Federal Grant Award Summary

Disability Rights North Carolina received a Formula Grant award of $194,356 from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Assistive Technology State Grants for Protection and Advocacy program (CFDA 93.843), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports protection and advocacy services designed to assist individuals with disabilities in acquiring, utilizing, and maintaining assistive technology and assistive technology services. As North Carolina's designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system, the organization will deliver comprehensive legal representation, systems change advocacy, information and referral services, and dispute resolution activities focused on enhancing independence and community integration for individuals with developmental disabilities and other disability populations.

The funding represents part of a nationwide formula-based allocation of 57 annual grants distributed to state and territorial protection and advocacy agencies under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. Disability Rights North Carolina will deploy these resources to provide direct assistance and systemic advocacy services to vulnerable populations across the state, leveraging this federal support alongside its existing portfolio of federal grants from the Administration on Disabilities and other federal agencies to advance disability rights protection across multiple program domains.