Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights California $1,261,802 on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161), a formula grant supporting the Client Assistance Program (CAP).

Under this award, Disability Rights California provides client assistance services to eligible individuals and applicants for the Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants program and other programs funded under the Rehabilitation Act. The services include advising and informing clients of available benefits, individual and systemic advocacy, pursuit of legal and administrative remedies, and assistance in protecting their rights under the Act. Disability Rights California, the designated Protection and Advocacy system for California, operates the state's CAP to meet the requirement that State VR agencies must operate a CAP to receive VR State grant funds.

Performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with all work performed in Sacramento, California. The obligation amount is $1,261,802.