Protection and advocacy of individual rights (pair)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights Pennsylvania $637,141 on October 1, 2025, under the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) program (CFDA 84.240).

Disability Rights Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania's designated protection and advocacy agency, uses PAIR funding to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities who are ineligible for services from other protection and advocacy programs or whose problems fall outside the scope of the Client Assistance Program. The award supports protection and advocacy systems serving individuals with disabilities across Pennsylvania.

The funding covers the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This is a formula grant; awards are made annually on the basis of statutory formula or statutory minimum amounts. The program is subject to a statutory non-supplanting requirement and restricted indirect cost rate provisions under 34 CFR 76.563 through 76.569.