Federal Grant Award Summary

Disability Rights South Dakota received a $195,895 Formula Grant award from the 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 South Dakota's designated protection and advocacy agency, the organization delivers legal representation, advocacy services, and support to individuals with disabilities seeking to protect and enforce their civil and legal rights. Services include legal and administrative remedies, information and referral services, dispute resolution through mediation and alternative dispute resolution procedures, and grievance procedures for clients. The grant requires the awardee to develop annual priority statements, seek public comment on proposed priorities and objectives, and maintain comprehensive accounting and recordkeeping systems for all expenditures.

The PAIR program provides annual formula grants to designated protection and advocacy agencies in each state and territory to establish systems that support the rights of individuals with disabilities. Disability Rights South Dakota's award reflects the organization's established capacity as a tax-exempt nonprofit that has been registered to receive federal awards since August 2004. The grant funding supplements, rather than replaces, nonfederal funds and is administered in accordance with Education Department General Administrative Regulations and applicable requirements under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.