Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $418,172 to the Center For Disability Law And Policy on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161), a formula grant providing legal advocacy and support services to individuals with disabilities navigating vocational rehabilitation and independent living service systems in Pennsylvania.

The Center, doing business as Client Assistance Program, delivers direct legal representation, counseling, and advocacy services to clients and client-applicants under the Rehabilitation Act. Services include advising eligible individuals of their rights and benefits, providing individual and systemic advocacy, and pursuing legal and administrative remedies to protect recipients' rights within vocational rehabilitation and independent living service systems. The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Philadelphia, PA 19102. The assistance type is a formula grant. The Center operates as a prime grant recipient with no documented sub-recipients.