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Grant Application
“The mission of Small Steps in Speech is to help children with speech and/or language disorders take the steps needed to be better communicators. This is achieved through grants and donations to service providers and qualifying charitable organizations.”
About our Grants
We understand that children are unique and so are the services/treatments needed to improve their communication. We are open to awarding grants to cover a variety of communication needs whether it is geared towards a child or a charitable organization. An applicant may only apply for a grant once a calendar year unless they can provide proof that the need (financial, medical, developmental, etc) has changed. If the person nominating the applicant is not the parent or legal guardian, the parent or legal guardian must be notified by the person nominating the applicant as part of the application process. If the person nominating the applicant is the parent/legal guardian, and interested in the grant paying for private speech therapy, the therapy provider and therapist must be notified of you applying for the grant as we may be contacting them.
Application Process
Applications are reviewed and distributed on a quarterly basis by the board of directors. If additional information is needed to complete the application, it could delay the application review by the Board. When appropriate, awarded grants are sent to third party professional service providers after completion of a contract for services on behalf of the child/organization. No more than four grants per individual therapy provider will be dispersed within one calendar year. If a grant is given for private speech therapy, the speech language pathologists must be licensed within the United States of America.
Grants are awarded to individuals from birth up to the age of 22 years. The services/treatments requested cannot be received before the grant is awarded. The application must request a specific need in regards to a communication delay/disorder. If the request or need changes, the Board can withdraw the current application before its review and the applicant can re-apply.
If applying for a grant to be used toward an assistive technology device, such as an iPad2, a formal assistive technology evaluation from a qualified service provider must be included stating that different pieces of technology have been trialed and an iPad2 is the best fit for a means of communication. Without an AAC evaluation, we will have to consider an application for an assistive technology device incomplete.
If you would like to apply for a grant from Small Steps in Speech, please download and complete the attached application. Completed applications may be mailed or faxed to:
Small Steps in Speech
P. O. Box 134
Collingswood, New Jersey 08108
Applications may also be faxed to (856) 632-7741
Software required to view and complete Application:
To access, view, download, complete and print the application, you will need Adobe Acrobat which can be downloaded at http://www.adobe.com
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