Formula Grant H240A260039

Federal Grant Award Summary

Disability Rights Pennsylvania received a $637,141 Formula Grant award 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 period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As Pennsylvania's designated protection and advocacy agency, the organization delivers comprehensive legal services and advocacy support to individuals with disabilities throughout the Commonwealth.

Under this award, Disability Rights Pennsylvania provides core services including legal representation, information and referral services, dispute resolution, and systemic advocacy to protect the civil and human rights of people with disabilities. The agency develops annual priority statements, pursues legal and administrative remedies for rights violations, establishes grievance procedures for clients, and utilizes mediation and alternative dispute resolution procedures to address complaints of abuse, neglect, and rights violations. These formula-based grants are distributed annually to designated state protection and advocacy agencies in accordance with statutory criteria established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.