Office of Equal Opportunity Announces Requests for Proposals for the Handicap Accessibility Awareness Grant Program for FY 2024

​Palm Beach County Office of Equal Opportunity is seeking proposals from qualified agencies to improve accessibility and equal opportunity and promote or increase awareness of the rights and ambitions ofpersons with disabilities through an Awareness Program.

Handicap Accessibility and Awareness Grant Program will improve accessibility and increase awareness for the approximately 106,000 disabled persons living in Palm Beach County. The amount of $30,000 is proposed to be slated for funding. The grant program will enable any nonprofit501(c)(3) status agency within Palm Beach County, that provides service to persons with disabilities, to apply for funding to improve accessibility and equal opportunity and/or increase public awareness for persons with disabilities. The proposals will be reviewed through the Palm Beach County Office of Equal Opportunity and must meet program, applicationand grant criteria.The deadline for submission is Aug. 18, 2023 by 4 p.m.

To obtain the application and more information, please visit pbcgov.com/equalopportunity/or contact Pamela Guerrier at 561-355-4884 or [email protected]