Protection and advocacy of individual rights (pair)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights Connecticut, Inc. $195,895 under the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) program on October 1, 2025, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

PAIR provides grants to designated protection and advocacy systems in each state to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities who are ineligible for services from other protection and advocacy programs or whose needs fall outside the scope of the Client Assistance Program. Disability Rights Connecticut serves as Connecticut's designated protection and advocacy system and receives federal formula and project grants across multiple protection and advocacy programs to deliver legal representation, investigation of abuse and neglect complaints, systemic advocacy, benefits counseling, and educational outreach across the state's disability community. The recipient maintains operations in Hartford, Connecticut. This is a formula grant; awards are made annually on the basis of statutory formula or minimum amounts. The program is subject to a statutory non-supplanting requirement and restricted indirect cost rate limitations under 34 CFR 76.563 through 76.569.