Parent Links (Hope! Dream! Achieve!)

The Parent Links (Hope! Dream! Achieve!) program will provide funding to selected Family Resource Centers to provide parent-to-parent support to families of infants identified through the California Newborn Hearing Screening Program.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Family Resource Centers funded by the Individuals with Disabilties Education Improvement Act (IDEA) are eligible to apply.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Pre-K
Eligible Age Level(s)	0, 1, 2

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Item 6110-001-0890
Source / Type	Federal / Grant
State Fiscal Year	2010-11
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	8290 / 5810
Total Available	$100,000
Recipient Amount	$10,000 - $65,000
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Using funding from a federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention grant, the California Department of Education will provide $10,000 per year for three years to one existing IDEA funded Family Resource Center (FRC) in the northern California region, $25,000 per year for three years to one existing IDEA funded FRC in the central California region, and $65,000 per year for three years to one existing IDEA funded FRC in the southern California region.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	November 20, 2010

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Funding Results	http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r18/parentlink10result.asp
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Nancy Grosz Sager Phone : 916-327-3868 E-mail : nsager@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Nancy Grosz Sager Phone : 916-327-3868 E-mail : nsager@cde.ca.gov
Division	State Special Schools and Services Division Phone : 916-327-3850 Fax : 916-445-4550