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Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities--Parent Training and Information Centers
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 84.328 |
Program
web site |
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-10198.htm
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| Sponsor |
U.S. Department of Education |
| Deadlines |
June 17, 2010 |
| Purpose |
This priority supports Parent Training and Information Centers
(PTIs) in the areas to be served by the centers that will provide
parents of children with disabilities, including low-income parents,
parents of limited English proficient children, and parents with
disabilities, with the training and information they need to enable
them to participate cooperatively and 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. |
| Eligibility |
Parent organizations. 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; (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 are ages birth through 26, and have the full range of disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA. |
Geographic
coverage |
Nationwide |
Amount of
funding |
Expected Number of Awards: 70
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,805,022
Award Ceiling: $538,997 |
Application
process |
Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734. You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: http:// www.EDPubs.gov or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to identify the competition to which you want to apply, as follows: CFDA Number 84.328C or 84.328M.
A link to the application is available through Grants.gov at: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=
f346LpjDYfnK0ZF4yrN90bTYhySGJvMNNkcb2jFVmrphzWg76h7S!
407920266?oppId=54207&mode=VIEW. |
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For more information contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
Phone 202-245-6140
julius.cotton@ed.gov
Program Manager:
Marsha Goldberg
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4052
Potomac Center Plaza (PCP)
Washington, DC 20202-2550.
Telephone: (202) 245-6468 or e-mail: Marsha.Goldberg@ed.gov
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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