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, is to expand opportunities for all students, particularly traditionally underserved students, to attend charter schools and meet challenging state academic standards; provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of public charter schools; increase the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the United States; evaluate the impact of charter schools on student achievement, families, and communities; share best practices between charter schools and other public schools; encourage states to provide facilities support to charter schools; and support efforts to strengthen the charter school authorizing process.

Program Office

School Transformation

Eligible Applicants

New charter schools that have received approval from their chartering authorizer (sponsor) to open in the 2023–24 or 2024–25 school year may submit 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 an application. However, to receive subgrant funds, an applicant must be officially approved by an authorizer (sponsor). Funds will not be awarded until the granting of a charter 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 $1,000,000 for Targeted applicants and $850,000 for Typical applicants.

Project Term

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

Application Due Date

July 1, 2022

Technical Assistance Session

A pre-application technical assistance session was held on June 2, 2022. Please contact Lisa Suggs for a link to the recording.

Documents

Request for Proposals (DOCX, 0.98mb - 5/20/22)
Online Application
Budget Narrative Template (XLSX, 47kb - 5/20/22)

Program Web Page

Charter Schools Program