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 U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $131,917 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI) for the Client Assistance Program (CAP) with a performance period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The CAP program (CFDA 84.161) provides funding to state-level organizations to establish and operate client assistance programs that support individuals with disabilities. DRRI, as the designated Protection and Advocacy...
The Client Assistance Program (CAP) Board received a $254,531 Formula Grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA #84.161). The two-year award, issued on October 1, 2021, will support CAP in advising and informing clients and applicants of benefits available under the Rehabilitation Services program through September 30, 2023. Specifically, the Client Assistance...
The Client Assistance Program (CAP) Board, a non-profit organization in Bellingham, WA, has been awarded a $254,414 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA #84.161). This grant will fund the organization's advocacy services to support individuals with disabilities in accessing and understanding vocational rehabilitation benefits and resolving disputes with...
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $352,841 Formula Grant under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) to the State of North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services. This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund the state's Client Assistance Program (CAP) to provide advocacy services, legal representation, counseling, and assistance to individuals with...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $736,283 Formula Grant under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) to Disability Rights Florida Inc., a non-profit organization also known as the Advocacy Center For Persons With Disabilities Inc. The grant will fund the organization's Client Assistance Program (CAP) from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The CAP program provides comprehensive legal advocacy,...
The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant to the Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico doing business as the Disability Office. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 to support the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) program. Under the PAIR program (CFDA #84.240), the Disability Office will provide protection and advocacy services for the rights of...
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $1,268,838 Formula Grant under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) to Disability Rights California. This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund the organization's Client Assistance Program (CAP). Through this program, Disability Rights California will provide comprehensive legal advocacy, counseling, and assistance to help...
The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $131,917 Formula Grant to the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, doing business as Protection & Advocacy Agency Of Hawaii, for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) to establish and carry out a client assistance program in Hawaii. The program advises and informs individuals with...
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $131,917 Formula Grant under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) to University Legal Services, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable University Legal Services to establish and operate a client assistance program. The program provides comprehensive advocacy...