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ED-GRANTS-021921-002: OSERS-OSEP: Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities: Community Parent Resource Centers CFDA Number 84.328C

Closed Closed April 20, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-021921-002

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2021.

Department of Education offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 20, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 19, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedFebruary 19, 2021
DeadlineApril 20, 2021
Archived by Grants.govMay 20, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

1. Eligible Applicants: Local parent organizations. Note: A “local parent organization” is a private nonprofit organization (other Start Printed Page 10257than an institution of higher education (IHE)). Section 672(a)(2) of IDEA requires that an eligible local parent organization— (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 as its mission serving parents 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. Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

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What the grant funds

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—Community Parent Resource Centers, Assistance Listing Number 84.328C, 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 the Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities: Community Parent Resource Centers is CFDA Number 84.328C.

Category: Education.

Who has won Special Education Parent Information Centers grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Education Parent Information Centers (84.328) awarded $153 million across 161 grant awards, an average of $947,652 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Partners Resource Network IncTexas8$10.3 million
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network IncNew Jersey6$9.6 million
Team of Advocates for Special KidsCalifornia4$6.8 million
Parent to Parent of Georgia, IncGeorgia4$6.7 million
Family Network on Disabilities of Florida, Inc.Florida6$6.0 million

Top states: California ($14.6 million), Texas ($11.0 million), New Jersey ($10.3 million), New York ($8.5 million), Georgia ($6.7 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-021921-002 still open?

No. It closed on April 20, 2021.

Who can apply for OSERS-OSEP: Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities: Community Parent Resource Centers CFDA Number 84.328C?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OSERS-OSEP: Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities: Community Parent Resource Centers CFDA Number 84.328C?

Closed April 20, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $3.0 million in total across about 25 awards.

Who has won Special Education Parent Information Centers grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Partners Resource Network Inc, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network Inc, Team of Advocates for Special Kids. The program made 161 awards worth $153 million in that time.

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