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of Environmental Protection (FDEP) 

monument R132 (Town of Palm Beach) 

and extends south to the Ritz Carlton 

Hotel (R138+400′) located in 

Manalapan. The shoreline in this area 

has experienced long-term erosion, and 

waves have impacted the coastal 

armoring during major storms. Existing 

structural armoring in the project area 

includes rock revetments, concrete 

seawalls, steel sheet pile walls, a small 

wood retaining structure, a concrete 

ramp, and a concrete waffle revetment. 

Erosion currently threatens the 

structural integrity of several buildings 

within the project reach. The County 

has nourished the project area dune toes 

on several occasions and has planted 

native dune vegetation at several 

locations. Due to the narrow beach 

profile, much of this effort has been lost 

to erosion. 

b. Purpose and Need. The overall 

project purpose is to stabilize and 

restore the shoreline adjacent to the 

Towns of Palm Beach, South Palm 

Beach, Lantana, and Manalapan. 

c. Proposed Action. Palm Beach 

County proposes to construct 18 

emergent breakwaters placed parallel to 

the shoreline at a depth of about ¥8 

feet. The breakwaters would be located 

seaward of the nearshore hardbottom 

and landward of the offshore 

hardbottom. In addition, a series of four 

short groins are proposed for the 

Lantana Municipal Beach. Construction 

of these structures would help maintain 

sand on the beach by reducing the 

amount of wave energy reaching the 

shoreline. The project also proposes 

elevating the existing berm with the 

placement of truck-hauled sand in order 

to offset any potential impacts to 

downdrift beaches from capture of sand 

by the breakwaters and groins. 

d. Alternatives. An evaluation of 

alternatives to the Proposed Action 

initially being considered includes a ‘‘no 

action’’ alternative, beach nourishment 

and dune restoration through filling 

activities, groins, segmented submerged 

breakwaters, upland coastal structural 

reinforcement/replacement, and 

combinations of these alternatives, as 

well as analyzing other reasonable 

alternatives developed through the 

project scoping process. 

e. Draft EIS Scoping Process. The 

Corps is furnishing this notice to advise 

other Federal and State agencies, 

affected Federally recognized Tribes, 

and the public of our intentions. This 

notice announces the initiation of a 30- 

day scoping period which requests the 

public’s involvement in the scoping and 

evaluation process of the DEIS. 

Stakeholders will be notified through 

advertisements, public notices and other 

means. All parties who express interest 

will be given an opportunity to 

participate in this process. The process 

allows the Corps to obtain suggestions 

and information on the scope of issues 

and an opportunity to provide 

reasonable alternatives to be included in 

the Draft EIS. The Corps invites 

comments from all interested parties to 

ensure that all significant issues are 

identified and the full range of issues 

related to the permit request are 

addressed. We will accept written 

comments until 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. (See DATES

and ADDRESSES.) 

f. Significant Issues. The DEIS will 

analyze the following: Aesthetics/visual 

quality, agricultural resources, air 

quality, biological resources, cultural 

resources, cumulative impacts, 

environmental justice, flood protection, 

geology/soils, growth inducement, land 

use/planning, noise/vibration, public 

health and safety, public services/ 

utilities, recreation, socioeconomics, 

threatened and endangered species, 

traffic/circulation, water resources 

including wetlands, and other issues 

identified through scoping, public 

involvement, and interagency 

coordination. The Corps will conduct an 

environmental review of the Proposed 

Action in accordance with the 

requirements of NEPA, 1969 as 

amended, (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations (40 Code 

of Federal Regulations, Section 1500 et 

seq.), Corps Procedures for 

Implementing NEPA (33 Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 230 et 

seq.), NEPA Implementation Procedures 

for the Regulatory Program (33 Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 325, 

Appendix B), and with other 

appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations, policies, and procedures of 

the Corps for compliance with those 

regulations. The Proposed Action, 

through the Corps permit review 

process, will require consultation under 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

and the Magnunson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. 

Additionally, the proposed action 

would involve evaluation for 

compliance with the Section 404(b) (1) 

Guidelines of the Clean Water Act; 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act; Water Quality 

Certification pursuant to Section 401 of 

the Clean Water Act; certification of 

State lands, easements and right of 

ways; and determination of Coastal 

Zone Management Act consistency. 

g. Availability of the Draft EIS (DEIS). 

The Corps currently expects the DEIS to 

be made available to the public on or 

about January 2011. A public meeting 

will be held during the public comment 

period for the DEIS. Written comments 

will be accepted at the meeting. 

Donald W. Kinard, 

Chief, Regulatory Division, Jacksonville 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10236 Filed 4–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Training and Information 

for Parents of Children with 

Disabilities; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.328C 

and 84.328M. 

Note: This notice invites applications for 

two separate competitions. For key dates, 

contact person information, and funding 

information regarding each competition, see 

the chart in the Award Information section of 

this notice. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: See chart. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: See chart. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: See chart. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: 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. 

Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv) and (v), these priorities 

are from allowable activities specified in 

the statute, or otherwise authorized in 

the statute (see sections 671, 672 and 

681(d) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)). Each 

of the absolute priorities announced in 

this notice corresponds to a separate 

competition as follows: 

Absolute priority Competition CFDA 

No. 

Community Parent Resource Centers .......... 84.328C 

Parent Training and Information Centers ..... 84.328M 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2010 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from these competitions, 

these priorities are absolute priorities. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), for each 

competition, we consider only 


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applications that meet the absolute 

priority for that competition. 

The priorities are: 

Absolute Priority 1—Community Parent 

Resource Centers (84.328C) 

Background 

Almost 30 years of research and 

experience has demonstrated that the 

education of children with disabilities 

can be made more effective by 

strengthening the role and responsibility 

of parents and ensuring that families of 

such children have meaningful 

opportunities to participate in the 

education of their children at school 

and at home (see section 601(c)(5)(B) of 

IDEA). 

This priority supports Community 

Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) 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 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. 

The following Web site provides 

further information on the work of 

previously funded centers: http:// 

www.taalliance.org. 

Priority 

To be considered for funding under 

the CPRCs absolute priority, applicants 

must meet the application requirements 

contained in the priority. All projects 

funded under the absolute priority also 

must meet the programmatic and 

administrative requirements specified in 

the priority. 

Application Requirements. An 

applicant must include in its 

application— 

(a) A plan to implement the activities 

described in the Project Activities 

section of this priority; and 

(b) A budget for attendance at the 

following: 

(1) A three-day National Technical 

Assistance for Parent Centers 

Conference in Washington, DC, during 

each year of the project period. 

(2) A two-day Regional Technical 

Assistance for Parent Centers 

Conference, in the region in which the 

CPRC is located, during each year of the 

project period. Applicants should refer 

to http://www.taalliance.org for a list of 

regions. 

Project Activities. To meet the 

requirements of this priority, the CPRC, 

at a minimum, must— 

(a) Maintain a Web site that meets 

government or industry-recognized 

standards for accessibility; 

(b) Provide training and information 

that meets the training and information 

needs of parents of children with 

disabilities within the proposed targeted 

community to be served by the CPRC, 

particularly underserved parents and 

parents of children who may be 

inappropriately identified as having 

disabilities; 

Note: For purposes of this priority, 

‘‘targeted community to be served’’ refers to 

a geographically defined, local 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. 

(c) Carry out the following activities 

required of parent training and 

information centers: 

(1) Serve the parents of infants, 

toddlers, and children, from ages birth 

through 26, with the full range of 

disabilities described in section 602(3) 

of IDEA. 

(2) Ensure that the training and 

information provided meet the needs of 

low-income parents and parents of 

limited English proficient children. 

(3) Assist parents to— 

(i) Better understand the nature of 

their children’s disabilities and their 

educational, developmental, and 

transitional needs; 

(ii) Communicate effectively and work 

collaboratively with personnel 

responsible for providing special 

education, early intervention services, 

transition services, and related services; 

(iii) Participate in decisionmaking 

processes, including those regarding 

participation in State and local 

assessments, and the development of 

individualized education programs 

under Part B of IDEA and 

individualized family service plans 

under Part C of IDEA; 

(iv) Obtain appropriate information 

about the range, type, and quality of— 

(A) Options, programs, services, 

technologies, practices, and 

interventions based on scientifically 

based research, to the extent practicable; 

and 

(B) Resources available to assist 

children with disabilities and their 

families in school and at home, 

including information available through 

the Office of Special Education 

Programs’ (OSEP) technical assistance 

and dissemination centers (http:// 

www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/ 

resources.html), and communities of 

practice (http:// 

www.tacommunities.org); 

(v) Understand the requirements of 

IDEA related to the provision of 

education and early intervention 

services to children with disabilities; 

(vi) Participate in activities at the 

school level that benefit their children; 

and 

(vii) Participate in school reform 

activities. 

(4) In States where the State elects to 

contract with the CPRCs, contract with 

the State educational agencies (SEAs) to 

provide, consistent with paragraphs (B) 

and (D) of section 615(e)(2) of IDEA, 

individuals to meet with parents in 

order to explain the mediation process. 

(5) Assist parents in resolving 

disputes in the most expeditious and 

effective way possible, including 

encouraging the use and explaining the 

benefits, of alternative methods of 

dispute resolution, such as the 

mediation process described in section 

615(e) of IDEA. 

(6) Assist parents and students with 

disabilities to understand their rights 

and responsibilities under IDEA, 

including those under section 615(m) of 

IDEA upon the student’s reaching the 

age of majority (as appropriate under 

State law). 

(7) Assist parents to understand the 

availability of, and how to effectively 

use, procedural safeguards under IDEA. 

(8) Assist parents in understanding, 

preparing for, and participating in, the 

resolution session described in section 

615(f)(1)(B) of IDEA; 

(d) Establish cooperative partnerships 

with any Parent Training and 

Information Centers (PTIs) and any 

other CPRCs funded in the State under 

sections 671 and 672 of IDEA, 

respectively; 

(e) Be designed to meet the specific 

needs of families who experience 

significant isolation from available 

sources of information and support; 

(f) Be familiar with the provision of 

special education, related services, and 

early intervention services in the 

CPRC’s targeted community to be served 

to help ensure that children with 

disabilities are receiving appropriate 

services; 

(g) Annually report to the Department 

on— 

(1) The number and demographics of 

parents to whom the CPRC provided 

information and training in the most 

recently concluded fiscal year, 

including additional information 

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the levels of service provided to them; 

and 

(2) The effectiveness of strategies used 

to reach and serve parents, including 

underserved parents of children with 

disabilities, by providing evidence of 

how those parents were served 

effectively; 

(h) Respond to requests from the 

OSEP-funded National and Regional 

Parent Technical Assistance Centers 

(PTACs), and use the technical 

assistance services of the National and 

Regional PTACs in order to serve the 

families of infants, toddlers, and 

children with disabilities as efficiently 

as possible. Regional PTACs are charged 

with assisting parent centers with 

administrative and programmatic issues; 

(i) In collaboration with OSEP and the 

National PTAC participate in an annual 

collection of program data for the PTIs 

and CPRCs funded under sections 671 

and 672 of IDEA, respectively; and 

(j) Maintain ongoing communication 

with the OSEP Project Officer through 

phone conversations and e-mail 

communication. 

In addition, the CPRC’s board of 

directors must meet not less than once 

in each calendar quarter to review the 

activities for which the award was made 

and submit to the Secretary a written 

review of the CPRC’s activities 

conducted during the preceding fiscal 

year. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: 

Within this absolute priority, we give 

competitive preference to applications 

that address the following two 

priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), 

we award 5 points to an application that 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 1 

and 5 points to an application that 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 2. 

Note: The 10 points an applicant can earn 

under these competitive preference priorities 

are in addition to those points awarded 

under the selection criteria for this 

competition (see Selection Criteria in section 

V in this notice). That is, an applicant 

meeting the competitive preference priorities 

could earn a maximum total of 110 points. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Empowerment Zones, Enterprise 

Communities, or Renewal Communities 

We will award five points to an 

application that proposes to provide 

services to one or more Empowerment 

Zones, Enterprise Communities, or 

Renewal Communities that are 

designated within the areas served by 

the center. (The following Web site 

provides a list of areas that have been 

selected as Empowerment Zones, 

Enterprise Communities, or Renewal 

Communities: http://egis.hud.gov/egis/ 

cpd/rcezec/ezec_open.htm.) 

To meet this priority, an applicant 

must indicate that it will— 

(1) Either design a program that 

includes special activities focused on 

the unique needs of one or more 

Empowerment Zones, Enterprise 

Communities, or Renewal Communities; 

or devote a substantial portion of 

program resources to providing services 

within, or meeting the needs of 

residents of, these zones and 

communities; and 

(2) Contribute to the strategic plan of 

the Empowerment Zones, Enterprise 

Communities, or Renewal Communities 

as appropriate, and become an integral 

component of the Empowerment Zone, 

Enterprise Community, or Renewal 

Community activities. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Novice Applicants 

We will award an additional five 

points to an application from a novice 

applicant. This priority is from 34 CFR 

75.225. The term ‘‘novice applicant’’ 

means any applicant for a grant from the 

U.S. Department of Education that— 

(1) Has never received a grant or 

subgrant under the program from which 

it seeks funding; 

(2) Has never been a member of a 

group application, submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through 

75.129, that received a grant under the 

program from which it seeks funding; 

and 

(3) Has not had an active 

discretionary grant from the Federal 

Government in the five years before the 

deadline date for applications under 

this program (Training and Information 

for Parents of Children with 

Disabilities—Community Parent 

Resource Centers). For the purposes of 

this requirement, a grant is active until 

the end of the grant’s project or funding 

period, including any extensions of 

those periods that extend the grantee’s 

authority to obligate funds. 

In the case of a group application 

submitted in accordance with 34 CFR 

75.127 through 75.129, all group 

members must meet the requirements 

described in this priority to qualify as a 

novice applicant. 

Absolute Priority 2—Parent Training 

and Information Centers (84.328M) 

Background 

Almost 30 years of research and 

experience have demonstrated that the 

education of children with disabilities 

can be made more effective by 

strengthening the role and responsibility 

of parents and ensuring that families of 

such children have meaningful 

opportunities to participate in the 

education of their children at school 

and at home (see section 601(c)(5)(B) of 

IDEA). 

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. 

The following Web site provides more 

information on the work of previously 

funded centers: http:// 

www.taalliance.org. 

Priority 

To be considered for funding under 

the PTIs absolute priority, applicants 

must meet the application requirements 

contained in the priority. All projects 

funded under the absolute priority also 

must meet the programmatic and 

administrative requirements specified in 

the priority. 

Application Requirements. An 

applicant must include in its 

application— 

(a) A logic model that depicts, at a 

minimum, the goals, activities, outputs, 

and outcomes of the proposed project. A 

logic model communicates how a 

project will achieve its outcomes and 

provides a framework for both the 

formative and summative evaluations of 

the project; 

Note: The following Web site provides 

more information on logic models and lists 

multiple online resources: http:// 

www.cdc.gov/eval/resources.htm. 

(b) A plan to implement the activities 

described in the Project Activities 

section of this priority; 

(c) A plan, linked to the proposed 

project’s logic model, for a formative 

evaluation of the proposed project’s 

activities. The plan must describe how 

the formative evaluation will use clear 

performance objectives to ensure 

continuous improvement in the 

operation of the proposed project, 

including objective measures of progress 

in implementing the project and 

ensuring the quality of products and 

services; 


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(d) A budget for attendance at the 

following: 

(1) A three-day National Technical 

Assistance for Parent Centers 

Conference in Washington, DC during 

each year of the project period. 

(2) A two-day Regional Technical 

Assistance for Parent Centers 

Conference, in the region in which the 

PTI is located, during each year of the 

project period. Applicants should refer 

to http://www.taalliance.org for a list of 

regions; and 

(e) A description specifying the 

special efforts the PTI will make to: 

(1) Ensure that the needs for training 

and information of underserved parents 

of children with disabilities in the area 

to be served are effectively met; and 

(2) Work with community-based 

organizations, including those that work 

with low-income parents and parents of 

limited English proficient children. 

Project Activities. To meet the 

requirements of this priority, the PTI, at 

a minimum, must— 

(a) Maintain a Web site that meets 

government or industry-recognized 

standards for accessibility; 

(b) Provide training and information 

that meets the training and information 

needs of parents of children with 

disabilities living in the area served by 

the PTI, particularly underserved 

parents and parents of children who 

may be inappropriately identified as 

having disabilities; 

(c) Serve the parents of infants, 

toddlers, and children from ages birth 

through 26, with the full range of 

disabilities described in section 602(3) 

of IDEA; 

(d) Ensure that the training and 

information provided meets the needs of 

low-income parents and parents of 

limited English proficient children; 

(e) Assist parents to— 

(1) Better understand the nature of 

their children’s disabilities and their 

educational, developmental, and 

transitional needs; 

(2) Communicate effectively and work 

collaboratively with personnel 

responsible for providing special 

education, early intervention services, 

transition services, and related services; 

(3) Participate in decisionmaking 

processes, including those regarding 

participation in State and local 

assessments, and the development of 

individualized education programs 

under Part B of IDEA and 

individualized family service plans 

under Part C of IDEA; 

(4) Obtain appropriate information 

about the range, type and quality of— 

(i) Options, programs, services, 

technologies, practices, and 

interventions that are based on 

scientifically based research, to the 

extent practicable; and 

(ii) Resources available to assist 

children with disabilities and their 

families in school and at home, 

including information available through 

the Office of Special Education 

Programs’ (OSEP) technical assistance 

and dissemination centers (http:// 

www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/ 

resources.html), and communities of 

practice (http:// 

www.tacommunities.org); 

(5) Understand the requirements of 

IDEA related to the provision of 

education and early intervention 

services to children with disabilities; 

(6) Participate in activities at the 

school level that benefit their children; 

and 

(7) Participate in school reform 

activities; 

(f) In States where the State elects to 

contract with the PTIs, contract with the 

State educational agencies (SEAs) to 

provide, consistent with paragraphs (B) 

and (D) of section 615(e)(2) of IDEA, 

individuals to meet with parents in 

order to explain the mediation process; 

(g) Assist parents in resolving 

disputes in the most expeditious and 

effective way possible, including 

encouraging the use and explaining the 

benefits, of alternative methods of 

dispute resolution, such as the 

mediation process described in section 

615(e) of IDEA; 

(h) Assist parents and students with 

disabilities to understand their rights 

and responsibilities under IDEA, 

including those under section 615(m) of 

IDEA upon the student’s reaching the 

age of majority (as appropriate under 

State law); 

(i) Assist parents to understand the 

availability of, and how to effectively 

use, procedural safeguards under IDEA; 

(j) Assist parents in understanding, 

preparing for, and participating in, the 

resolution session described in section 

615(f)(1)(B) of IDEA; 

(k) Establish cooperative partnerships 

with any CPRCs and any other PTIs 

funded in the State under sections 672 

and 671 of IDEA, respectively; 

(l) Network with appropriate 

clearinghouses, including organizations 

conducting national dissemination 

activities under section 663 of IDEA and 

the Institute of Education Sciences, and 

with other national, State, and local 

organizations and agencies, such as 

protection and advocacy agencies that 

serve parents and families of children 

with the full range of disabilities 

described in section 602(3) of IDEA; 

(m) Annually report to the 

Department on— 

(1) The number and demographics of 

parents to whom the PTI provided 

information and training in the most 

recently concluded fiscal year, 

including additional information 

regarding the parents’ unique needs and 

the levels of service provided to them; 

and 

(2) The effectiveness of strategies used 

to reach and serve parents, including 

underserved parents of children with 

disabilities, by providing evidence of 

how those parents were served 

effectively; 

(n) Respond to requests from the 

OSEP-funded National Parent Technical 

Assistance Center and Regional Parent 

Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs), 

and use the technical assistance services 

of the National and Regional PTACs in 

order to serve the families of infants, 

toddlers, and children with disabilities 

as efficiently as possible. Regional 

PTACs are charged with assisting parent 

centers with administrative and 

programmatic issues; 

(o) In collaboration with OSEP and 

the National PTAC, participate in an 

annual collection of program data for 

the PTIs and CPRCs funded under 

sections 671 and 672 of IDEA, 

respectively; and 

(p) Maintain ongoing communication 

with the OSEP Project Officer through 

phone conversations and e-mail 

communication. 

In addition, the PTI’s board of 

directors must meet not less than once 

in each calendar quarter to review the 

activities for which the award was made 

and submit to the Secretary a written 

review of the PTI’s activities conducted 

during the preceding fiscal year. 

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: 

Under the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department 

generally offers interested parties the 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

priorities and requirements. Section 

681(d) of IDEA, however, makes the 

public comment requirements of the 

APA inapplicable to the priorities in 

this notice. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1472, 1473 

and 1481. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 

98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except Federally 

recognized Indian Tribes. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Awards: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$4,805,022. Please refer to the 


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‘‘Estimated Available Funds’’ column of 

the chart in this section for the 

estimated dollar amounts for individual 

competitions. Information concerning 

funding amounts for individual States 

and target populations for the 84.328M 

competition is provided in the 

‘‘Maximum Award’’ column of the chart 

in this section of this notice. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

See chart. 

Maximum Award: See chart. 

Estimated Number of Awards: See 

chart. 

Project Period: See chart. 

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH

DISABILITIES PROGRAM APPLICATION NOTICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 

CFDA No. and name 

Applications 

available 

Deadline 

for transmittal of 

applications 

Deadline 

for intergovernmental 

review 

Estimated 

available 

funds 

(See Note 

2) 

Estimated 

average 

size of 

awards 

(See Note 

2) 

Maximum 

award 

(See Note 

1) 

Estimated 

number of 

awards 

(See Note 

2) 

Project period Page 

limit Contact person 

84.328C Community Parent 

Resource Centers.

May 3, 

2010.

June 17, 

2010.

August 

16, 

2010.

$1,000,000 $100,000 $100,000 10 Up to 60 mos ...... 50 Carmen Sanchez, 

(202) 245– 

6595, PCP– 

4055. 

84.328M Parent 

Training and Information Centers.

May 3, 

2010.

June 17, 

2010.

August 

16, 

2010.

3,805,022 253,668 .................... 17 Up to 48 mos. 

(See Note 3).

70 Marsha Goldberg, 

(202) 245– 

6468, PCP– 

4052. 

District of Columbia ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 182,061 

Hawaii ................... ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 205,444 

Idaho ..................... ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 203,592 

Louisiana ............... ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 328,626 

Mississippi ............. ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 266,988 

New Hampshire .... ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 203,415 

North Carolina ....... ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 538,997 

Oklahoma .............. ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 249,215 

Pennsylvania 

Region 1 ........ ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 393,285 

Region 2 ........ ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 262,172 

Rhode Island ......... ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 204,196 

Tennessee ............ ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 357,103 

Virgin Islands ........ ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 129,515 

West Virginia ......... ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 205,413 

Outlying Areas 

American 

Samoa.

............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 25,000 

Guam ............. ............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 25,000 

Commonwealth of the 

Northern 

Marianas.

............... ............... ............... .................... .................... 25,000 

Note 1: We will reject any application that 

proposes a budget exceeding the maximum 

award for a single budget period of 12 

months. The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services may 

change the maximum amount through a 

notice published in the Federal Register. 

Note 2: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Note 3: For the Parent Training and 

Information Centers, CFDA Number 84.328M 

competition: 

Project Period: In order to allocate 

resources equitably, create a unified system 

of service delivery, and provide the broadest 

coverage for the parents and families in every 

State, the Assistant Secretary is making 

awards to PTIs in four-year cycles for each 

State. In FY 2010, applications for 4-year 

awards will be accepted for the following 

States: Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, 

Pennsylvania (Region 1 and Region 2), Rhode 

Island, Tennessee, Virgin Islands, West 

Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

Awards also may be made to eligible 

applicants in American Samoa, Guam, and 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands. These projects will be funded for a 

period up to 48 months. 

Estimated Project Awards: Project 

award amounts are for a single budget 

period of 12 months. To ensure 

maximum coverage for this competition, 

the Assistant Secretary has adopted 

regional designations established within 

Pennsylvania and has identified 

corresponding maximum award 

amounts for each region. Pennsylvania 

applicants must complete a separate 

application for each region. 

The Assistant Secretary took into 

consideration current funding levels, 

population distribution, poverty rates, 

and low-density enrollment when 

determining the award amounts for 

grants under this competition. In the 

following States, one award may be 

made for up to the amounts listed in the 

chart to a qualified applicant for a PTI 

Center to serve the entire State or 

District of Columbia. 

District of Columbia .................... $182,061 

Hawaii ......................................... 205,444 

Idaho ........................................... 203,592 

Louisiana .................................... 328,626 

Mississippi .................................. 266,988 

New Hampshire .......................... 203,415 

North Carolina ............................ 538,997 

Oklahoma ................................... 249,215 

Rhode Island .............................. 204,196 

Tennessee .................................. 357,103 

Virgin Islands .............................. 129,515 

West Virginia .............................. 205,413 

In the following State one award up 

to the amount listed will be made to a 

qualified applicant for a PTI Center to 

serve each identified region. A list of the 

counties that are included in each 

region also follows. 

Pennsylvania: 

Region 1 (Adams, Berks, Bucks, 

Carbon, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, 

Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, 

Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, 

Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, 

Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, 

Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming, and 

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Region 2 (Allegheny, Armstrong, 

Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, 

Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, 

Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, 

Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, 

Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, 

Jefferson, Juniata, Lawrence, Lycoming, 

McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Montour, 

Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, 

Somerset, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, 

Venango, Warren, Washington, and 

Westmoreland Counties) $262,172 

One award up to the amount listed 

may be made to a qualified applicant 

from the outlying areas as follows: 

American Samoa ........................ $25,000 

Guam .......................................... 25,000 

Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands ....................... 25,000 

Consistent with 34 CFR 75.104(b), we 

will reject any application that proposes 

a project funding level for any year that 

exceeds the stated maximum award 

amount for that year. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Absolute Priority Eligible Applicants 

Community Parent Resource Centers (84.328C) ................................................................................................. Local parent organizations. 

Parent Training and Information Centers (84.328M) ............................................................................................ Parent organizations. 

Note: 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— 

(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. 

(b) Has as its mission serving parents of 

children with disabilities from that 

community who (1) are ages birth through 26, 

and (2) have the full range 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; 

(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. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Other: General Requirements—(a) 

The projects funded under this program 

must make positive efforts to employ 

and advance in employment qualified 

individuals with disabilities (see section 

606 of IDEA). 

(b) Applicants and grant recipients 

funded under this program must involve 

individuals with disabilities or parents 

of individuals with disabilities ages 

birth through 26 in planning, 

implementing, and evaluating the 

projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of 

IDEA). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. 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. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

section VIII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for each 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. You must limit Part III 

to the equivalent of no more than the 

number of pages listed under ‘‘Page 

Limit’’ for that competition in the chart 

under II. Award Information, using the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ × 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, the 

references, or the letters of support. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative section 

(Part III). 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit; or if you apply 

other standards and exceed the 

equivalent of the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: See chart. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: See chart. 

Applications for grants under each 

competition may be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site, or in paper format by mail 

or hand delivery. For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or in paper format by 

mail or hand delivery, please refer to 

section IV.6. Other Submission 

Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

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requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: See chart. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for each 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under each 

competition may be submitted 

electronically or in paper format by mail 

or hand delivery. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications 

If you choose to submit your 

application to us electronically, you 

must use e-Application, accessible 

through the Department’s e-Grants Web 

site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• Your participation in e-Application 

is voluntary. 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for these competitions after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you submit your 

application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of System Unavailability: If you 

are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for a competition; 

and 

(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. 

Extensions referred to in this section 

apply only to the unavailability of eApplication. If e-Application is 

available, and, for any reason, you are 

unable to submit your application 

electronically or you do not receive an 

automatic acknowledgment of your 

submission, you may submit your 

application in paper format by mail or 

hand delivery in accordance with the 

instructions in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Mail 

If you submit your application in 

paper format by mail (through the U.S. 

Postal Service or a commercial carrier), 

you must mail the original and two 

copies of your application, on or before 

the application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.328C or 84.328M), 

LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202– 

4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

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relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Hand Delivery 

If you submit your application in 

paper format by hand delivery, you (or 

a courier service) must deliver the 

original and two copies of your 

application by hand, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.328C or 84.328M), 

550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, 

Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 

20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

grant notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should call the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

75.210 and are listed in the application 

package for each competition 

announced in this notice. 

2. Review and Selection Process: In 

the past, the Department has had 

difficulty finding peer reviewers for 

certain competitions, because so many 

individuals who are eligible to serve as 

peer reviewers have conflicts of interest. 

The Standing Panel requirements under 

IDEA also have placed additional 

constraints on the availability of 

reviewers. Therefore, the Department 

has determined that, for some 

discretionary grant competitions, 

applications may be separated into two 

or more groups and ranked and selected 

for funding within specific groups. This 

procedure will make it easier for the 

Department to find peer reviewers, by 

ensuring that greater numbers of 

individuals who are eligible to serve as 

reviewers for any particular group of 

applicants will not have conflicts of 

interest. It also will increase the quality, 

independence, and fairness of the 

review process while permitting panel 

members to review applications under 

discretionary grant competitions for 

which they also have submitted 

applications. However, if the 

Department decides to select an equal 

number of applications in each group 

for funding, this may result in different 

cut-off points for fundable applications 

in each group. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We may notify you informally, 

also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. If you receive a multi-year 

award, you must submit an annual 

performance report that provides the 

most current performance and financial 

expenditure information as directed by 

the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The 

Secretary may also require more 

frequent performance reports under 34 

CFR 75.720(c). For specific 

requirements on reporting, please go to 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993, the Department has 

established a set of performance 

measures, including long-term 

measures, that are designed to yield 

information on various aspects of the 

effectiveness and quality of the Training 

and Information for Parents of Children 

with Disabilities program. The measures 

focus on the extent to which projects 

provide high-quality materials, the 

relevance of project products and 

services to educational and early 

intervention policy and practice, and 

the usefulness of products and services 

to improve educational and early 

intervention policy and practice. 

Grantees will be required to provide 

information related to these measures in 

annual reports submitted to the 

Department. 

Grantees also will be required to 

report information on their projects’ 

performance in annual reports to the 

Department (34 CFR 75.590). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See 

the chart in the II. Award Information 

section in this notice for the name, room 

number, and telephone number of the 

contact person for each competition. 

You can write to the contact person at 

the following address: U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 

Washington, DC 20202–2550. 

If you use a TDD, call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS), toll-free, at 1–800– 

877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

by contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, 

toll-free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: 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.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: April 26, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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