Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Missouri county disability agency to receive stimulus money

From the Kansas City Business Journal:

Disability Services of Jackson County — EITAS will receive $252,737 in additional state financing to serve clients with developmental disabilities through new legislation distributing $2.4 million statewide, Missouri Commissioner of Administration Kelvin Simmons said Tuesday in Kansas City.

The money is coming through House Bill 15, a budget bill that appropriates money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Disability Services of Jackson County provides transportation, training and other services to residents with developmental disabilities.