Parent Links (State Operations)

Funding Description

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. These funds are to be spent for outreach activities, to include regional family events for families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Family Resource Centers funded by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act who are already receiving Parent Links funds (e.g. there is no new application to fill out).
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	2012-13
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 0000
Total Available	$40,000
Recipient Amount	Varies
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	$40,000 is going out to supplement the Parent Links grants at the three Family Resource Centers who have grants. $20,000 will go to Family Focus Resource and Empowerment Center at CA State University Northridge, $10,000 to Exceptional Parents Unlimited in Fresno, and $10,000 to Rowell Family Empowerment Center in Redding.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	June 24, 2013

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Nancy Grosz Sager, 916-327-3868, nsager@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Beckie Robinson, 916-327-3530, brobinson@cde.ca.gov
Division	State Special Schools and Services Division, 916-327-3850 (phone), 916-445-4550 (fax)