‘‘Subpart 16—Family Engagement in Education 
Programs 
‘‘SEC. 5561. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this subpart are the following: 
‘‘(1) To provide financial support to nonprofit 
organizations to build the capacity of and provide 
technical assistance and training to State and local 
educational agencies in the implementation and en-
hancement of systemic and effective family engage-
ment policies, programs, and activities that lead to 
improvements in student development and academic 
achievement. 
‘‘(2) To assist State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, and community-based organi-
zations in strengthening partnerships among parents 
(including parents of children under the age of 6), 
teachers, principals, administrators, and other school 
personnel in meeting the educational needs of chil-
dren. 
‘‘(3) To support State educational agencies and 
local 
educational 
agencies 
in 
developing 
and 
strengthening the relationship between parents and 
their children’s school in order to further the devel-
opmental progress of children. 
‘‘(4) To coordinate activities funded under this 
subpart with family engagement in education initia-
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tives funded under section 1118 and other provisions 
of this Act. 
‘‘(5) To assist the Secretary, State educational 
agencies, and local educational agencies in the co-
ordination and integration of Federal, State, and 
local services and programs to engage families in 
education. 
‘‘SEC. 5562. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS.— 
The Secretary is authorized to award grants for each fiscal 
year to statewide nonprofit organizations (and consortia 
of such organizations and State educational agencies), to 
establish Statewide Family Engagement Centers that pro-
vide comprehensive training, technical assistance, and ca-
pacity building to State educational agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, schools identified by State educational 
agencies and local educational agencies, organizations that 
support family-school partnerships (such as parent-teach-
er associations and Parents as Teachers organizations), 
and other organizations that carry out parent education 
and family engagement in education programs. 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
practicable, ensure that a grant is— 
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‘‘(1) awarded for a Statewide Family Engage-
ment Center in each State and outlying area; and 
‘‘(2) in an amount of not less than $500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 5563. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) SUBMISSIONS.—Each statewide nonprofit orga-
nization, or a consortium of such an organization and a 
State educational agency, that desires a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the applicant’s approach 
to family engagement in education, including the use 
of strength-based strategies. 
‘‘(2) A description of the applicant’s plan for 
building a statewide infrastructure for family en-
gagement in education, that includes— 
‘‘(A) management capacity and govern-
ance; 
‘‘(B) statewide leadership; 
‘‘(C) systemic services for family engage-
ment in education; 
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‘‘(D) capacity building for State edu-
cational agencies, local educational agencies, 
and schools; 
‘‘(E) alignment with title I; and 
‘‘(F) learning and improvement. 
‘‘(3) A description of the applicant’s experience 
in providing training, information, and support to 
State educational agencies, local educational agen-
cies, schools, and nonprofit organizations on family 
engagement in education polices and practices that 
are effective for low-income parents and families, 
English language learners, minorities, parents of 
students with disabilities, parents of homeless stu-
dents, foster parents and students, and parents of 
migrant students. 
‘‘(4) An assurance that the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) be— 
‘‘(i) governed by a board of directors, 
the membership of which includes parents 
of school-aged children; or 
‘‘(ii) an organization or consortium 
that represents the interests of parents; 
‘‘(B) establish a special advisory com-
mittee, the membership of which includes— 
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‘‘(i) parents of children from birth 
through young adulthood, who shall con-
stitute a majority of the members of the 
special advisory committee; 
‘‘(ii) representatives of the State par-
ent teacher association; 
‘‘(iii) representatives of education pro-
fessionals with expertise in improving serv-
ices for disadvantaged children; 
‘‘(iv) representatives of local elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools, includ-
ing students, disadvantaged youth, and 
representatives from local youth organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(v) representatives of State edu-
cational agencies and local educational 
agencies; 
‘‘(C) use not less than 65 percent of the 
funds received under this subpart in each fiscal 
year to serve local educational agencies, schools, 
and community-based organizations that serve 
high concentrations of low-income families and 
disadvantaged children and youth, including 
English language learners, minorities, parents 
of students with disabilities, parents of home-
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less students, foster parents and students, and 
parents of migrant students; 
‘‘(D) operate a center of sufficient size, 
scope, and quality to ensure that the center is 
adequate to serve the State educational agen-
cies, local educational agencies, and community- 
based organizations; 
‘‘(E) serve urban, suburban, and rural 
local educational agencies and schools; 
‘‘(F) work with— 
‘‘(i) State educational agencies and 
local educational agencies and schools; 
‘‘(ii) other Statewide Family Engage-
ment Centers assisted under this section; 
‘‘(iii) Local Family Engagement Cen-
ters assisted under section 1006; 
‘‘(iv) parent training and information 
centers and community parent resource 
centers assisted under sections 671 and 
672 of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act; 
‘‘(v) clearinghouses; and 
‘‘(vi) other organizations and agen-
cies; 
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