OpportunityTitle: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Programs (OSEP): Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities: Parent Training and Information Centers CFDA Number 84.328M
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Parent organizations. Note: Section 671(a)(2) of IDEA defines a &#8220;parent organization&#8221; as a private nonprofit organization (other than an IHE) 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      (3) 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.
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. 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 official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/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. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities--Parent Training and Information Centers program, CFDA number 84.328M, is to ensure that parents of children with disabilities receive impartial training and objective information to help improve outcomes and raise expectations for their children. The CFDA for Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities: Parent Training and Information Centers is 84.328M.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Carmen Sanchez,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5162,  &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5076.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 245-6595.  Email:  Carmen.Sanchez@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: On April 21, 2020, we published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Parent Training and Information Centers program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 84.328M. The NIA established a deadline date of June 22, 2020, for the transmittal of applications. This notice reopens the competition for five days.     DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 20, 2020.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 14, 2020.     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 84.328M, Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5162, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202&#8211;5076. Telephone: (202) 245&#8211;6595.Email: Carmen.Sanchez@ed.gov.       SUMMARY:  On April 21, 2020, we published in the Federal Register (85 FR 22153) a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Parent Training and Information Centers program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 84.328M.  The NIA established a deadline date of June 22, 2020, for the transmittal of applications.  This notice reopens the competition for five days.     June 22, 2020.Date of 84.328M Pre-Application Meeting: OSERS conducted a pre-application meeting specific to these competitions via webinar on May 4, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. In addition, no later than April 27, 2020, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will post a pre-recorded informational webinar designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. Information about the teleconference and the pre-recorded webinar may be found at www2.ed.gov/&#8203;fund/&#8203;grant/&#8203;apply/&#8203;osep/&#8203;new-osep-grants.html.