Charter Schools Program

On April 24 and May 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education published the Notices Inviting Applications (NIAs) for four Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program competitions in the Federal Register.

1. The NIA for the Grants to State Entities (State Entity) (ALN 84.282A) competition can be accessed here . Through this competition, the Department plans to award an estimated $46 million for new State Entity grants. The deadline to submit a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 13, 2024. For more information about this competition, eligibility requirements, and pre-application webinars, please visit the FY 2024 CSP State Entity Grants Competition and Applicant Information and Eligibility webpages. Also, for information about previous awards, please visit the Awards webpage.

2. The NIA for the Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants) (ALNs 84.282B and 84.282E) competition can be accessed here . Through this competition, the Department plans to award an estimated $5 million for new Developer grants. The deadline to submit a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2024. For more information about this competition, eligibility requirements, and pre-application webinars, please visit the FY 2024 CSP Developer Grants Competition and Applicant Information and Eligibility webpages. Also, for information about previous awards, please visit the Awards webpage.

3. The NIA for the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program (SFIG Grants) (ALN 84.282D) competition can be accessed here . Through this competition, the Department plans to award an estimated $30 million for new SFIG grants. The deadline to submit a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 23, 2024. For more information about this competition, eligibility requirements, and pre-application webinars, please visit the FY 2024 CSP SFIG Grants Competition and Applicant Information and Eligibility webpages . Also, for information about previous awards, please visit the Awards webpage.

4. The NIA for the second Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants) (ALN 84.282M) competition can be accessed here. Through this competition, the Department plans to award an estimated $92 million for new CMO grants. The deadline to submit a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 27, 2024. For more information about this competition, eligibility requirements, and pre-application webinars, please visit the FY 2024 CSP CMO Grants Competition and Applicant Information and Eligibility webpages. Also, for information about previous awards, please visit the Awards webpage.

For information on applying to be a competition peer reviewer, please visit the Call for Peer Reviewers webpage.

Program Description

The Charter School Programs (CSP) provides funds to:

• create promising new public charter schools,
• replicate high-quality public charter schools, and
• disseminate information about effective practices within charter schools.

Federal funds are also available to help charter schools:

• find suitable facilities;
• reward high-quality charter schools that form exemplary collaborations with traditional public schools; and
• invest in other national initiatives that support charter schools.

Each year, the CSP publishes notices inviting applications in the Federal Register for CSP’s federal discretionary grant programs.