UAA Center for Human Development | University of Alaska Anchorage

The Center for Human Development (CHD)

CHD is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) in Education, Research, and Service. There are 67 UCEDDs that form an Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). Since CHD is the only UCEDD in Alaska, we serve the entire state.

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Micro Enterprise Grant

The Micro Enterprise Grant (ME Grant) provides funds to qualified AK Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries to start a business, expand a business, or acquire an existing business.

2016 - 2017
Application Deadlines Dates
August 24, 2016
&
February 1, 2017
**Deadline-12 Noon**

Friendships & Dating

The Friendships & Dating Program teaches teens and adults, 16 years old and older, with intellectual and related developmental disabilities how to develop and maintain healthy relationships and prevent interpersonal violence. Friendships & Dating is a train-the-trainer program; community agency personnel facilitate the program to groups of teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in agency and community settings.

Work Incentive Planning & Assistance

The Alaska Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA) Project provides assistance to beneficiaries who are working at wage employment, self-employment, or who have a job offer pending. Assistance is offered to help understand the various work incentive programs that might be available, and provide advice about how to manage one’s benefits during the transition to paid employment. We provide both initial and follow along assistance to beneficiaries. Benefits Counseling and a written Benefits Summary Analysis (BSA) is provided free of charge.

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Alaska LEND provides graduate-level interdisciplinary leadership training.
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Friendships & Dating teaches adults with disabilities how to develop and maintain healthy relationships.
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Partners in Policymaking (PIP) is a program that promotes advocacy and leadership skills.
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Alaska Training Cooperative (AKTC) is a statewide cooperative effort to address workforce training needs.
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TAPESTRY is Post-Secondary Transition Program for students with intellectual and cognitive disabilities.