AUCD | Guidance and Support Documents

Timeline of UCEDD grantwriting and reporting - annual snapshot of what is due to OIDD and when
UCEDD grant management overview - powerpoint from ACL Office of Grants Management (OGM)
Managing a Grant - ACL's grant management webpage
OIDD Guidance and Information Memoranda - administrative updates and guidance from OIDD, including specific guidance re: lobbying vs. educating policymakers
(ADD PI-01-1)
Tip Sheet: Matching Funds or Cost Sharing discusses the logistics of matching funds, cost sharing, or non-federal project funds
Guidance on requesting reduced match - OIDD guidance for projects whose activities impact people living in urban or rural poverty areas
Example reduced match request - From the UC Davis UCEDD's 2021 Application, shared with permission
UCEDD core funding may be used to support international students as graduate assistants, as no prohibition is included in ACL Guidance on per 45CFR72.466
Core grant cycles and OGM staff assignments - ACL spreadsheet of UCEDD project periods, grant numbers, and assigned staff from Office of Grants Management
Quality Review System (QRS) Tier 2 Core Grant Tool is used by peer reviewers to score all UCEDD core grant applications
UCEDD New Core Grant Panel Reviews - overview of peer review process and call for reviewers. OIDD welcomes your participation and support as a Reviewer on the New 5 Year Core Grant Panel Reviews. Email your UCEDD Project Officer if you are interested in participating.
Continuation Applications: Effective 2019, OGM determined that continuation applications are no longer required for years 2-5 of the UCEDD grant, as budgets and justifications for all five years are submitted with the core grant applications. It has been determined that in accordance with the statutory authorization for a cost of living allowance, and congressional appropriations the increase in federal funding will be reflected in the Continuation Notice of Award.
2021 Updates: There continues to be no programmatic non-competing continuing(NCC) application requirement to ACL, unless the UCEDD is changing program goals. UCEDDs are only required to submit fiscal NCC applications to OGM. The 2021 instructions and 2021 Demonstration Webinar are available for reference. The latest SF-424 forms for yearly submission are located on Grants.gov.
Grantee forms and other resources for grant management are available at Managing a Grant | ACL Administration for Community Living
2021 Report on UCEDD-University Relationships and Agreements: This report provides a review of agreements between UCEDDs and their respective host universities. For sample University-UCEDD Memoranda of Understanding, please email Danielle Webber.
UCEDD Self-Determination Self-Assessment Checklist: provides the UCEDD with a straightforward tool and process to determine the degree to which its policies, practices, and personnel, at a given point in time, are promoting self-determination for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.