Formula Grant H240A260017

The Disability Rights Center of Kansas, Inc. (DRC) received a Formula Grant award of $195,895 from the U.S. 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) for the performance period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this award, DRC delivers comprehensive legal advocacy and rights protection services to individuals with disabilities throughout Kansas, including legal representation, information and referral services, and dispute resolution support. The organization investigates cases of abuse and neglect, pursues legal and administrative remedies to ensure constitutional and statutory protections, and provides mediation and alternative dispute resolution services to resolve conflicts on behalf of eligible individuals with disabilities.

As Kansas's designated protection and advocacy agency, DRC is required to maintain a formal system for protecting and advocating for the legal and civil rights of individuals with disabilities, develop annual priority statements with public input, and establish grievance procedures for clients. This funding supplements DRC's broader disability rights advocacy portfolio, which includes additional federal formula grants focused on traumatic brain injury protection, voting access, assistive technology access, and developmental disabilities services. The PAIR grant represents one component of DRC's integrated advocacy infrastructure serving vulnerable populations across multiple disability categories statewide.