Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Center For Legal Advocacy, doing business as The Legal Center For People With Disabilities And Older People, received a $292,470 formula grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR), CFDA 84.240, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As Colorado's designated state protection and advocacy agency, the organization delivers comprehensive legal advocacy and rights protection services to individuals with disabilities, including legal representation, information and referral services, investigation of abuse and neglect, dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution procedures, and systemic advocacy efforts to protect constitutional and statutory rights.

The award supports the Center's core mandate to establish systems protecting and advocating for eligible individuals with disabilities across multiple disability domains. Key service delivery activities include investigating instances of abuse and neglect, facilitating alternative dispute resolution and mediation before pursuing formal legal remedies, providing benefits counseling, ensuring voting rights protection, supporting community integration, and conducting systemic advocacy. The organization must maintain annual priority statements informed by public comment, establish client grievance procedures, and supplement rather than supplant existing nonfederal funding sources. Financial records and supporting documentation must be retained for three years from the submission of the final expenditure report in accordance with applicable Education Department General Administrative Regulations.