Research and Recommend: Diverting and Deescalating Crisis
Research and Recommend: Diverting and Deescalating Crisis supports researchers studying crisis-diversion strategies to help Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities remain safely at home.
Funder: Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (General Information deadline) | November 15, 2027 (Schedule of Events deadline; discrepancy—confirm)
Funding Amounts: $40,000 for January 1–September 30, 2027; required match of $13,333.33
Summary: Supports research and investment recommendations on systemic crisis-diversion strategies that help Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities remain safely at home.
Key Information: Applicants must have research experience and experience engaging people with IDD and families in research, evaluation, or program design.
Description
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) funds research to identify feasible systemic strategies for diverting and de-escalating crises among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The goal is to help Georgians remain safely in their own or family homes and avoid unnecessary emergency-room visits and hospitalizations. Strategies may include SMART teams, mobile crisis response, crisis navigation, and care coordination.
The project combines a literature review, statewide and national environmental scan, and inventory of existing programs, including Georgia initiatives. Findings will inform evidence-based investment recommendations and a practical GCDD Years 2–5 Investment Plan. Recommendations must consider feasibility, accessibility, cultural responsiveness, sustainability, scalability, and community-specific needs. People with IDD and their families must inform the work throughout. The project advances GCDD’s State Plan Goal 1: Inclusion, supporting community inclusion and self-determined lives.
