Federal grants to Disability Rights Louisiana
Disability Rights Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana received $12.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 42 awards. Its largest program was Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries, with $3.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.5 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.6 million
- Awards42
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.5 million
- Largest award$1.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 11 | $2.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $2.7 million |
| FY 2023 | 10 | $2.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 10 | $2.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $2.5 million |
Programs that fund Disability Rights Louisiana
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries | 4 | $3.4 million |
| Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | 7 | $2.9 million |
| Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness | 5 | $2.3 million |
| Social Security - Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights | 5 | $941,752 |
| Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems | 5 | $654,807 |
| Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program | 5 | $530,187 |
| State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services | 5 | $267,101 |
| ACL Assistive Technology State Grants for Protection and Advocacy | 5 | $252,275 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 27 | $6.4 million |
| Social Security Administration | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Department of Education | 10 | $1.5 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening protections for social security beneficiaries- Louisiana | Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries | July 25, 2023 | $1.8 million |
| Louisiana work incentives planning & assistance (WIPA) program | Social Security - Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program | June 30, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| P&a for beneficiaries with representative payees (PABRP) | Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries | July 26, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| FY2025 (PADD) dd act state protection & advocacy systems - dd act state protection & advocacy systems | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | October 28, 2024 | $582,364 |
| PADD-2023 | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | November 9, 2022 | $565,661 |
| FY2024 (PADD) dd act state protection & advocacy systems | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | October 27, 2023 | $541,778 |
| PADD-2021 | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | October 27, 2020 | $530,985 |
| PADD-2022 | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | November 17, 2021 | $523,370 |
| Protection & advocacy for individuals with mntl illness | Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness | November 6, 2024 | $473,700 |
| Protection & advocacy for individuals with mntl illness | Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness | November 9, 2023 | $473,700 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Disability Rights Louisiana get?
$12.6 million in 42 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Disability Rights Louisiana the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $6.4 million in 27 awards. The Social Security Administration and the Department of Education follow.
What is Disability Rights Louisiana's largest federal grant?
$1.8 million under Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries, with its first action in the period on July 25, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Disability Rights Louisiana?
Its largest are Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries, Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants and Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness.
Other grant recipients in New Orleans
- Louisiana Department of Health
- The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund
- Regional Transit Authority
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
- National Network of Public Health Institutes Inc
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Unity of Greater New Orleans, Inc.
- City of New Orleans
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