To qualify for funding, a proposed project must:
(1) Address one or more of the following topics:
(a) Provider support and development;
(b) Parent helping parent; or
(c) Community resource development for inclusion of all.
(2) Meet most of the following goals:
(a) Enable families to use generic resources which are integrated activities and/or resources community members typically have access to;
(b) Reflect geographic, cultural and other local differences;
(c) Support families in a variety of noncrisis-oriented ways;
(d) Prioritize support for unserved families;
(e) Address the diverse needs of Native Americans, communities of color and limited or non-English speaking groups;
(f) Be family focused;
(g) Increase inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities;
(h) Benefit families who have children or adults eligible for services from DDD and who do not receive other DDD paid services; and
(i) Promote community collaboration, joint funding, planning and decision making.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.040, and 2007 c 283. 08-16-121, § 388-832-0375, filed 8/5/08, effective 9/5/08.]