Center continues work
despite uncertain grants
By PAMELA GOVERNALE
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Uncertain funding is “taken
for granted" by programs at
the Center on Human
Development They have
always relied on hard-to-get
grants This insecurity is
bound to intensify as federal
money, the major grant
source, becomes even harder
to get
The center,a division of
Special Education and
Rehabilitation, coordinates a
variety of programs for han
dicapped people, from pure
research to educational and
diagnostic services
‘The center helps
the severely and
profoundly
impaired.’
Grants supply the bulk of the
center's $2.6 million budget,
says Lane Hoxworth, Special
Education and Rehabilitation
business manager. Some
money also comes from
smaller sources such as
county and state agencies
Not surprisingly, keeping
track of possible fund sources
is a major undertaking, says
Bob Schwarz, center director
"Last year there were 298
applications from across the
country for this grant, and 11
were funded," Schwarz says
"That’s a 3-percent chance."
It may not be worth the
50-100 hours required to
prepare an application, he
says
One of the projects at the
center is a vocational program
geared to severely and
profoundly retarded adults
The specialized training, dir
ected by Tom Bellamy, has
developed a workshop model
where workers produce
sprockets, electronic cables,
circuit board parts, and other
mechanical and electrical
components.
The workshop presently
employs 16 people
"The tasks they perform are
not necessarily simple," Bel
lamy says "They may be quite
complicated and take time to
learn, but that is the invest
ment the program makes to
give the workers a saleable
skill "
Bellamy says there are no
plans to expand the shop In
stead. expansion will occur by
making the program available
to other communities who
share Bellamy s commitment
to "realize the potential for
productive work of people who
are severely retarded."
Currently 10 workshops
based on the Eugene model
operate in four states, with
plans for more to open
"I'm not too worried about
continued funding," Bellamy
says. "We re dealing with an
area that hits pretty close to
home for a lot of people "
The main source of funding
for handicap service programs
across the country is facing a
possible cut from $4 million
annually to $3 million as
recommended by a House
committee, or even to 52.4
million, proposed by a Senate
committee
‘Last year 298
applied. . . only 11
were funded.’
Diane Bricker of the Early
Intervention Program at the
Center, says she is also con
cerned about funding
"Our programs could well
be in jeopardy if appropria
tions are maintained at the
level Congress is aiming at "
Bricker directs a research
program and a service pro
gram that rely on separate
grants Both three-year pro
grams are in their second year
The research project is a
study of at-risk" babies who
have spent three or more days
in the newborn intensive care
unit at Sacred Heart Hospital
According to Bricker, at-risk
infants are known to risk later
developmental delays more
Photo by Marti Pyn*«
One of the projects at the center is a vocational program geared
to severely and profoundly retarded adults
often than other babies
The Early Intervention Pro
gram also develops educa
tional curricula for children
who have motor or visual im
pairments, physical or
behavioral delays in develop
ment, or other problems
Personnel from the program
visit children younger than 15
months at home, working
closely with a child s mother or
father
The program is funded by a
federal grant that awarded $20
million nationally in 1981; but
the House committee would
trim that to $16 7 million, while
the Senate prefers $7.5 mil
lion
"This means that some pro
grams are simply going to be
eliminated, and the others will
be cut back.' Bricker says
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