Research and Design: Supports and Services Navigation
Research and Design: Supports and Services Navigation supports researchers designing a sustainable model to help Georgians with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families navigate services.
Funder: Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (General Information deadline) | November 15, 2027 (conflicting Schedule of Events deadline; confirm with Program Manager)
Funding Amounts: $50,000 for January 1–September 30, 2027; required match of $16,666.67
Summary: Supports research and design of a sustainable information-and-assistance model helping Georgians with IDD and their families navigate services and supports.
Key Information: Applicants must have research experience and be registered to do business in Georgia.
Description
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) funds research and program design for a sustainable model that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families navigate services and supports. The project advances State Plan Goal 3: Information, supporting accessible information, inclusion, independence, and self-determination for Georgians with IDD.
The work combines a literature review, environmental scan and gap analysis, program inventory, and consultations with people with IDD, families, and stakeholders. The final design must connect individuals and families with knowledgeable people providing individualized navigation assistance. It must address implementation, roles, measurable outcomes, evaluation, costs, resources, sustainability, and future replication or scaling. Accessible participation, culturally and linguistically diverse input, and lived experience must inform the design.
