoras: Parent Education and Leadership Project |
| 19-C40 | Support for Families of Children with Disabilities | Building Bridges to Services for San Francisco's Underserved Language and Cultural Communities |
| 19-C42 | Parents Helping Parents, Inc. | POS Equalization Effort Expanded |
| 19-C43 | A Better Life Together | The B.R.I.D.G.E Project |
| 19-C45 | Public Health Foundation Enterprises,Inc./Carolyn Kordich Family Resource Center | Knowledge is Power/El Conocimiento Es Poder |
| 19-C48 | Integrated Community Collaborative (ICC Integradoras) | ICC Integradora Community Outreach |
| 19-C55 | The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders (UCI) | Empowering Families and Increasing Access Through Education and Screening |
| 19-C56 | Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project | Proyecto Acceso: Addressing Service Disparities Among the Mixteco/Indigenous and Young Latino Community |
| 19-C57 | Native American Training and Technical Assistance (NATTA) | Our Wounded Eagles |
| 19-C60 | Warmline Family Resource Center | Service Navigator |
Fiscal Year 2018/2019
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROJECTS
- Fiscal Year 2018/19 – All Projects by Regional Center EXCEL
- Fiscal Year 2018/19 – All Projects by Regional Center PDF
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROPOSALS
| Grant # | Organization | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 18-C02 | Autism Society Inland Empire | Colaboración, Liderazgo, Abogacía, Servicio y Educación (CLASE) Community of Practice |
| 18-C08 | Korean American Special Education Center (KASEC) | Developmental & Health Screening and Educational Seminar |
| 18-C09 | Level Up NorCal | Bridging the Gap: Connecting Southeast Asian Ethnic Minorities with Regional Center Services |
| 18-C10 | PathPoint | Building Cultural Competency to Support the Underserved in Central and Southern California - Phase Two |
| 18-C12 | Helping Hands East Bay | Improving Understanding and Utilization of Services for Cantonese, Vietnamese and Filipino Adult Consumers |
| 18-C13 | La Familia Counseling Service (La Familia) | La Familia Disparity Funds Program |
| 18-C16 | Napa Valley Child Advocacy Network, Inc. DBA ParentsCAN | Napa County Promotora & Parent Education Project |
| 18-C20 | Special Kids Connect (formerly Special Kids Crusade) | Increasing Service Equity for Monterey County's Hispanic Population through Education, Empowerment, and Self-Advocacy |
| 18-C23 | Special Needs Network | SNN's Military Parent Advocacy Mentor and Navigator Program (MPAMN) |
| 18-C24 | Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) | Asian Mentorship: Empowerment, Education and Access to Services |
| 18-C26 | Housing Choices Coalition for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Inc. ("Housing Choices") | Navegador de Vivienda - San Mateo County |
| 18-C27 | Autism Society of Los Angeles | Cross-Cultural Independent Facilitator Trainings and Ongoing Support for the Self-Determination Program |
| 18-C29 | Tri-County Respite Care | Enhanced Respite Services to the Hmong and Punjabi Populations of Alta California Regional Center |
| 18-C30 | Regents of the University of California, Riverside | Increasing Awareness and Support for Parents of Youth with ASD in the Desert and Coachella Valley |
| 18-C31 | Family Resource Navigators (FRN) | African American Community Empowerment (AACE) |
| 18-C33 | Exceptional Parents Unlimited, Inc. (EPU) | Navigating Systems with Families |
| 18-C34 | State Council on Developmental Disabilities | Building Capacity in Cultural and Linguistic Competence as an Approach to Reducing Disparities in the DD System |
| 18-C36 | Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies | Parent Support Program for Multicultural Communities |
| 18-C38 | Care Parent Network | Multicultural Peer-to-Peer Outreach, Training and Support |
| 18-C39 | The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of California, Irvine | Empowering Families & Increasing Access through Education & Screening |
| 18-C40 | Support for Families of Children with Disabilities (SFCD) | Building Bridges to Services for San Francisco's Underserved Language and Cultural Communities |
| 18-C41 | Learning Rights Law Center | Training, Information, and Advocacy Project |
| 18-C42 | Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc./ Carolyn Kordich FRC | Knowledge is Power "El Conocimiento es Poder" |
| 18-C43 | A Better Life Together, Inc. | Bridging Resources into Diverse Groups Everywhere (B.R.I.D.G.E Project) |
| 18-C46 | Exceptional Parents Unlimited, Inc. (EPU) | Central Valley Outreach and Education |
| 18-C48 | Integrated Community Collaborative (ICC Integradoras) | ICC Integradora Community Outreach |
| 18-C50 | Esperanza Community Housing Corporation | A Strengths-Based Approach to Supporting Families, Thriving Children, and Healthy Homes |
| 18-C52 | Pediatric Therapy Network | Early Identification and Referral Through Developmental Screenings |
| 18-C53 | Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc./ Eastern Los Angeles FRC | Grass-Roots Organizations Working Network (GROWN): Supporting Community-Based Infrastructure Serving Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities in Los Angeles County |
| 18-C54 | Familias First | Parent Empowerment Project (PEP): Discussing Accessibility of Services for Our Diverse Communities |
| 18-C55 | Community Initiatives for Collective Impact/Hlub Hmong Center | Family-Driven Cultural and Systems Change |
| 18-C56 | Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) | Proyecto Acceso: Addressing Service Disparities Among the Mixteco/Indigenous Community |
| 18-C57 | Native American Training and Technical Assistance (NATTA) | Our Wounded Eagles |
| 18-C58 | Healthy African American Families | In collaboration with the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and community faith-based organizations, engage communities through focus groups, workshops, symposia and conferences. Develop materials and distribute them in the community. Convene a leadership council to plan the next steps in raising community awareness of autism and regional center services. |
| 18-C59 | UCP Family Respite Services | Enhanced Respite Services to the Underrepresented Ethnic Populations of Alta California Regional Center |
| 18-R-ACRC1 | ACRC | Enhanced Respite Services to the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Target Populations |
| 18-R-ACRC2 | ACRC | ACRC Staff, Providers, and Parent/Family Workshops |
| 18-R-FDLRC1 | FDLRC | Multi-Media Outreach Project |
| 18-R-GGRC1 | GGRC | Congresito - Outreach and Education Conference (2 Conferences) |
| 18-R-NLACRC1 | NLACRC | Parent Mentor Project |
| 18-R-RCEB1 | RCEB | Family Home Agencies |
| 18-R-SGPRC1 | SG/PRC | The Developmental Journey of Children in the African American Community |
| 18-R-SGPRC2 | SG/PRC | Webinar development and hosting for parent training |
| 18-R-TCRC1 | TCRC | Interpreter Training and Language Access Assessment |
Fiscal Year 2017/2018
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROJECTS
- Fiscal Year 2017/18 Community-Based Organization ProjectsPDF
- Fiscal Year 2017/18 Regional Center ProjectsPDF
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROPOSALS
| Grant # | Organization | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| 17-C7 | Boat People SOS-Center for Community Advancement | Parent Education and Training Program |
| 17-C9 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Building the Capacity of Vietnamese Parents of Children with DD to Access Regional Center Services |
| 17-C10 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Parent Navigators in a General Pediatrics Clinic to Reduce Purchase of Service Disparities |
| 17-C12 | Community Gatepath | Outreach and support services reaching underserved East Palo Alto and Spanish-speaking Families |
| 17-C13 | Creativity Explored | Culture Shift |
| 17-C14 | Designated Exceptional Services for Independence | "Puente al Centro Regional" (Bridge to Regional Center) |
| 17-C17 | Esperanza Community Housing Corporation | A Strengths-Based Approach to Supporting Families, Thriving Children, and Healthy Homes |
| 17-C20 | Family Resource Navigators | Multilingual Family to Family Navigation |
| 17-C21 | Friends of Children with Special Needs | Asian Empowerment, Education and Services |
| 17-C25 | Helping Hands East Bay | Strategic Engagement of Cantonese, Vietnamese, Filipino and Polynesian Families of Adult Consumers who have low or no Purchase of Services |
| 17-C26 | Heluna Health/Eastern LA FRC | Early Childhood Person Centered Practice Training |
| 17-C27 | Housing Choices Coalition for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Inc. | Navegador de Vivienda |
| 17-C30 | Institute for Maximum Human Potential | Community Integrator Project |
| 17-C31 | Korean American Special Education Center | Free Developmental & Health Screening Fair in catchment area of ELARC |
| 17-C32 | Korean American Special Education Center | Free Developmental & Health Screening Fair in catchment area of SG/PRC |
| 17-C33 | Korean American Special Education Center | Free Developmental & Health Screening Fair in catchment area of FDLRC |
| 17-C34 | Korean American Special Education Center | Free Developmental & Health Screening Fair in catchment area of RCOC |
| 17-C35 | La Familia Counseling Service | Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Training and Peer Support Services for Hispanic Regional Center Consumers |
| 17-C36 | Learning Rights Law Center | Community Support Groups |
| 17-C39 | Napa Valley Child Advocacy Network, Inc. DBA ParentsCAN | Napa County Promotora Project |
| 17-C40 | Native American Training and Technical Assistance | Our Wounded Eagles |
| 17-C41 | New Horizons | Success Access Team |
| 17-C42 | Parents Helping Parents, Inc. | POS Equalization Effort |
| 17-C43 | PathPoint | Building Cultural Competency to Support the Underserved in Central and Southern California |
| 17-C44 | Pediatric Therapy Network | Parent Engagement Through Education and Support |
| 17-C45 | Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. | Knowledge is Power - El Conocimiento es Podar |
| 17-C46 | Special Kids Crusade, Inc. | Centro de Recursos Familiares del Sur el Condado (South County Family ResourceCenter) |
| 17-C47 | Special Needs Network Inc. | SNN's Parent Empowerment Program |
| 17-C48 | St. John's Well Child and Family Center | Parent/Caregiver Education and Advocacy |
| 17-C52 | Team of Advocates for Special Kids | Increasing Access to Inland Regional Center Services for Riverside County Families who are Hispanic and/or Spanish-speaking and/or Have a Family Member with Autism |
| 17-C54 | The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of California, Irvine | Outreach, screening and linkage to Early Start services at RCOC for Hispanic and Vietnamese families |
| 17-C55 | The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of California, Irvine | Improving Community Access through Education and Training |
| 17-C56 | The Regents of the University of California | The Family Mentor Partner Program: Valuing and Connecting Hispanic and Chinese Families with Regional Center Services |
| 17-C59 | UC Davis | Accessing Intervention Services: Culturally Inclusive Parent Video Modules |
| 17-C60 | Warmline Family Resource Center | Parent Navigator Program & Outreach |
Fiscal Year 2016/2017
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROJECTS
- Fiscal Year 2016/17 – EnglishPDF
APPROVED DISPARITY FUNDS PROGRAM PROPOSALS
REGIONAL CENTER PROPOSALS
The following is a list of regional center proposals reviewed by the Department for Fiscal Year 2016/17. Proposed activities and requested funding amounts may have changed as a result of subsequent discussions between the Department and the regional centers.
- Alta CaliforniaPDF
- Central ValleyPDF
- Eastern Los AngelesPDF
- Far NorthernPDF
- Frank D. LantermanPDF
- Golden GatePDF
- HarborPDF
- InlandPDF
- KernPDF
- North BayPDF
- North Los Angeles CountyPDF
- Redwood CoastPDF
- East BayPDF
- Orange CountyPDF
- San AndreasPDF
- San DiegoPDF
- San Gabriel/PomonaPDF
- South Central Los AngelesPDF
- Tri-CountiesPDF
- Valley MountainPDF
- WestsidePDF
Last modified: October 14, 2021
