At Disability Rights Nebraska, we are grateful for the diverse sources of financial support that enable us to carry out our vital advocacy work on behalf of individuals with disabilities.
Following is a list of our major sources of funding for FY 2025 (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025):
Disability Rights Nebraska receives financial support from various federal programs, each with an appropriations component dedicated to funding our organization's efforts. These funds are instrumental in supporting our advocacy initiatives and programs.
Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT)
Federally funded program to provide individual and systems advocacy to secure assistive technology devices and services for people with disabilities.
FY 2025 Grant Award: $50,000.
Protection and Advocacy of Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
Federally funded program to provide advocacy and assistance to any beneficiary of Social Security who is trying to secure or regain employment and to otherwise protect their rights under the law.
FY 2025 Grant Award: $120,000.
Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PADD)
Federally funded program to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.
FY 2025 Federal Grant Award: $414,977.
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)
Federally funded program to protect and advocate for the rights of people with mental illness and investigate reports of abuse and neglect in facilities that care for or treat individuals with mental illness.
FY 2025 Federal Grant Award: $428,000.
Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR)
Federally funded program to protect and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities who would not be eligible for the PADD or PAIMI programs.
FY 2025 Federal Grant Award: $176,177.
Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI)
Federally funded program to provide advocacy assistance to people who experience a traumatic brain injury.
FY 2025 Federal Grant Award: $50,000.
Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA)
Federally funded program to establish, expand, and improve access to and participation in the election process by people with disabilities.
FY 2025 Federal Grant Award: $112,313.
Representative Payee Program (PABRP)
Federally funded to help protect the rights of beneficiaries of Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
FY 2025 Federal Grant Award: $132,757.
State of Nebraska (State)
In addition to federal funds, Disability Rights Nebraska receives funding from the State of Nebraska. This funding is integrated with federal resources to support a wide range of advocacy approaches aimed at promoting the empowerment of individuals with disabilities across our state.
FY 2025 Contract Award: $555,039 ($390,000 earmarked to pass through Disability Rights Nebraska to provide direct funding of locally operated and controlled Citizen Advocacy offices.)
Community-Based Grants and Contributions
In addition to federal funding, state support, and private grants, Disability Rights Nebraska is grateful for the contributions and community-based grants that further bolster our advocacy efforts. These contributions, whether from individuals, businesses, or local organizations, play a crucial role in sustaining our work and expanding our impact within the communities we serve.
