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The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) to Oficina De Proteccion Y Defensa De Personas Con Impedimentos De PR, the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for Puerto Rico. This federal grant provides funding to state-level disability rights organizations to deliver comprehensive legal services and advocacy for individuals...

The American Institutes for Research (AIR), in partnership with Think College and a co-PI, has been awarded a three-year, $200,000 Project Grant by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) under CFDA 93.433. The grant will fund the development of a new intervention called "MY ROAD" to empower inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs to evaluate and expand dignity of risk (DOR) for students with intellectual and/or...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $976,348 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) to Disability Advocates Inc., doing business as Disability Rights New York, for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This grant supports Disability Advocates Inc. in providing comprehensive legal services, advocacy, and support to empower individuals with various disabilities in New...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) to the Hawaii Disability Rights Center. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, supports the Center's delivery of comprehensive legal services and advocacy for individuals with disabilities in Hawaii. Key services include investigating incidents of abuse, providing...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Maine, doing business as Maine Advocacy Services, to support the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA #84.240) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under this federal program, Maine Advocacy Services will provide protection and advocacy services for the rights of individuals with disabilities through activities such as...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $1,046,871 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Florida Inc., doing business as Advocacy Center For Persons With Disabilities Inc., for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funding supports the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA #84.240), which provides advocacy services to protect and promote the legal and human rights of individuals with...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Equip For Equality, Inc. a $606,328 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) federal grant program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 to provide advocacy and legal representation services to individuals with disabilities in Illinois. The Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights program aims to protect the legal...

The federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618), will fund $118,045 in disability rights advocacy services from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029. The grantee, Virgin Islands Advocacy Inc. (doing business as The Disability Rights), is a minority-owned non-profit organization located in...

This federal Formula Grant award of $195,895.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services was provided under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240). The grant supports Disability Rights Idaho, Inc., the designated state-level Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system, in delivering comprehensive legal services and advocacy for individuals with various disabilities in Idaho. The funding enables Disability...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $646,618 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) to Disability Rights Pennsylvania. This funding supports the organization's delivery of comprehensive legal services, advocacy, training, and systemic support to advance the rights, independence, and community integration of individuals with developmental, mental, and physical disabilities across...