Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights Florida Inc. $745,765 under the Client Assistance Program (CAP, CFDA 84.161) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2026.

Disability Rights Florida Inc., doing business as Advocacy Center For Persons With Disabilities Inc., delivers CAP services from Tallahassee, Florida, advising and advocating for eligible individuals and applicants for vocational rehabilitation and other programs funded under the Rehabilitation Act. The organization provides individual and systemic advocacy, legal representation and counsel, information and referral services, dispute resolution, and assistance in pursuing legal and administrative remedies to protect the rights of individuals navigating rehabilitation services and benefits.

CAP is a formula grant program in which States (or, in this case, the protection and advocacy system serving the American Indian Consortium) receive annual allotments based on statutory formula. The program requires State vocational rehabilitation agencies to operate a CAP as a condition of receiving VR State grant funds and to inform VR consumers of CAP services and contact information. Funds obligated in the fiscal year may be carried over for obligation in the succeeding year.