Federal grants to Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc.
Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin received $14.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 44 awards. Its largest program was Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries, with $3.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$14.4 million
- Awards44
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.4 million
- Largest award$1.7 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 10 | $2.3 million |
| FY 2022 | 11 | $3.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 9 | $3.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $2.5 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $3.4 million |
Programs that fund Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc.
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries | 4 | $3.1 million |
| Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | 7 | $3.1 million |
| Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness | 5 | $2.6 million |
| Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights | 5 | $1.4 million |
| Legal Assistance for Victims | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program | 5 | $759,342 |
| Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems | 5 | $654,807 |
| Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations | 1 | $600,000 |
| ACL Assistive Technology State Grants for Protection and Advocacy | 5 | $380,485 |
| State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services | 5 | $379,182 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 27 | $7.1 million |
| Social Security Administration | 4 | $3.1 million |
| Department of Education | 10 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Justice | 3 | $1.9 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protection and advocacy for social security beneficiaries with a representative payee | Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries | July 24, 2023 | $1.7 million |
| Protection & advocacy for beneficiaries of social security with representative payees | Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries | July 26, 2021 | $982,279 |
| The legal assistance for victims (LAV) grant program, authorized by 34 u.s.c. 20121, is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid victims (ages 11 and older) of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by providing | Legal Assistance for Victims | September 23, 2025 | $750,000 |
| PADD-2023 | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | November 9, 2022 | $618,787 |
| FY2025 (PADD) dd act state protection & advocacy systems - dd act state protection & advocacy systems | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | October 28, 2024 | $600,389 |
| The grants for outreach and services to underserved populations (underserved program) was statutorily created in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to develop and implement outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assaul | Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations | September 13, 2023 | $600,000 |
| The legal assistance for victims (LAV) grant (LAV) program, authorized by 34 u.s.c. § 20121, increases the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance for adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by providing funds for comprehensive direct l | Legal Assistance for Victims | August 25, 2022 | $600,000 |
| FY2024 (PADD) dd act state protection & advocacy systems | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | October 27, 2023 | $579,627 |
| PADD-2022 | Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants | November 17, 2021 | $543,805 |
| Protection & advocacy for individuals with mntl illness | Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness | November 9, 2023 | $542,894 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc. get?
$14.4 million in 44 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc. the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $7.1 million in 27 awards. The Social Security Administration and the Department of Education follow.
What is Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc.'s largest federal grant?
$1.7 million under Social Security State Grants for Work Incentives Assistance to Disabled Beneficiaries, with its first action in the period on July 24, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc.?
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 Madison
- State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- State of Wisconsin Dept of Children & Families
- University of Wisconsin System
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Department of Military Affairs Wisconsin
- Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
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