1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social and Emotional Learning for Families Act or the SELF Act . 2. Grant program (a) In general From amounts appropriated to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Education shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to develop, implement and evaluate formal and informal parent education programs in partnership with the entities described in subsection (c)(3). The programs should be designed with objectives to— (1) provide instruction to parents on social and emotional skills; (2) provide instruction to parents on effective strategies for teaching and reinforcing these same skills to their children; and (3) provide training to teachers or school staff to support parent efforts to teach and reinforce children’s social and emotional skills at home. (b) Maximum grant amount The total amount of a grant awarded under this Act may not exceed $1,200,000. (c) Uses of funds (1) In general An eligible entity receiving a grant under this subpart shall use such funds to carry out a program at elementary schools and secondary schools served that— (A) involves instruction of social and emotional skills based on research-based and locally-relevant instructional materials for teachers and parents; (B) provides professional development for pre-service and in-service teachers and other professional educators to engage parents and teach them social and emotional learning skills; (C) provides direct instruction on social and emotional learning to parents at hours when parents are available and in places that are convenient and easily accessible; (D) incorporates evidence-based practices to increase diversity of families participating in the program; (E) encourages participation of parents from the school, partner agencies, or community organizations working with families to mentor the parents participating in the program