Awards
Included below is information regarding the new awards under the CSP Grants to State Entities Program made in each fiscal year since
| Fiscal Year (FY) | Number of New Awards |
| FY 2023 | 10 |
| FY 2022 | 6 |
| FY 2020 | 8 |
| FY 2019 | 3 |
| FY 2018 | 8 |
| FY 2017 | 9 |
- Information regarding the funding request (broken down by year) for the FY 2023 grantees. MS Excel (23 KB)
- Information regarding the funding request (broken down by year) for the FY 2022 grantees. MS Excel (30 KB)
- Information regarding the funding request (broken down by year) for the FY 2020 grantees. MS Excel (91 KB)
- Information regarding the funding request (broken down by year) for the FY 2019 grantees. MS Excel (91 KB)
- Information regarding the funding request (broken down by year) for the FY 2018 grantees. MS Excel (86 KB)
- Information regarding the funding request (broken down by year) for the FY 2017 grantees. MS Excel (36 KB)
*The city and state reflect where the grantee is operating.
| Year Awarded | Grantee | Project Title | Duration (Years) | Amount available for Year 1 activities | Total Funding (for Year 1 and 2 Activities) | Total Expected Funding | City | State | Score | Abstract | Application | Reviewers’ Comments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funded FY 2023 Applications |
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| 2023 | The Opportunity Trust | Missouri (CSP-MO) | 5 | $15,555,556 | $22,222,223 | $35,555,557 | Saint Louis | MO | 108.33 | PDF (73 KB) |
PDF (27 MB) |
PDF (239 KB) |
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| 2023 | State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Grant Project | 5 | $20,941,075 | $34,921,524 | $58,000,000 | Madison | WI | 97.67 | PDF (72 KB) |
PDF (24 MB) |
PDF (257 KB) |
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| 2023 | Indiana Department of Education | Quality Counts II | 5 | $21,822,744 | $45,695,745 | $109,740,731 | Indianapolis | IN | 95.33 | PDF (75 KB) |
PDF (31 MB) |
PDF (224 KB) |
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| 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education | Louisiana Public Charter Schools Program Grant Project | 5 | $4,444,445 | $17,777,778 | $55,555,555 | Baton Rouge | LA | 94.67 | PDF (73 KB) |
PDF (74 MB) |
PDF (188 KB) |
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| 2023 | West Virginia Professional Charter School Board | West Virginia Professional Charter School Board | 5 | $3,112,213 | $4,627,359 | $12,382,792 | Charleston | WV | 91.67 | PDF (73 KB) |
PDF (922 KB) |
PDF (206 KB) |
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| 2023 | Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools. Inc. | The Maryland Momentum Project | 5 | $4,180,024 | $7,099,318 | $28,720,811 | Baltimore | MD | 91.67 | PDF (73 KB) |
PDF (37 MB) |
PDF (248 KB) |
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| 2023 | Public Charter Schools of New Mexico | Public Charter Schools of New Mexico | 5 | $7,838,740 | $20,808,680 | $52,777,778 | Albuquerque | NM | 88.67 | PDF (73 KB) |
PDF (39 MB) |
PDF (246 KB) |
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| 2023 | Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota Charter Schools Program Grant Project | 5 | $7,953,420 | $17,076,479 | $37,579,122 | Minneapolis | MN | 88.00 | PDF (74 KB) |
PDF (9 MB) |
PDF (217 KB) |
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| 2023 | Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc | Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Charter Schools Program Grant | 5 | $10,958,500 | $21,979,896 | $55,141,012 | Oklahoma City | OK | 87.33 | PDF (73 KB) |
PDF (3 MB) |
PDF (226 KB) |
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| 2023 | Bluum, Inc. | Building on Success for Future Excellence | 5 | $5,273,200 | $12,693,400 | $24,878,000 | Boise | ID | 84.67 | PDF (75 KB) |
PDF (45 MB) |
PDF (209 KB) |
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Funded FY 2022 Applications |
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| 2022 | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Massachusetts Charter Schools Program (CSP) Project 2023–2028 | 5 | $2,221,661 | $4,537,287 | $11,389,000 | Malden | MA | 102.00 | PDF (80 KB) |
PDF (9 MB) |
PDF (239 KB) |
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| 2022 | Mississippi First, Inc. | Doubling Mississippi’s High-Quality Charter School Sector in Five Years | 5 | $4,333,333 | $7,666,665 | $19,333,333 | Jackson | MS | 99.33 | PDF (63 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (345 KB) |
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| 2022 | State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia, Inc | Georgia Strategic Charter School Growth Initiative | 5 | $6,581,013 | $13,950,052 | $38,295,000 | Atlanta | GA | 98.33 | PDF (78 KB) |
PDF (29 MB) |
PDF (434 KB( |
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| 2022 | Illinois Network of Charter Schools | Illinois Impact Initiative: Creating and expanding high-quality educational opportunities for Illinois’ most underserved students and communities. | 5 | $4,388,944 | $8,856,020 | $25,000,000 | Chicago | IL | 96.33 | PDF (78 KB) |
PDF (14 MB) |
PDF (243 KB) |
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| 2022 | Tennessee Department of Education | Tennessee Charter School Program Project | 5 | $7,938,018 | $15,870,670 | $24,668,630 | Nashville | TN | 96.00 | PDF (60 KB) |
PDF (8 MB) |
PDF (239 KB) |
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| 2022 | Northeast Charter Schools Network, Inc. | Great Schools for Connecticut CSP Project | 5 | $3,439,894 | $9,321,965 | $24,486,941 | New Haven* | CT* | 93.00 | PDF (78 KB) |
PDF (24 MB) |
PDF (253 KB) |
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Funded FY 2020 Applications |
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| 2020 | New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association | New Jersey Charter Schools Program State Entities Grant (Project Cultivate 38) | 5 | $13,878,540 | $15,764,45 | $63,232,945 | Hamilton | NJ | 117.67 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (292 KB) |
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| 2020 | Florida Department of Education | Florida 2016 CSP Grant Application — Revised | 5 | $15,666,669 | $18,330,002 | $78,333,333 | Tallahasse | FL | 113.67 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (295) |
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| 2020 | CA Department of Education for the State Board of Education | California Public Charter School Grant Program | 3 | $7,777,776 | $9,761,110 | $41,666,667 | Sacramento | CA | 113.33 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (317 KB) |
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| 2020 | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | 2020 Charter Schools Program Grant to Increase the Number of High-Quality Charter Seats in DC and Improve Subgrantee and Authorizer Performance | 5 | $3,364,400 | $4,250,848 | $24,222,000 | Washington | DC | 110.00 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (11MB) |
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| 2020 | South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina Quality Charter Schools | 5 | $433,846 | $1,911,781 | $31,553,991 | Columbia | SC | 104.33 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (286 KB) |
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| 2020 | Opportunity 180 | Great Schools for Nevada CSP Grant and Program | 5 | $3,244,443 | $4,189,643 | $22,755,555 | Las Vegas | NV | 103.33 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (329 KB) |
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| 2020 | Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools | Pennsylvania CSP Grant Program | 5 | $3,666,667 | $4,403,334 | $30,000,000 | Glenside | PA | 101.67 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (347 KB) |
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| 2020 | Texas Education Agency | Texas Quality Charter Schools Program Grant | 5 | $20,000,000 | $23,085,229 | $100,000,000 | Austin | TX | 101.33 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (291 KB) |
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| Year Awarded | Grantee | Project Title | Duration (Years) | Amount available for Year 1 activities | FY 19 Funding (for Year 1 and 2 Activities) | Total Expected Funding | City | State | Score | Abstract | Application | Reviewers’ Comments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funded FY 2019 Applications |
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| 2019 | Alabama Coalition for Public Charter Schools | New Schools for Alabama CSP Grant to award startup funding and provide support services to high quality | 5 | $5,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $25,000,000 | Birmingham | AL | 107.33 | PDF (83 KB) |
PDF (10 MB) |
PDF (11MB) |
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| 2019 | The New Hampshire Department of Education | NH 2019 Charter Schools Program Grant Application | 5 | $3,309,873 | $10,114,548 | $46,000,000 | Concord | NH | 87.33 | PDF (85 KB) |
PDF (9 MB) |
PDF (7 MB) |
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| 2019 | Washington State Charter Schools Association | Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program Grants to State Entities FY19 | 5 | $1,786,360 | $5,725,575 | $19,960,625 | Seattle | WA | 100.33 | PDF (84 KB) |
PDF (27 KB) |
PDF (11 MB) |
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| Year Awarded | Grantee | Project Title | Duration (Years) | Amount available for Year 1 activities | FY 18 Funding (for Year 1 and 2 Activities) | Total Expected Funding | City | State | Score | Abstract | Application | Reviewers’ Comments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funded FY 2018 Applications |
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| 2018 | Arizona Department of Education | Arizona Department of Education Charter School Program will open 40 high quality charter school over five years. | 5 | $7,395,5497 | $16,334,987 | $55,000,000 | Phoenix | AZ | 91.00 | PDF (55 KB) |
PDF (13 MB) |
PDF (2 MB) |
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| 2018 | Arkansas Public School Resource Center | Arkansas Public School Resource Center Application for 2018 CSP State Entities Grant as Sole Applicant for State of Arkansas | 5 | $5,600,000 | $5,600,000 (for year 1 activities only) | $23,000,000 | Little Rock | AR | 96.67 | PDF (53 KB) |
PDF (16 MB) |
PDF (1 MB) |
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| 2018 | Bluum, Inc. | Idaho’s Communities of Excellence is a state-wide consortium led by Bluum, Inc., designed to foster the development, expansion, and replication of high quality charter schools in Idaho | 5 | $3,642,400 | $8,939,900 | $17,111,111 | Boise | ID | 95.67 | PDF (54 KB) |
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| 2018 | Colorado Department of Education | CCSP Program and Grant Application | 5 | $814,786 | $14,543,876 | $55,171,335 | Denver | CO | 88.00 | PDF (55 KB) |
PDF (16 MB) |
PDF (2 MB) |
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| 2018 | Delaware Department of Education | The main objective of the Delaware CSP Grant is to expand opportunities for all students, particularly educationally disadvantaged students, to attend public charter schools. | 5 | $880,000 | $3,496,000 | $10,395,000 | Dover | DE | 89.00 | PDF (52 KB) |
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| 2018 | Michigan Department of Education | Michigan Charter School Grant Program | 5 | $4,200,961 | $14,318,173 | $47,222,222 | Lansing | MI | 108.67 | PDF (55 KB) |
PDF (5 MB) |
PDF (1 MB) |
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| 2018 | New York State Education Department | New York State Application for CSP Grants to State Entities 2018-2023 | 5 | $4,166,667 | $4,166,667 (for year 1 activities only) | $78,888,888 | Albany | NY | 91.33 | PDF (57 KB) |
PDF (26 MB) |
PDF (2 MB) |
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| 2018 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | NC Advancing Charter Collaboration and Excellence for Student Success (ACCESS) Program: Supporting high quality schools focused on meeting the needs of educationally disadvantaged students | 5 | $5,197,585 | $10,391,165 | $26,633,025 | Raleigh | NC | 93.00 | PDF (54 KB) |
PDF (11 MB) |
PDF (2 MB) |
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| Year Awarded | Grantee | Project Title | Duration (Years) | Amount available for Year 1 activities | FY 17 Funding (for Year 1 and 2 Activities) | Total Expected Funding | City | State | Score | Abstract | Application | Reviewers’ Comments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funded FY 2017 Applications |
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| 2017 | Indiana Department of Education | Quality Counts | 5 | $9,328,143 | $24,002,291 | $59,966,575 | Indianapolis | IN | 103.33 | PDF (55 KB) |
PDF (48 MB) |
PDF (261 KB) |
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| 2017 | Maryland State Department of Education | The Maryland Charter School Program to award sub-grants, provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices and performance data | 5 | $1,828,738 | $5,490,859 | $17,222,222 | Baltimore | MD | 97.67 | PDF (61 KB) |
PDF (6 MB) |
PDF (212 KB) |
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| 2017 | Minnesota Department of Education | MDE’s CSP project will increase the number of high-quality and sustainable charter schools in order to improve academic achievement for all students, particularly those who are at-risk | 5 | $7,541,967 | $22,381,611 | $38,500,000 | Roseville | MN | 99.00 | PDF (56 KB) |
PDF (4 MB) |
PDF (108 KB) |
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| 2017 | Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board | Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board 2017 CSP Grant | 5 | $2,123,299 | $4,240,819 | $15,000,000 | Jackson | MS | 94.33 | PDF (56 KB) |
PDF (15 MB) |
PDF (229 KB) |
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| 2017 | New Mexico Public Education Department | New Mexico Charter School Program | 5 | $3,031,665 | $6,358,693 | $22,507,805 | Santa Fe | NM | 101.00 | PDF (56 KB) |
PDF (69 MB) |
PDF (474 KB) |
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| 2017 | Oklahoma Public School Resource Center, Inc. | Oklahoma Charter School Grant Application 2017 | 5 | $1,002,350 | $4,264,870 | $16,499,722 | Oklahoma City | OK | 101.67 | PDF (55 KB) |
PDF (8 MB) |
PDF (234 KB) |
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| 2017 | Rhode Island Department of Education | Rhode Island Charter Schools Program Grant: Increase number of high quality charter schools, improve quality and efficiency of authorizing to reduce barriers, and foster charter-district partnerships | 5 | $675,000 | $1,953,000 | $6,000,000 | Providence | RI | 116.67 | PDF (56 KB) |
PDF (16 MB) |
PDF (389 KB) |
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| 2017 | Texas Education Agency | Texas Quality Charter Schools Program Grant | 3 | $17,825,885 | $38,034,535 | $59,164,996 | Austin | TX | 110.33 | PDF (57 KB) |
PDF (39 MB) |
PDF (223 KB) |
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| 2017 | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin Charter Schools Program Application | 5 | $18,280,435 | $37,954,114 | $95,777,775 | Madison | WI | 115.67 | PDF (56 KB) |
PDF (56 MB) |
PDF (385 KB) |
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