State resources expended on developmental disabilities in Connecticut
The State of Connecticut currently spends approximately $1.6 billion annually in programs that provide supports or services for developmental disabilities.Representative budgets for salient line items in the Connecticut State Budget
Line Item |
FY 20 |
FY 21 |
DDS Community Residential Services |
622,412,127 |
638,014,602 |
DDS Employment Opportunities and Day Services |
277,945,780 |
289,183,217 |
Community First Choice |
131,156,441 |
149,521,143 |
DSS DMHAS-Disproportionate Share |
108,935,000 |
108,935,000 |
Medicaid ICF/IID |
66,317,176 |
66,765,226 |
DMHAS Grants for Mental Health Services |
66,316,598 |
66,316,598 |
DSS Aid To The Disabled |
59,713,700 |
59,683,700 |
DMHAS Managed Service System |
55,924,095 |
56,333,880 |
DOT ADA Para-transit Program |
43,303,827 |
44,819,461 |
DMHAS General Assistance Managed Care |
40,377,409 |
40,722,054 |
Medicaid Birth to Three |
30,212,000 |
30,814,000 |
DSS Autism Services |
23,224,592 |
26,224,592 |
DMHAS Housing Supports and Services |
22,966,163 |
22,966,163 |
DDS Behavioral Services Program |
23,044,686 |
22,571,979 |
DMHAS Home and Community Based Services |
20,980,076 |
22,220,669 |
DMHAS Employment Opportunities |
8,791,514 |
8,791,514 |
ADS Vocational Rehabilitation - Disabled |
7,279,075 |
7,279,075 |
DDS Rent Subsidy Program |
4,782,312 |
4,782,312 |
DDS IDASH & ID Partnership |
1,879,000 |
2,929,000 |
Medicaid Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Waiver |
2,568,672 |
2,837,399 |
Medicaid Mental Health Waiver |
1,444,000 |
1,494,000 |
ADS Employment Opportunities – Blind & Disabled |
1,021,990 |
1,021,990 |
ADS Independent Living Centers |
612,725 |
612,725 |
DSS Services for Persons With Disabilities |
276,362 |
276,362 |
Total |
1,621,485,320 |
1,675,116,661 |
Note these budgets do not include expenditures on state personnel which are not categorized according to the nature of the service provided by the personnel. Nor does the table include state funding for special education which is included in the Education Cost Sharing grants to municipalities.
Supports and services for intellectual disabilities receive about 61% of this funding. Mental health and addition services receive about 16%. Services for autism without co-occurring intellectual disability, i.e. diagnosis of autism with IQ > 69, receive only about 2% of the total funding for developmental disabilities.
Total funding for developmental disabilities increases by about 3% per year. The largest recent percentage increases have been in the DDS IDASH & ID Partnership (56%), Community First Choice (14%), Autism Services (13%), the Medicaid Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Waiver (10%), and DMHAS Home and Community Based Services (6%). The largest dollar increases have been in Community First Choice, DDS Community Residential Services, DDS Employment Opportunities and Day Services, and DSS Autism Services.