Autism Speaks awards $320,000 in grants to 71 organizations serving the ASD community

Over 105,000 people across 28 states will be benefit

August 16, 2022

Autism Speaks is proud to announce this year’s recipients of its annual Local Impact Grants. These grants fund nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that provide autistic people with social and educational experiences, enhancing their lives today and accelerating a spectrum of solutions.

This year, 71 organizations from 28 states will receive a combined $320,000 to expand their services which will impact an estimated 105,000 people in the autism community. Their programs will provide education and training, recreation, athletic and community services, young adult and adult services, assistance with sensory equipment and supportive technology and summer camp scholarships

This grant cycle opened April 15, 2022, and closed May 16, 2022. Grant recipients were chosen based on their ability to deliver a product or program that benefits the broader autism community beyond their local area. In addition, Autism Speaks prioritized programs that provide opportunities for people with varying levels of need and those in underserved communities.

All proposals were evaluated by volunteer, location-based reviewers consisting of people with autism, parents of autistics, educators, clinicians, and other members of the autism community. Top scoring applicants from each of our twelve regions, across the United States were then chosen from the pool of finalists and approved for funding by the Autism Speaks leadership team.

Since 2013, Autism Speaks has awarded over $3 million in Local Impact Grants to more than 500 organizations across the country serving tens of thousands of autistic people, their caregivers and families, teachers, therapists, and peers.

Autism Speaks 2022 Grant Recipients
Mitchell's Place	Birmingham	AL
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson	Tucson	AZ
My Day Counts / OCAAC	Anaheim	CA
Speech and Language Development Center	Buena Park	CA
Best S.T.E.P. Forward	Calipatria	CA
Segerstrom Center for the Arts	Costa Mesa	CA
Code the Spectrum	Irvine	CA
Dior Sunset Foundation	Long Beach	CA
Learning Rights Law Center	Los Angeles	CA
The Miracle Project	Los Angeles	CA
Spirit Youth Sports, Inc. (DBA Spirit League)	Mission Viejo	CA
Central West Ballet	Modesto	CA
Deaf Plus	Newark	CA
Ivey Ranch Park Assoc	Oceanside	CA
Anthesis	Ontario	CA
Palms to Pines Parasports (DBA SoCal Adaptive Sports)	Palm Desert	CA
United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay	Petaluma	CA
Putnam Foundation (DBA Timken Museum of Art)	San Diego	CA
J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center	San Juan Capistrano	CA
Ventura Family YMCA	Ventura	CA
Mending Fences at JM Ranch	Visalia	CA
Middlesex Health	Middletown	CT
The Arc of Litchfield County	Torrington	CT
US Autism Association	West Hartford	CT
Foundation for Dreams, Inc.	Bradenton	FL
Mainspring Academy	Jacksonville	FL
A Chance for Therapy (DBA Act4Me)	Key Biscayne	FL
Miami Children's Museum	Miami	FL
OCA, Opportunity, Community, Ability, Inc.	Orlando	FL
Buddy Baseball, Inc.	Temple Terrace	FL
Easter Seals East Georgia	Augusta	GA
Camp Southern Ground	Fayetteville	GA
ChildServe	Johnston	IA
Camp High Hopes	Sioux City	IA
LaunchPAD Children's Museum	Sioux City	IA
Unique Center for Athletes of All Needs	Sandpoint	ID
Options for College Success	Evanston	IL
Autism Evansville	Evansville	IN
Rainbows United, Inc.	Wichita	KS
St. Paul's School	Covington	LA
YMCA of Greater New Orleans	Metairie	LA
Opportunities Academy	New Orleans	LA
Nashoba Learning Group	Bedford	MA
Kyle's Art for Autism World, Inc	Beltsville	MD
Friendship Circle	West Bloomfield	MI
Minnesota Life College	Richfield	MN
University of Southern Mississippi - Center for Behavioral Health	Hattiesburg	MS
Bancroft Neurohealth	Cherry Hill	NJ
Paper Mill Playhouse	Millburn	NJ
We've Got Friends	Montclair	NJ
Spectrum360	Verona	NJ
Kings Bay YM-YWHA	Brooklyn	NY
GallopNYC	Forest Hills	NY
KEEN New York	New York	NY
HorseAbility	Old Westbury	NY
Learning 4 Life Farm	Johnstown	OH
JEVS Human Services	Philadelphia	PA
Programs Employing People (PEP)	Philadelphia	PA
Philly Autism Kickback	Philadelphia	PA
Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation	Schnecksville	PA
Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital	East Providence	RI
The Next Step Academy	Houston	TX
Texas Tech Foundation Inc.	Lubbock	TX
Horse Empowered Learning Programs, Inc.	Pflugerville	TX
nonPareil Institute	Plano	TX
Autism Solutions Academy	Draper	UT
River City Inclusive Gymnastics, Inc	Glen Allen	VA
Explore More Discovery Museum	Harrisonburg	VA
Northwest Autism Center	Spokane	WA
First Stage	Milwaukee	WI
Community Autism Resources and Education Systems	Hurricane	WV