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FY 2026 Round 1: applications open July 14, 2025, close September 15, 2025, with random selection September 30, 2025. Next round dates not yet published.
"Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Program" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Program is a grant from Maryland Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) that funds flexible support services for children and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities who are not currently receiving DDA services.
The program provides up to $1,000 to assist eligible individuals with purchasing services or items that enhance quality of life, promote independence, and support community integration. Applications are submitted through a random selection process with multiple rounds throughout the fiscal year.
Eligible applicants are children living at home with family and adults with developmental or intellectual disabilities living independently in the community in Maryland. The September 15, 2025, deadline applied to a prior round.
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Pages - Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Accessibility Information Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) The Developmental Disabilities Administration's Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Program serves children living at home with their family and adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities living in their own home in the community who are not receiving any support services from the DDA.
The LISS program's goal is to ensure that children and adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities live happy, healthy, independent lives while being integrated into their communities across their lifespan. Below are just a few highlights: It is flexible to meet the needs of children as they grow and adults as they mature across their lifespan.
And; Provides up to $1000 to assist eligible children and adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities with purchasing eligible services and/or items to address their needs. And; Enhances or improves the quality of life, for eligible children and adults with developmental and /or intellectual disabilities as well as promotes independence and community integration.
The LISS Program's Random Selection Application is now electronic and can be accessed on the DDA website. The Random Selection Application submission process is the following: Random Selection Applications must be submitted online for each Round. The DDA will only accept online applications for each Round.
If you are unable to submit the application online, you are asked to contact the LISS Program Provider for assistance. Please use the access link to submit the random selection application. The access link can be found below, under the heading "Resources."
Under Resources, please click on the wording “please click here" to access the application. Once submitting the Random Selection Application online, you will receive a confirmation receipt of your application with a confirmation number. This confirmation will be emailed to the email address indicated in the Random Selection Application.
This confirmation number can be used as reference to inquire about your submission. The access link to the Random Selection Application will be open to the public during each Round only. The access link will close to the public after each Round.
The Random Selection and Application submission schedule is below for FY 2026. When submitting your Random Selection Application and/or Services Eligibility Application, parents/legal guardians/case workers must enter the demographic information (name, address, date of birth, social security etc.) of the child and/or adult; not their (parent/legal guardians/case workers) demographic information.
To: Parents/legal guardians/case workers Please do not enter your demographic information in the Random Selection Application and/or Services Eligibility Application. Please enter the child and/or adult's demographic's information into the Random Selection Application and/or Services Eligibility Application. The FY 2026 Random Selection Schedule The online access link will open on Jul 14, 2025.
The online access link will close on September 15, 2025. Random Selection will take place on September 30, 2025. Please note: Applicants will be notified via letter, about the status of their random selection application.
The LISS Program Provider will send out the letters twenty (20) business days after the Random Selection is completed. Who can submit the online Random Selection Application?
If the individual applicant is under the age of 21 (but does not have a court-ordered legal guardian), then a natural or adoptive parent must complete the application by entering the demographic information of the child and not the parent; If the individual applicant has a court-ordered legal guardian (regardless of the applicant's age), then the legal guardian must complete the application by entering the demographic information of the child and/or legal guardian and not the legal guardian; If the individual applicant is over the age of 21, does not have a legal guardian, and only requires physical assistance in completing the application, then a parent, relative, friend, or case manager or social worker may help under the individual applicant's direction.
Please make sure that the individual applicant's demographic information is entered into the application and not the person providing help. Maryland Community Connection 4401 Nicole Drive, Lanham, Maryland 20706 Phone: 301-583-8880/Toll free: 877-622-6688 Website: https://bit. ly/LISSMCC Counties served: Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and St.
Mary's, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester 310 Old Freeland Road, Freeland, Maryland 21053 Phone: Toll free: 877-282-8202/TTY: 711/Fax: 410-357-4767 Website: http://www. penn-mar.
org/liss Counties served: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard and Washington Random Selection Application: To apply for the LISS Program FY 2025 Random Selection, please click here .
Guide to LISS - Fiscal Year 2025 Guide to LISS - Fiscal Year 2025 (Spanish Version) Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Maryland Program Budget Changes Memo – Roles in Completing Application for LISS Program – April 1, 2021 Memo – Invoicing Process and Verification of Attendance for Self-Advocacy Services – April 1, 2021 ensures HTML content is downloaded and parsed first.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Children living at home and adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities living in the community who are not currently receiving DDA support services. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $1,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was September 15, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Program is funded by Maryland Department of Health, Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Maryland. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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