As a result of the 2001 voter-approved Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy, $5 million has been awarded to organizations delivering local services to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families, including $405,306 in 2021.
With a focus on better meeting the needs of residents with developmental disabilities Douglas County Commissioners Lora Thomas, Abe Laydon and George Teal approved 21 grants at their Dec. 21 Business Meeting.
This year’s grants ranged from $3,806 to $80,000 and were awarded to projects and services that demonstrate innovative and collaborative efforts, as well as best practices in serving persons with IDD. Grants were awarded in the areas of: life-in-common, employment, transportation and recreation/leisure.
The Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy Advisory Council reviewed the grant applications for 2021 and advanced 21 grant recommendations to the Board of Douglas County Commissioners.
Grant recipients include: Dirt Coffee Bar, Tall Tales Ranch, Broken Tree Community Church, CentrePoint Support Living, Colorado Foundation for Conductive Education, Easterseals of Colorado, Financial Health Institute, South Suburban Parks & Recreation, Lone Tree Arts Center, Sky Cliff Center, Wellspring Community, Special Olympics Colorado, Mane Mission, Praying Hands Ranch, Promise Ranch, Highlands Ranch Community Association, Teaching Autism Community Trades, PATHs2PossAbilities, Town of Parker, Town of Castle Rock and Traveling Gnomes.
The County distributes 94.5% of the Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy funds to the County’s community-centered board, Developmental Pathways, while the remaining 5.5 % is set aside for this Grant Program.
For more information you can visit the Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Grant program web page