Z combinator: disseminating school launch best practices and resources nationwide

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Zeta Charter Schools, Inc. $797,781 on October 1, 2025, under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282) to disseminate school launch best practices and resources nationwide.

The funding supports Zeta Charter Schools' dissemination of charter school development methodologies and operational resources to school developers and organizations across the United States, extending the reach of the organization's high-quality charter school model beyond its direct replication efforts in New York City.

Zeta Charter Schools, a nonprofit charter school developer and management organization based in New York, is the recipient. The award obligates $797,781 with a period of performance running from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Work is performed in New York, NY. The Charter Schools Program supports the startup of new charter schools and the replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools; grantees must demonstrate substantial progress toward meeting stated goals and objectives to receive continuation funding, subject to availability of funds.