small dollar contributions. (B) Payments under this title. (C) Contributions from political committees established and maintained by a national or State political party, subject to the applicable limitations of section 315. (D) Subject to subsection (b), personal funds of the candidate or of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than funds received through qualified small dollar contributions). (E) Contributions from individuals who are otherwise permitted to make contributions under this Act, subject to the applicable limitations of section 315, except that the aggregate amount of contributions a participating candidate may accept from any individual with respect to any election during the election cycle may not exceed $1,000. (F) Contributions from multicandidate political committees, subject to the applicable limitations of section 315. (2) Option to accept stricter limits A participating candidate with respect to an election may, at the time of submitting the first request for payment under section 502(a), exercise an option to accept no contributions from any source and make no expenditures from any amounts with respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle for the office involved, other than the following: (A) Qualified small dollar contributions. (B) Payments under this title. (C) Subject to subsection (b), personal funds of the candidate or of any immediate family member of the candidate (other than funds received through qualified small dollar contributions). (D) Contributions from individuals who are otherwise permitted to make contributions under this Act, subject to the applicable limitations of section 315, except that— (i) the aggregate amount of contributions the candidate may accept from any individual with respect to any election during the election cycle may not exceed $1,000