Description
The purpose of the Charter School Program, 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
Office of School Transformation
Eligible Applicants
An eligible applicant must meet one of the criteria below.
- A new charter school that has not yet received an approval/denial determination from its sponsor (authorizer) may submit a subgrant application. However, to receive subgrant funds, the charter school must be officially approved by a sponsor (authorizer). Funds will not be awarded until the granting of a charter is confirmed.
- A new charter school that has received approval from its chartering sponsor (authorizer) to open in the 2024–25 or 2025–26 school year may submit a subgrant application for this funding round (see appendix A, Definition of Terms Used in the RFP).
- A charter school that meets the federal definition of a charter school and is in the first year of operation may apply for an implementation-only subgrant for up to 24 months.
Total Funding Available
Approximately $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
April 15 2024
Technical Assistance Session
The SCDE Charter School Program provided a pre-application technical assistance session on March 22, 2024
. Contact Gregory Dukes at charterschools@ed.sc.gov for a link to the recording.
Documents
Request for Proposals (DOCX, 0.99mb – 3/11/2024)
Online Application
Budget Forecast and Narrative (XLSX, 45.9kb – 3/11/2024)
Program Web Page
Charter Schools Program
