Community Grants

**New! The 2011 Family Services Community Grants recipients have been announced! Autism Speaks has awarded almost $600,000 to 27 organizations from around the country. Click here to see a full list of this year's recipients.

Please take some time to visit our brand new searchable Family Services Community Grants Database.

Recognizing that there are multiple needs in the expansive and varied autism community, the focus of Autism Speaks Family Services Community Grants is on proposals that serve to build the field of services for individuals with autism and expand the capacity to effectively serve this growing community. Organizations interested in submitting an application must address one of the three areas of need. Successful applicants will apply grant funding to support new programs or the expansion of existing projects.

What We Fund

Autism Speaks Family Services Community Grants fund proposals from established organizations, both non-profit and for-profit, that support new or expanded programs for individuals with autism. Organizations interested in submitting an application must address one of the three areas of need:

Education
Recreation/Community Activities
Young Adult/Adult Services

We look for proposals that address the following key elements:

  • Field Building
  • Number of Individuals Served
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Ability to be Replicated by Other Organizations
  • Credibility of the Organization
  • Sustainability/Viability of the Project

Family Services Community Grant applications must be submitted electronically using the Autism Speaks Online Grant System.

Autism Speaks does not award grants to individuals or fund an individual or family for participation in personal programs or schools. We encourage individuals to contact local providers and organizations to submit proposals that will meet our stated goals.

Autism Speaks Family Service Community Grants do not fund scientific research projects. For information about science grants funded by Autism Speaks please click here.

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For more information about our Family Services Community Grants program, contact Serena Selkin, Family Services Grants Manager at sselkin@autismspeaks.org or (917) 475-5059.

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