FY 2024 CSP State Entities (SE) Competition

Applicant Information

The Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program – Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) was published in the Federal Register on April 24, 2024. The deadline for submission of a grant application under this competition was 11:59:59p.m. ET on June 13, 2024.

FY 2024 CSP SE Notice Inviting Applications

Posted in the Federal Register on April 24, 2024 PDF HTML

FY 2024 Competition Timeline

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 13, 2024
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 12, 2024

FY 2024 Competition Information

Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinars:

FY 2024 General Pre-Application Webinar: The webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET. During the webinar the Department will review the competition eligibility requirements, priorities, selection criteria, and application requirements. The Department will also review the steps required to complete the Grants.gov registration process and answer participants’ questions.
- Register in advance for this webinar here
- Slides: Will be added after the webinar
- Transcripts: Will be added after the webinar
FY 2024 Pre-Application Webinar– Assessing Operational Readiness: This webinar will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET and designed to help potential applicants assess their operational readiness.
- Register in advance for this webinar here
- Slides: Will be added after the webinar
- Transcripts: Will be added after the webinar
FY 2024 Pre-Application Webinar – High Impact Technical Assistance (TA): This webinar will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET and is designed to help potential applicants develop a TA plan that supports their proposed project.
- Register in advance for this webinar here
- Slides: Will be added after the webinar
- Transcripts: Will be added after the webinar
FY 2024 Pre-Application Webinar – Budget Webinars:
- Budget Webinar Part One: This webinar will be held on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET and is designed to help potential applicants prepare their CSP SE grant proposal budget. Common budget pitfalls, CSP’s budget review process and administration, technical assistance and subgrant set-aside funding will be covered in this webinar.
  - Register in advance for this webinar here
  - Slides: Will be added after the webinar
  - Transcripts: Will be added after the webinar
- Budget Webinar Part Two: This pre-recorded webinar is designed to help potential applicants prepare their CSP SE grant proposal budget. The application budget components and budget categories will be covered in this webinar.
  - Slides: Coming soon
  - Transcript: Coming soon
FY 2024 Pre-Application Webinar for CSP SE Grantees – Logic Models and SMART Performance Measures: This pre-recorded webinar is designed to help potential applicants create logic model and develop SMART performance measures.
- Slides: Coming soon
- Transcript: Coming soon

Application Package and Submission:

SE Application Package Instructions: Please note this is an electronic copy for you to download and use as a guide only.
Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov/.
Please do not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to U.S. Department of Education staff.

Hard Copy Applications:

For hard copy application packages, contact:

Charter Schools Program, State Entity Grant Program

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue SW

Washington, DC 20202

Email: SE_Competition@ed.gov

Required Application Forms:

Note: Most of the forms listed below are in the electronic application package in Grants.gov. The following is a list of the required forms that must be completed, examples of which can be found here.

Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) – mandatory
Dept. of Education Supplemental Information for SF-424 – mandatory
ED GEPA427 Form – mandatory
ED 524 BUDGET INFORMATION NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS – mandatory
Grants.gov Lobbying Form (ED-80-0013) – mandatory
ED Abstract Form – mandatory
Project Narrative Attachment Form – mandatory
Budget Narrative Attachment Form – mandatory
Project Objectives and Performance Measures Form – mandatory
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)– optional
Other Attachments – optional

Registering on Grants.gov and SAM.gov:

REGISTER EARLY – Grants.gov registration involves many steps including registration on SAM (SAM.gov), which usually takes approximately 7 to 10 business days, but can take longer depending on the completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by an applicant.
You may begin working on your application while completing the registration process, but you cannot submit an application until all of the Registration steps are complete.
Please note that once your SAM registration is active, it will take 24-48 hours for the information to be available in Grants.gov, and before you can submit an application through Grants.gov.
For detailed information on the Registration Steps, please go to here. Please note that your organization will need to update its SAM registration annually.
To register in SAM.gov, click on the “Get Started” link under the “Register Your Entity…” heading in SAM.gov.
Grantees, and other entities wanting to do business with the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., entities applying for a grant), that are not already registered in SAM.gov must complete the “Register Entity” registration option and NOT the “Get a Unique Entity ID” option. The “Get a Unique Entity ID” option, which is not a full registration, is only available to entities for reporting purposes. Failing to complete the “Register Entity” option may result in loss of funding, loss of applicant eligibility, and/or delays in receiving a grant award.
Information about SAM is available at SAM.gov. To further assist you with registering in SAM or updating your existing SAM registration, see the Quick Start Guide for Grant Registrations and the Entity Registration Video here.

FY 2024 CSP SE Grant Eligibility Information

States with Active CSP SE Grants: States in which a State entity currently has an approved CSP SE grant application under section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA), that is actively running subgrant competitions are Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. We will not consider applications from these states.