The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant to Disability Rights Maine, doing business as Maine Advocacy Services, to support the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA #84.240) from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
Under this federal program, Maine Advocacy Services will provide protection and advocacy services for the rights of individuals with disabilities through activities such as investigating abuse and neglect of individuals with disabilities, pursuing legal and administrative remedies to protect their rights, and informing them about services available. The Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights program aims to ensure the rights of people with disabilities are upheld through the provision of these types of advocacy services in each U.S. state and territory.