Community Parent Resource Centers

The summary for the Community Parent Resource Centers grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Headquarters and Regional Offices, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Community Parent Resource Centers: For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the offical edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo/nara/index.html Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. The purpose of this program is to ensure that parents of children with disabilities receive training and information to help improve results for their children. This priority supports community parent training and information centers in targeted communities that will provide underserved parents of children with disabilities, including low-income parents, parents of limited English proficient children and parents with disabilities in that community, with the training and information they need to enable them to participate effectively in helping their children with disabilities to-- (a) Meet developmental and functional goals, and challenging academic achievement goals that have been established for all children; and (b) Be prepared to lead productive, independent adult lives, to the maximum extent possible. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.328C. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in the official application notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. You may access the electronic grant application for the Community Parent Resource Centers-CFDA Number 84.328C competition at: http://www.grants.gov You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA numbers alpha suffix in your search. The telephone number of the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726.

Federal Grant Title:	Community Parent Resource Centers
Federal Agency Name:	Headquarters and Regional Offices
Grant Categories:	Education
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-040405-002
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	84.328
CFDA Descriptions:	Special Education_Parent Information Centers
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	May 20, 2005
Posted Date:	Apr 06, 2005
Creation Date:	Apr 06, 2005
Archive Date:	Jun 19, 2005
Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Local parent organizations. Under section 672(a)(2) of IDEA, a "local parent organization" is a parent organization (as that term is defined in section 671(a)(2) of IDEA) that must meet the following criteria: (a) Has a board of directors, the majority of whom are parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26 from the community to be served; and (b) Has-- (1) As its mission serving parents of children with disabilities from that community who (i) are ages birth through 26; and (ii) have the full ranges of disabilities as defined in section 602(3) of IDEA. Section 671(a)(2) of IDEA defines a "parent organization" as a private nonprofit organization (other than an institution of higher education) that: (a) Has a board of directors-- (1) The majority of whom are parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26; (2) That includes (i) Individuals working in the fields of special education, related services, and early intervention; and (ii) Individuals with disabilities; and (iii) The parent and professional members of which are broadly representative of the population to be served including low-income parents and parents of limited English proficient children; and (b) Has as its mission serving families of children with disabilities who-- (1) Are ages birth through 26; and (2) Have the full range of disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Lark, Tonja, ED Deputy FedGrants Administrator, Phone (202) 245-6160, Fax (202) 245-6271, Email [email protected] [email protected] Lark, Tonja
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