The agency supports persons with developmental disabilities and their families in living, learning, and working within their communities.

The agency’s activities include the following.

• Hope Florida-A Pathway to Possibilities is a program spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis that helps connect individuals with unique abilities to resources to gain independence and integration.  Hope navigators offer one-on-one support to identify personalized goals, remove barriers, and develop a plan to thrive. In addition, navigators provide referrals to local partners and resources.
• Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HBCS) provides social, medical, behavioral, and therapeutic services and living arrangements in the community and is known as the iBudget Florida waiver. The program As of June 30, 2023, the program provided 35,565 individuals with services.
• Consumer Directed Care Plus (CDC+) is an alternative to the HCBS Medicaid Waiver that provides comparable services with increased flexibility. CDC+ participants exchange the total budget of their current approved Medicaid waiver cost plan for a reduced budget with greater flexibility.
• Developmental Disability Centers (DDCs) are two Medicaid-funded centers for people who need structured residential care 24-hours a day. Tacachale in Gainesville and Sunland in Marianna are communities that offer residents opportunities to enhance their quality of life and maximize individual potential. The full-service residential facilities provide medical care, therapy, and a variety of recreation opportunities. The residents participate in social outings, team sports, and community events and can learn a trade and work onsite.  The centers provide services to over 400 individuals.
• Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program (DDDP) is a 146-bed secure facility located in Chattahoochee for defendants with developmental disabilities who are charged with committing a felony crime and deemed incompetent to participate in their own defense or stand trial. In this program, residents with a court order receive competency training and other services in accordance with their needs. This is not a voluntary residential setting. The agency also has 34 secure beds in the Pathways Program at the Sunland campus in Marianna.

The funding information listed below is provided by Transparency Florida. Please contact the agency for more information on its funding. Additional information about agency funding and activities is available on the State of Florida Fiscal Portal.

Performance measures and standards for the agency may be found in its Long Range Program Plan.

OPPAGA Reports and Presentations
A complete list of OPPAGA reports and presentations is available on our website. 

Other Reports
Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Agency Reports
A complete list of Florida Auditor General reports is available on its website.

Websites of Interest
Disability Rights Florida
Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council
The Arc of Florida

Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities Contact Website
Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities
4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0950
(850) 488-4257
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