Future Competitions

The United States Department of Education (USED) awarded a Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grant to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) for South Carolina Quality Charter Schools in the fall of 2020 to support the initial planning, program design, and implementation of the new South Carolina charter schools.  Contingent upon the receipt of funds from the USED, the SCDE is authorized to administer a Planning and Implementation (P&I) subgrant program to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the state.

In accordance with the award from the USED, the SCDE will hold a competition under this grant during the spring of 2026, with a funding period for awarded applicants tentatively scheduled to begin July 1, 2026.

Interested applicants must meet eligibility requirements as outlined in the approved grant application.

The SCDE looks forward to continuing to serve and support the growth of Charter Schools in South Carolina with this grant. If you have any questions, please contact Terri Prince.

US Department of Education:

Legislation 

• Title IV, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Section 4301 – 4311 (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j)

Regulations 

• Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
• Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200)

Nonregulatory Guidance 

• Charter Schools Program Nonregulatory Guidance (updated January 2014)

Technical Assistance

 TA sessions will be held for new subgrant recipients to review federal statutory guidance, allowable and non-allowable expenses under the subgrant awards, and other information. New subgrant recipients should contact Terri Prince for information regarding the webinar.

Resources for Current Subgrant Recipients

Sub-grant recipients must complete various reports and meet certain benchmarks throughout their project period. Resources and templates are available below and are grouped by cohort:

2025 Cohort (award July 2025) 

• Subgrantees
• Request for Proposals (RFP) 

2024 Cohort (award July 2024) 

• Subgrantees
• Request for Proposals (RFP) 
• Benchmark 1 
• Benchmark 2 
• Benchmark 3 
• Benchmark 4 

2023 Cohort (award July 2023) 

• Subgrantees
• Request for Proposals (RFP) 
• Benchmark 1
• Benchmark 2 
• Benchmark 3 
• Benchmark 4 
• Benchmark 5 
• Benchmark 6 

General Resources for All Recipients

• CSP P&I Budget Template
• GAPS Roles Handout
• Grant Activity Report (GAR)
• Vendor Registration Form
• Tangible Personal Property Retention Letter
• Tangible Personal Property Report
• Detailed Budget Chart 
• Enrollment Chart
• Quick Start Guide for Getting a Unique Entity ID
• Setting up Direct Deposit 
• CSP Allowability Guide
• SCDE Monitoring Visit Guide 

Historical Information

Below is the historical listing of sub-grant awards made by the SCDE under the CSP Planning & Implementation Award; the file is available in Excel and PDF formats.

• CSP P&I Historical Listing of Sub-Grant Awards (Excel)
• CSP P&I Historical Listing of Sub-Grant Awards (PDF)

Other Funding Opportunities

If your charter school is interested in additional funding opportunities and/or is not eligible for the P&I Grant funding, please visit Other Grant Opportunities listings and subscribe to the Grant News listserv to be notified of other education-related federal and foundation grant opportunities.