Sec. 7. Applications
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To be qualified to receive a grant under section 5, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Each such application from an eligible entity shall include, at a minimum, each of the following: A description of the experience of each partner organization in the entity in providing training, information, advocacy, and support related to augmentative and alternative communication and individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities.
A description of each partner organization’s experience in providing training, information, advocacy, and support related to augmentative and alternative communication and to individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities, to— early intervention specialists; elementary education, secondary education, postsecondary education, and specialized instructional support personnel as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ); caregiver groups; providers of home and community-based services for adults; health care providers and educators; employers; providers of services to older adults; law enforcement agencies, courts, offices of district attorneys, and other public and private security agencies and businesses; institutional long-term care services and support providers; nursing home providers; and other stakeholders.
A description of each partner organization’s experience working with State, local, or Tribal government agencies in providing training, information, and support related to augmentative and alternative communication for full expression and individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities. A description of each partner organization’s prior partnerships with disability-led organizations focused on augmentative and alternative communication and individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities.
Evidence of how the applicant satisfies the requirements of section 4(5). A description of the applicant’s plan to ensure that the applicant will provide training, technical assistance, and information to target audiences, especially those audiences in need of knowledge and access to augmentative and alternative communication. A description of the applicant’s plan to implement the priority activities in section 6, including how the organizational members of the eligible entity will partner, collaborate, and operationalize the activities.
Advisory council information, including— a description of the advisory council, including a list of the inaugural members of the advisory council; an assurance that the Chair and Vice Chair of the advisory council will be selected by the advisory council members at the first meeting of the advisory council and thereafter as the council determines to be appropriate; and an assurance that, in filling a vacancy on the advisory council, the advisory council will— solicit nominations from the population of augmentative and alternative communication users; if there is not more than 1 nominee for the vacancy, confirm the nominee as a new member; and if there is more than 1 nominee for the vacancy, vote to determine the nominee to fill the vacancy and subsequently confirm the nominee.
A description of how other individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities will be involved in the governance and operations of the national resource center involved, especially through employment of individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities. A description of how the applicant will design and make training, technical assistance, and information available in accessible formats, including plain language. Assurances that the applicant, acting through the national resource center, will work with the stakeholders identified in section 9(d).
Assurances that the applicant, acting through the national resource center, will provide the Secretary with requested data and information for purposes of evaluating the grant activities.
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