Project Grant H79SM081947

The Center For Legal Advocacy received a $279,752 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to provide advocacy and legal services under the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights program. Commonly known as the PAIR program, this formula grant initiative supports protection and advocacy systems in each state and territory to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities. As the designated...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program provides $119,999 to the Parent/Professional Advocacy League Inc. in Waltham, MA. The funding will be used to (i) increase the number of well-trained family peer workforce members serving families with children and youth with mental health needs, (ii) create an...

The Salt Lake County (SLCO) Person-Centered Peer Support Pilot Project (PCPS) is a $550,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The 36-month project aims to improve outcomes for 117 individuals participating in the Salt Lake City Justice Court Familiar Faces Court by embedding three certified peer support specialists to provide services that address...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) to advance peer-delivered mental health interventions for young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The grant, titled "ADVANCING PEER-DELIVERED MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: ADAPTING AND TESTING STEPUP PEER PROGRAMMING," will be...

This $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund the Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc. to expand their successful mentoring initiative for at-risk and high-risk youth with disabilities. The funding will support providing one-on-one mentoring services to at least 205 youth ages 17 and younger across central and eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey through September 2025. Partners...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630) formula grant totaling $2,281,313.00 to Disability Rights Pennsylvania. The 2-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund a range of services to enable individuals with developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania to achieve independence, productivity, and full community integration. Key...

The Disability Law Center of Alaska has been awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240), administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable the non-profit organization to provide comprehensive legal advocacy, rights protection, and support services for individuals with various...

The Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. received a $515,890 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to provide protection and advocacy services for individuals with disabilities under the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) program. The PAIR program aims to provide advocacy services for individuals with disabilities through state-based systems. Under this award, the Georgia Advocacy Office will deliver advocacy...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has awarded a $225,796 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) to the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy (DPA). This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable the DPA's Protection and Advocacy Division to provide comprehensive legal services, advocacy, and rights protection for individuals with disabilities...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $195,895 Formula Grant to the Disability Law Center of Alaska for the Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240), the Disability Law Center of Alaska will provide advocacy and legal services to protect the rights of individuals with...