Community Connections awarded $494,000 OpenAI Foundation grant to pioneer AI innovation in disability services

Community Connections Inc. received a $494,000 grant from the OpenAI Foundation's 2026 People-First AI Fund to explore how AI can transform disability services. It is one of 163 nonprofits selected from nearly 1,700 applicants sharing $50 million. The initiative could be among the first of its kind for Medicaid case management agencies.

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