Family Empowerment Centers Evaluator

Funding Description

The California Department of Education determined that none of the proposals it received in response to the first release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the evaluation of the Family Empowerment Centers passed the evaluation portion of the contracting process. The RFP has been revised for clarification and is now available on this Web page. State legislation established the Family Empowerment Centers on Disability to provide parents of students with disabilities access to information, services, and support to ensure that disabled students receive a free, appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. Currently, 12 centers operate in California. The law requires the California Department of Education to contract with an outside entity to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the services that the centers provide by analyzing information gathered during the study.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Individuals, institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	See Request for Proposal for details.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Senate Bill 511, Ch. 690, Education Code Section 56412
Source / Type	Federal / Contract
State Fiscal Year	2004-05
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	5810 / 8290
Total Available	$150,000
Recipient Amount	N/A
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	100 percent to contract vendor

Important Dates

Date Application Available	October 25, 2004
Due Date	November 22, 2004
Expected Notification Date	December 9, 2004

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Announcements & Current Issues [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ac/index.asp]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Allison Smith, 916-327-3932, asmith@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Allison Smith, 916-327-3932, asmith@cde.ca.gov
Division	Special Education Division, 916-445-4613 (phone), 916-327-5233 (fax)