Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights Maine $131,917 on October 1, 2025, under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161), a formula grant.

Disability Rights Maine delivers client assistance services to eligible individuals and applicants for vocational rehabilitation and other programs funded under the Rehabilitation Act. The organization advises clients of available benefits, informs them of their rights and responsibilities, and provides individual and systemic advocacy and assistance in pursuing legal and administrative remedies to protect those rights.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with performance at Disability Rights Maine's location in Augusta, Maine. Disability Rights Maine, operating under the trade name Maine Advocacy Services, serves as Maine's designated Protection and Advocacy system and receives multiple federal grants for comprehensive advocacy services to individuals with disabilities. The organization also administers related statutory protection and advocacy programs including Developmental Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury, Assistive Technology, Help America Vote Act, and Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness grants.