Cooperative Agreement WIP13050377

The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living awarded a two-year $224,728 formula grant under the ACL Assistive Technology State Grants for Protection and Advocacy (CFDA 93.843) program to Disability Rights Michigan (DRM). This grant, which commenced on October 1, 2024, will enable DRM to provide legal advocacy, rights protection, and support services to assist individuals with disabilities in Michigan with acquiring, utilizing, and maintaining assistive...

Disability Rights Michigan received a $329,727 Formula Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The grant is part of the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) to establish and operate a client assistance program in Michigan through September 30, 2023. As the designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities in the state, Disability Rights Michigan will advise and inform clients...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $500,728 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) to Disability Rights Michigan (DRM), a non-profit organization serving as the designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities in Michigan. The grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and a completion date of September 30, 2025, supports DRM's delivery of a...

This $34,257,716 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities formula grant (CFDA 17.259) awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration supports comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment in the state of Michigan. The grant aims to help participants acquire the educational, occupational, and employability skills needed to achieve academic and employment success, and transition...

This $232,871 Formula Grant award from the Administration on Disabilities, under the State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services program (CFDA 93.873), supports Disability Rights Michigan (DRM) in providing comprehensive advocacy services for individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the state of Michigan. The funding enables DRM, the designated Protection and Advocacy system for Michigan, to deliver a range of critical legal advocacy, rights protection, and community...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Disability Rights Michigan $345,377 under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems (CFDA 93.618) Formula Grant program. The five-year award, issued on October 1, 2021, will support Disability Rights Michigan's efforts to ensure full participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities through education, training, and assistance...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), a federal agency, awarded a $125,150 Project Grant on October 1, 2023 to Transitional Paths To Independent Living (Trpil Community Services), a non-profit Center for Independent Living in Washington, Pennsylvania. The grant will fund adult education services provided by Trpil Community Services over a one-year period ending September 30, 2024. Trpil Community Services offers independent living skills training, advocacy, peer counseling, information...

The $158,392 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Centers for Independent Living (CFDA 93.432) program supports the Disability Network Eastern Michigan, doing business as Oakland & Macomb Center For Independent Living, a non-profit organization in Troy, Michigan. This two-year grant, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will enable the organization to provide critical independent living services to...

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity was awarded a $242,162 Block Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the ACL Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 93.369). The grant will support expanding and improving the provision of independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities in Michigan from March 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Specifically, the funding will promote and maximize...

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, awarded a $237,151 Project Grant under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) to Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The project, titled "Supporting Urban APE Personnel Through Optimal Recruitment and Training," will be performed from September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025. Wayne State...