Autism Services Grants Council 2018-2019 Awards 18 Florida Based Non Profits With Funds Generated by the Autism Specialty License Plate

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, funds generated by the Autism Specialty License Plate are collected and redistributed to select non profit organizations throughout Florida providing assistance and opportunities to individuals with autism and related disabilities. This year, the Autism Services Grants Council awarded a total of $99,600 in grants to 18 Florida-based nonprofit organizations.

"We are thrilled to continue growing the Autism Services Grants Council year after year," explains Council Chair, Dennis Haas. "The primary purpose of this Council is to fund service programs for grants to nonprofit organizations to operate direct services programs for individuals with autism and related disabilities in Florida. We believe that the agencies selected provide not only unique programming, but act as a catalyst in their communities raising awareness of autism and related disabilities."

Through a highly competitive selection process, the Autism Services Grant Council is proud to announce the recipients of the 2018-2019 grants:

Bit By Bit Medical Therapeutic Riding Center
Jacksonville School for Autism 
Latino Leadership
SFA Center
Personal Ponies
TOPSOCCER
Artists with Autism, Inc.
Learning Links 
Prosperity Life Planning 
BASCA, Inc. 
Project Lifesaver 
Special Equestrians 
Autism Spectrum on the Emerald Coast, Inc. 
National Autism Registry 
OASN Autism
Autism Pensacola, Inc. 
Autism Society of Florida 
Autism Society of the Keys, Inc.

The Autism Specialty license plate is available through autismlicenseplate.com. This year, the Autism Services Grants Council has also announced a new partnership with the Indian River Tax Collector's office to streamline the process of purchasing specialty Autism License plates throughout Florida, making it easier than ever to support this cause. Supporters can also donate to autism services through the use of the "check boxes" when renewing their automotive registration or purchasing replacement licenses.

For more information, visit autismlicenseplate.com. To request an interview with a representative from the Autism Services Grant Council or a 2017-2018 recipient, please contact Olivia Bishop at [email protected].

The Autism Services Grants Council was created by the Florida Legislature in 2009 to implement and oversee a grants process for the distribution of funds generated from the sales of the Florida Support Autism Programs Specialty License Plate.

The primary purpose of the Council is to fund service programs for grants to nonprofit organizations to operate direct services programs for individuals with autism and related disabilities in Florida including direct services, evaluation, training, and awareness. Consideration for participation in such services and programs must be given to applicants who are children or adults with autism and related disabilities and their families and shall include those who are on the Agency for Persons with Disabilities waiting lists for services.

The amount of funds available through the grant process will be dependent of the amount of revenue generated by sales of the Florida Support Autism Programs Specialty License Plate. The Autism Services Grants Council is administered by Arc Broward, Inc., an IRS exempt Section 501(c)(3), Florida nonprofit organization.

SOURCE Arc Broward, Inc.