Applicant Information and Eligibility
Applicant Information
The Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program – Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2023, and can be accessed here. The deadline for submission of a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 5, 2023.
Additional competition information can be accessed on the FY 2023 SE Competition page.
Eligibility
State entities with a state statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools may apply. Under section 4303(e)(1) of the ESEA, no State entity may receive a grant under this program for use in a State in which a State entity is currently using a grant received under this program.
State entity means–>>
- A State educational agency;
- A State charter school board;
- A Governor of a State; or
- A charter school support organization.
Eligible applicant, when used with respect to subgrants made by a State entity, means a developer that has —
- applied to an authorized public chartering authority to operate a charter school; and
- provided adequate and timely notice to that authority.
Funding Restrictions:
A State entity receiving a grant under this program shall:
- use not less than 90 percent of the grant funds to award subgrants to eligible applicants for activities related to opening and preparing for the operation of new charter school or to replicate or expand high-quality charter schools;
- reserve not less than seven percent of funds to provide technical assistance to eligible applicants and authorized public chartering agencies in opening and preparing for the operation of new charter schools or to replicate or expand high-quality charter schools and in improving authorizing quality, including developing capacity for, and conducting, fiscal oversight and auditing of charter schools; and
- reserve not more than three percent of funds for administrative costs, which may include technical assistance.
Point of Clarification: Administrative costs and technical assistance costs combined cannot exceed 10% due to the “no less than 90%” subgrant requirement. However, technical assistance must be not less than seven percent and administrative costs can be no more than three percent.
Note: A charter school developer in a State in which no State entity has an application for a grant approved under ALN 84.282A (State entities program or previously State Educational Agencies program) may apply for funding directly from the Department under the CSP Developers Grants competitions. Additional information about the CSP Developers Grants competitions is available at here.
Previous Competitions
To learn more about the previous competitions, please visit the below links.
