Federal Grant Award Summary

The Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc. received a $200,129 formula grant 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). The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. As Oklahoma's designated state protection and advocacy agency, the center delivers comprehensive legal and advocacy services to individuals with disabilities throughout the state, 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 center's PAIR-funded activities support vulnerable populations with developmental, mental, and physical disabilities by providing rights protection services, benefits counseling, and independent living support. The organization is required to develop annual priority statements informed by public input, maintain grievance procedures for clients, comply with federal recordkeeping requirements, and utilize mediation and alternative dispute resolution approaches before pursuing formal legal or administrative remedies. These services supplement, rather than supplant, existing nonfederal funding sources and demonstrate the organization's sustained federal capability to serve individuals with disabilities in Oklahoma.