ABLE Opportunity Grant Signup

For individuals currently waiting on the Kansas I/DD Waitlist, a $100 ABLE opportunity grant has been made available thanks to financial support from CareSource, Sunflower Health Plan, Arcare, the Kansas Financial Empowerment Foundation and the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities (KCDD). To date, $85,000 has been raised to help fund the opening of 850 Kansas ABLE savings accounts. Along with the requirement that an individual must currently be on the Kansas I/DD waitlist to qualify for the ABLE opportunity grant, the following steps must be completed by the individual on the I/DD waitlist and/or their caregiver(s):

• Fill out and submit the form below. Grant funds are available on a first come, first served basis. The date and time the form below is submitted will determine priority for awarding grant funds.
• Attend one in-person or virtual ABLE Roadshow session between April 15 - October 3.
• Establish a new Kansas ABLE savings account between April 1 – November 1. Please note that opening an ABLE account is subject to certain eligibility restrictions. In general, an individual is eligible for an ABLE account if he or she has been diagnosed with a qualifying disability, and the disability began before the age of 26. For more details on qualifying disabilities and other eligibility requirements, please see kansascash.ks.gov/able and the Plan Disclosure Booklet.

Upon completion and verification that a qualified individual completed the above three steps, grant dollars will be funded into the newly established Kansas ABLE savings account. The Office of the Kansas State Treasurer may share a grant applicant’s name and city of residency with the local CDDO and/or KDADS to verify I/DD waitlist status. Opportunity grant dollars will be disbursed from a Kansas Financial Empowerment Foundation account and awarded into qualified ABLE accounts on a monthly basis starting in May of 2024.