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$1M+ in funding available to nonprofits serving people with disabilities in California Concord, California – July 9, 2024 – Ability Central, now in its 13th year of grantmaking, announced its 2025 funding…
On Tuesday, March 26th, 2024, Ability Central gathered with grantees, staff, board members, and advisory group members to celebrate a year of successes. Ability Central’s 20+ grantees shared their stories from the…
$1 million awarded for healthcare training, leadership and career development, and digital access initiatives. Oakland, California – January 9, 2024 – Ability Central has awarded more than $1 million to 12 nonprofit…
Up to $5,000 available to enhance accessibility for individuals with communication disabilities Oakland, California – June 30, 2023 – Ability Central, a foundation working to expand inclusion and accessibility for individuals with communication disabilities,…
Ability Central announces funding priorities for their 2024 grant cycle.
Since we launched the Ability Central Portal in June of 2022, we’ve been collecting feedback and working behind the scenes to make some dramatic changes. Our team has made significant design upgrades,…
More than a million dollars awarded for tech innovation and accessible training Oakland, California – December 20, 2022 – Ability Central, the only foundation exclusively funding communications access for people with disabilities,…
One in six Americans has or will have a communication disability in their lifetime. So why don’t we know more about these disabilities and hear more about them? Everyone Can Communicate, a…
More than a million dollars in funding available to California nonprofits serving people with disabilities Oakland, California – May 31, 2022 – Ability Central today announced their 2023 funding year will focus…
Did you know? In 2020-21, Ability Central’s grantmaking initiative supported organizations that served more than 56,000 people with disabilities, nearly doubling the amount served in our previous grantmaking cycle. Keep reading to…
$2,500 mini-grants available to create inclusive educational access for students with disabilities Oakland, California – April 12, 2022 – To address issues of access to inclusive education exacerbated by COVID-19, Ability Central…
Ability Central has awarded grants totaling nearly $1.2 million to 17 nonprofit organizations in California working to expand communications access for Deaf and disabled communities.
