Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $131,917 to Disability Rights Center of Kansas, Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161).

DRC, Kansas's designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities, delivers client assistance services advising eligible individuals and applicants about benefits under the Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants program and other services funded under the Rehabilitation Act. CAP services include promoting understanding of available rehabilitation benefits, advising clients of their rights and responsibilities, providing individual and systemic advocacy, and pursuing legal and administrative remedies to protect client rights. The award funds performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Topeka, Kansas. The funding is obligated as a formula grant, with annual allotment distributed under statutory formula to states and protection and advocacy systems. DRC maintains a portfolio of federal disability rights grants, including Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR), traumatic brain injury protection and advocacy, Help America Vote Act voting access protections, assistive technology protections, protection and advocacy for individuals with mental illness, and developmental disabilities advocacy funding, enabling integrated service delivery across Kansas's disability community.