Specifications include, but are not limited to: A unique grant opportunity for innovative projects that increase community capacity to support Vermonters with developmental disabilities and family caregivers. Seeds grants are intended to “jump start” a new approach or to spread a new way of thinking about a disability issue. SEEDS Grants are “capacity-building grants.” This means that they are intended to increase the ability of an organization or community to support people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities (I/DD). Capacity-building activities include: ● Training: Teaching people about a new approach to supporting people with I/DD or a new way of thinking about a disability-related issue. Training can be provided to paid staff, people with disabilities, the public, or other groups. ● Outreach and Coalition Building: Reaching out and bringing together people from different groups or communities who work together to change a policy or practice in a way that will positively impact people with I/DD and their families. ● Strategic Planning: Developing a plan that lays out how an organization will grow and change in the future for the benefit of people with disabilities.