Print Materials and Electronic Media
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT FUND
for families of children with disabilities birth - 21
Guidelines, Requirements, and Limitations
• Please submit your application at least 30 days prior to the date of the event.
• The FIF will reimburse for actual expenses and requires you to submit original receipts.
• Upon approval, you will receive a letter & the forms you will need to fill out & return after the event.
• If your application is determined to be outside the use of this fund, you will receive a letter of explanation.
Attending a Conference
If you are interested in reimbursement for attending a conference, please note that the FIF will support participation in conferences outside of Indiana only IF a comparable event in Indiana is not available (such as low-incidence disabilities) or if the out-of state conference site is located close to the family’s residence (within 50 miles).
Parents who are requested to participate in formal regional (cluster) LPCC activities may receive a daily stipend on the following basis:
- must be parents of young children with disabilities under the age of 12
- must have no other paid affiliation or role in First Steps and must not
be participating with the financial support of another program
- events or activities of 4 hours or less/day (including travel) = $50
- events or activities of more than 4 hours/day (including travel) = $100
- if a parent receives a stipend for requested participation during a project year, the stipend amount is not deducted from the $250 per person/$500 per family maximum FIF amounts. It is considered separate.
All necessary forms are available from the First Steps Cluster or LPCC Chairperson.
Print Materials and Electronic Media
• For purchase of materials, families are asked to consult with their child’s service provider/teacher regarding the topic to ensure it is relevant to their child’s particular disability and/or IFSP/IEP goals
•The FIF does not reimburse for the purchase of instructional media, the purchase of developmental toys, materials, equipment, etc. for specific use by a child or family
• Families are asked to first contact our library, the Center for Disability Information & Referral (CeDIR), to determine if the needed materials are available for checkout.
• If materials are not available from CeDIR and the cost of purchase is under $100.00 (and meets the criteria for purchase) the amount requested may be reimbursed. You will receive a letter stating whether your request is approved for reimbursement.
• If materials are not available from CeDIR and the cost of purchase is over $100.00 (and meets the criteria for purchase), CeDIR may purchase these materials and make them available to you on a checkout basis (for up to 3 months, with a 3-time renewal option). After that, materials should be returned to the CeDIR collection.
Please contact CeDIR for more information about material requests, about library collections, and checkout/renewal policies.
Telephone: 1-800-437-7924 (Indiana only; Voice/TTY);
812-855-9396 (Voice/TTY)
Email: cedir@indiana.edu Web: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/
Exclusions
The FIF does not reimburse for therapies or other developmental services, purchase of instructional media, training for specific therapy modalities, or academic course work, the purchase of developmental toys, materials, equipment, etc. for specific use by a child or family, and will not reimburse enrolled providers for expenses related to attendance at a training required for credentialing purchases.
Indiana Institute on Disability & Community
C/O Family Involvement Fund
Cathy Beard and Sharon Hauss
2853 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
1-800-825-4733/812-855-6508
TT: 812-855-9396
Fax: 812-855-9630
Email: fif@indiana.edu
Web: http://www.inf2f.org
The Family Involvement Fund is a collaborative effort between the Indiana Institute on Disability & Community, Indiana University, Bloomington and the Family and Social Services Administration, Bureau of Child Development and the Division of Disability, Aging and Rehabilitative Service.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT FUND
FAMILY to FAMILY is a UTS-Indiana's Unified Training System collaborative project of the Indiana University, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Early Childhood Center and
ASK-About Special Kids.
Funding provided by Indiana FSSA, DDRS, First Steps Early Intervention System.