Media Covers $7 Million Loses in FCAI Funding

Posted by Jessica Stasik on Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Academics and HE Professionals, assistive technologies, Business and Management, CAN News, FCAI News, Inventors and Entrepreneurs, News, Partner News, research and development, Self-Advocates and Civil Stakeholders, Sibling Centers, Uncategorized.

Due to funding cuts made after the executive orders in the last several months, FCAI has now had to say goodbye to $7 million in funding, and along with it some of our cornerstone programs. We are absolutely crushed by this loss, but are diligently working to find alternative funding and workarounds to give our programs back to the autistic and neurodivergent communities we serve.

We would like to share some recent reporting related to our center’s loss of funding under the new cuts cuts. We would like to thank our friends at the Independent and News Channel 5 for recognizing the importance of our programs, and to Inside Higher Ed for highlighting the importance of REU programs.

Read Eric Garcia’s piece from the Independent here.

Read the Inside Higher Ed program here.

Watch the News Channel 5 piece here.

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