Written Notice of Beneficiary Protections

In accordance with the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR § 76.712, all grantees and sub-grantees providing social services under a Department program supported by direct Federal financial assistance (e.g., programs that provide employment, independent living, education, or related services to individuals or groups of individuals) must give written notice to a beneficiary or prospective beneficiary of certain protections.
 

Appendix C to 34 C.F.R. Part 75

Name of Organization: Disability Rights Michigan
Name of Program: CAP (Client Assistance Program) and PAIR (Protections & Advocacy for Individual Rights)
Contact Information for Program Staff: 1.800.288.5923
 
Because this program is supported in whole or in part by financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, we are required to provide you the following information:

1. We may not discriminate against you on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold areligious belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice.
2. We may not require you to attend or participate in any explicitly religious activities (including activities that involve overt religious content such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization) that maybe offered by our organization, and any participation by you in such activities must be purely voluntary.
3. We must separate in time or location any privately funded explicitly religious activities (including activities that involve overt religious content such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization) from activities supported with direct Federal financial assistance.
4. You may report violations of these protection, including any denials of services or benefits by an organization, by filing a written complaint with the U.S. Department of Education at BeneficiaryNoticeComplaints@ed.gov.