Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools

What’s New

FY 2024 Developer Grants Competition Opened

On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP) – 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) program published a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) in the Federal Register.

The NIA can be accessed here. The Department plans to award an estimated $5 million for new Developer grants this fiscal year. The deadline for submission of 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, and pre-application webinars, please visit the FY 2024 CSP Developer Grants Competition and Applicant Info and Eligibility webpages.

For information about previous awards, please visit the Awards webpage.

Program Description

The major purposes of the CSP are 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;
• aid States in providing facilities support to charter schools; and
• support efforts to strengthen the charter school authorizing process.

Through CSP Developer Grants, the Department provides financial assistance to charter school developers to enable them to open and prepare for the operation of new or replicated charter schools or to expand high-quality charter schools in States that do not currently have a CSP State Entity grant (ALN 84.282A) under the ESEA. Funding is awarded under two types of grants: (1) opening of new charter schools (ALN 84.282B) and (2) replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools (ALN 84.282E). Charter schools that receive financial assistance through CSP Developer Grants provide elementary or secondary education programs, or both, and may also serve students in early childhood education programs or postsecondary students.