The San Diego Regional Center is one of 21 Regional Centers for persons with developmental disabilities in the State of California. These centers were originally established to assist persons with mental retardation (intellectual disabilities) and their families in locating and developing services and programs within their communities.

These original centers were established in 1965 under legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Frank Lanterman. The Lanterman Act became effective in 1969 and established the statewide Regional Center network. The Legislation later expanded the populations served to include persons with intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, and other disabling conditions similar to intellectual disabilities.

The San Diego Regional Center was the third Regional Center established in California. It serves people living within the geographic boundaries of San Diego and Imperial counties.

Announcements:

The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities Request for Proposal (RFP) Cycle II is now open! Through a competitive process, the FDD will award start-up funding for programs to assist people with developmental disabilities and their families in San Diego and Imperial counties. Submissions are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 7, 2014. For more information, or to apply visit: foundationfordd.org/events.

Public Meeting regarding Purchase of Service Expenditure Data: The San Diego Regional Center will present data relating to purchase of service authorization, utilization and expenditure with respect to client age, race or ethnicity, primary language, and disability. The purchase of service data is available on the News & Notices page of our website. You are invited to attend the public meeting on March 12, 2014 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. or March 29, 2014 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the San Diego Regional Center Boardroom located at 4355 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 92123, or to participate via videoconferencing at the San Diego Regional Center Imperial Valley office located at 512 West Aten Road, Imperial, CA 92251. A Spanish translator will be available. Please see announcement for more details.

The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities assists individuals living with a developmental disability like cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or intellectual disabilities, to face many challenges in the course of learning, working, and living in the community. Visit our website at www.foundationfordd.org for more information.

Requests for Proposals (RFPs) - click here to see the 2 currently open.