IDDO Request for Proposals
CSS is delighted to issue the following RFP for groups to help inform people about the new independent Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Ombudsprogram (the IDDO).
This RFP includes two funding opportunities:
- 5-Year Grants for a Regional CBO Outreach Network. Approximately five, to local CBOs, renewable for up to 5 years, to provide community outreach and engagement related to direct assistance with health insurance and access issues to individuals in their communities as well as education and outreach about the availability of IDDO services. The grant award is up to $50,000 for a 3-month period during the first contract year (January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025). In subsequent years, the grant award will be up to $50,000 for a 12-month period (April 1 to March 31). The contract is expected to begin on January 1, 2025, and end on March 31, 2025, with the expectation of renewal for a 12-month period subject to performance. These contracts will likely be awarded to organizations serving areas of the State that coincide with the five Developmental Disabilities Regional Offices of OPWDD.
- 4-Month Parent and Caregiver Groups Educational Grants. In addition, CSS anticipates awarding up to five 4-month only educational mini-grants targeted to parent and caregiver groups statewide to conduct education about the launch of the IDDO during the first year of the program, which ends on March 31, 2025. These grants are expected to be in the amount of $25,000 to run approximately from December 2, 2024 to March 31, 2025.