Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $191,956 to the Center For Legal Advocacy on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161), a formula grant supporting client assistance services in Colorado for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

Center For Legal Advocacy, doing business as The Legal Center For People With Disabilities And Older People, provides legal advocacy and rights protection services to individuals with disabilities and older adults as Colorado's designated Protection and Advocacy system. Under the Client Assistance Program, the recipient advises and informs clients and applicants of benefits available under the Rehabilitation Act, promotes understanding of rehabilitation services and available benefits, advises eligible individuals of their rights and responsibilities, and provides individual and systemic advocacy, legal and administrative remedies pursuit, and rights protection assistance to ensure consumers' access to and understanding of vocational rehabilitation services and related programs funded under the Rehabilitation Act.

Place of performance is Denver, Colorado. The award covers a single fiscal year; unobligated funds may carry over for obligation in the succeeding year.