Description

The purpose of the Charter School Program (Title V, Part B, Subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act [ESEA]), as stated in the federal authorizing statute and non-regulatory guidance, is to increase the national understanding of the charter school model by (1) expanding the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the nation by providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools; and (2) by evaluating the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents.

Program Office

Office of School Transformation

Eligible Applicants

New charter schools that have received approval from their chartering authorizer (sponsor) to open in the 2020–21 or 2021–22 school year may submit subgrant applications for this funding round.

A new charter school applicant that has not yet received an approval/denial determination from its authorizer (sponsor) may also submit a subgrant application. However, to receive subgrant funds, an applicant must be officially approved by an authorizer (sponsor). Funds will not be awarded until the approval is confirmed.

A charter school in the first year of operation may apply for an Implementation Only subgrant for up to 24 months.

Total Funding Available

$10 million

Funding Detail

Maximum award of $800,090 for Targeted applicants and $698,320 for Typical applicants.

Project Term

36 months for Planning and Implementation subgrants
24 months for Implementation Only subgrants

Application Due Date

December 29, 2020

Technical Assistance Session

The Office of School Transformation presented a pre-application technical assistance session on December 9, 2020. Please contact Natasha Anderson to access the recording.

Contact

Natasha Anderson
803-734-0526
charterschoolgrant@ed.sc.gov

Documents

Request for Proposals (DOCX, 1.14mb - 11/30/2020)
Link to Online Application
Budget Narrative Template  (PDF, 47 kb - 11/30/2020)

Program Web Page

Charter Schools Program