Project Grant U282M160030

This $24,691,396 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282). The grant supports the startup of new charter schools and the replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools in California. The goal is to increase educational options for parents and students, while holding charter schools to stricter academic accountability standards. The grant funds are being...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,228,501.00 Project Grant under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282) to Believe Schools, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Black American-owned non-profit organization, to establish the Beleive St. Louis Academy in Indianapolis, IN. This grant, with an award date of October 1, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2024, will support the startup of this new charter school. The...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,983,000 Project Grant on October 30, 2024 to the California School Finance Authority (CSFA) under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282). The grant is designed to support the development, expansion, and replication of high-quality charter schools across California, with a focus on increasing educational options and promoting academic accountability in traditionally underserved communities. As a...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $11 million Project Grant to the Charter Schools Development Corporation (CSDC) on August 1, 2022 to complete the project by September 30, 2048. The grant is being provided under the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities federal grant program (CFDA 84.354) to leverage private sector capital for charter school facilities acquisition, construction, renovation, and leasing. CSDC will assist charter schools...

The Hope Enterprise Corporation's Charter School Facilities Fund received a $12 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on August 1, 2022. The grant is being used to provide credit enhancement initiatives that will assist charter schools in Jackson, Mississippi in leveraging private sector capital to acquire, renovate, or lease academic facilities. Specifically, the funding will help Hope Enterprise Corporation provide...

Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc., doing business as Migrant Headstart, was awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund on February 22, 2021. The funding was provided through the Capital Magnet Fund program (CFDA #21.011), which aims to create and preserve affordable housing for low-income families, individuals, and economically distressed communities by attracting private capital. Under the award, Chicanos POR La Causa...

The California School Finance Authority was awarded a $10 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities (CFDA 84.354) federal grant program. The grant will provide credit enhancement initiatives to assist charter schools in California in leveraging private sector capital to acquire, construct, renovate, or lease academic facilities. Specifically, the funding will be used to...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Gals, Inc. (The Girls Athletic Leadership Schools) a $710,437 Project Grant on April 1, 2025 under the federal Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282). The grant funding will be used to open a new high-quality charter middle school in Columbus, Ohio based on the educational model employed at Gals, Inc.'s existing high-quality charter schools. The project aims to increase educational options and support for...

The Clark County School District, the nation's fifth largest school district, has been awarded a $5,286,668 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Magnet Schools Assistance Program (CFDA 84.165). The funding will support the establishment and operation of magnet schools in the district, with the primary goal of promoting voluntary desegregation through specialized academic programs, educator training, facilities improvements, student transportation, and other activities that...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $17,000,000 Project Grant under the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities (CFDA 84.354) program to Opportunity 180, a non-profit organization, to assist charter schools in Nevada with funding to acquire, construct, renovate, or lease academic facilities. This multi-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2048, will leverage private sector capital through credit enhancement...