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Eligible applicants for grants under this program vary depending on the type of project funded.

## Parent Training and Information (PTI) Centers (CFDA 84.328M)

For Parent Training and Information Centers, parent organizations may apply. A parent organization is a private nonprofit organization (other than an institution of higher education [IHE]) that: 
                  -  has a board of directors:                      -  the majority of whom are parents of children with disabilities ages birth through 26;  
                    -  that includes:                        -  individuals working in the fields of special education, related services, and early intervention,  
                      -  individuals with disabilities, and 
                    -  the parent and professional members of which are broadly representative of the population to be served, including low-income parents of limited English proficient (LEP) children; and 
                  -  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 Sec. 602(3) of the *Individuals with Disabilities Education Act*(*IDEA*). 

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## Community Parent Resource Centers (CFDA: 84.328C) 

For Community Parent Resource Centers, local parent organizations may apply. A local parent organization is a parent organization (see above) that 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  
                  -  has as its mission serving parents of children with disabilities from that community who:                      -  are ages birth through 26, and  
                    -   have the full ranges of disabilities (as defined in Sec. 602(3) of *IDEA*). "Community to be served" refers to a community whose members experience significant isolation from available sources of information and support as a result of cultural, economic, linguistic, or other circumstances deemed appropriate by the secretary of education. 

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## Technical Assistance for Parent Training and Information Centers (CFDA: 84.328R)

For Technical Assistance for Parent Training and Information Centers:
                  - state education agencies (SEAs); 
                  - local education agencies (LEAs); 
                  - public charter schools that are LEAs under state law; IHEs; 
                  - other public agencies; 
                  - private nonprofit organizations; 
                  - outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands); 
                  - freely associated states; 
                  - Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and 
                  - for-profit organizations 

may apply.

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