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

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 grant 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 grant 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 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 grants
24 months for Implementation Only grants

Application Due Date

July 17, 2023

Technical Assistance Session

The SC Charter School program provided a pre-application technical assistance session on June 15, 2023. Contact Gregory Dukes for a link to the recording.

Documents

Request for Proposals(DOCX, 0.99mb – 5/25/2023)
Online Application
Budget Forecast and Narrative XLSX, 45.9kb – 5/25/2023)>

Program Web Page

Charter Schools Program