Cooperative Agreement AID114A1200004

The Disabilities Rights Center received a $186,177 Formula Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. This federal grant program provides funding for protection and advocacy services for individuals with disabilities. Specifically, the Disabilities Rights Center will utilize the funding to advocate for and...

Disability Rights Rhode Island will receive $238,730 in Formula Grant funding from the 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) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The funding will support Disability Rights Rhode Island's work to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities through...

The Office Protection & Advocacy For The Disabled (OPAD) was awarded a $444,020 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA #93.630). The two-year grant runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this grant, OPAD will provide advocacy and support services to enable individuals with developmental disabilities to live independently and...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Disability Rights New Mexico a $282,117 Formula Grant under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618). As the designated Protection and Advocacy system for New Mexico, Disability Rights NM will use the funding to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities through activities such as providing...

This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Inter-American Foundation's (IAF) Assistance for Overseas Programs federal grant program (CFDA 85.750) supports the Association D'Aide DES Techniciens En Physiotherapie Pour Les Personnes Handicapees (AATPH) in delivering physical therapy, community outreach, job skills training, and microcredit access for people with disabilities in Haiti from April 2022 to April 2024. Specifically, the grantee AATPH aims to improve quality of life and social...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor awarded $486,110 under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345) to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. This Project Grant will support ASEAN institutions, ASEAN member state governments, and disabled peoples organizations to accelerate regional and national implementation of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan and the UN Convention on the Rights of...

The National Disability Institute Inc. was awarded a $4 million cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Solicitor under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) for the period of September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under the award, the National Disability Institute will work across the workforce development system to develop policies and provide technical expertise that increases competitive integrated employment services,...

The Disability Law Center of Virginia will provide $500,000 in training, consultation, and outreach services to end violence against women with disabilities through September 2024 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The goal of the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529) is to create sustainable improvements in how organizations respond to...

The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy awarded the Commonwealth of Kentucky a $22,078,706 cooperative agreement from May 2021 through May 2025 under the Disability Employment Policy Development program (CFDA 17.720). Through this cooperative agreement, the Kentucky Department of Workforce Development will work with the Office of Disability Employment Policy to develop and advance comprehensive disability employment policies and practices. As the designated state agency,...

The USAID Inclusive Livelihoods Central Project Grant of $1,000,000.00, awarded on November 1, 2022 by the US Agency for International Development Nepal, will empower persons with disabilities in rural and urban Nepal through October 31, 2025. The Disability and Development Partners organization will receive funding to mobilize self-help groups, create economic opportunities, and promote inclusive employment at the national level for persons with disabilities. This award supports the overall...