Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Charter School Programs Charter School Programs (CSP): Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools (CSP), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.282B

On July 6, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Developer Grants competition, Assistance Listing Numbers (ALNs) 84.282B and 84.282E. This notice corrects two errors in that NIA. All other information in the NIA remains the same. To be eligible to apply for a Developer Grant, a charter school may not be located in a State in which a State entity currently has an approved CSP State Entity grant (ALN 84.282A) under section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA). Footnote 3 of the NIA provides a list of States with active SE grants. In this list Mississippi should not have been included and South Carolina should have been included. DATES: These corrections are applicable July 27, 2022. -

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021.

Purpose of Program: The major purposes of the CSP are to expand opportunities for all students, particularly underserved students, to attend charter schools and meet challenging State academic standards; provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of 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 under the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA). Charter schools that receive financial assistance through Developer Grants provide programs of elementary or secondary education, or both, and may also serve students in early childhood education programs or postsecondary students.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.282B.

On July 6, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Developer Grants competition, Assistance Listing Numbers (ALNs) 84.282B and 84.282E. This notice corrects two errors in that NIA. All other information in the NIA remains the same. To be eligible to apply for a Developer Grant, a charter school may not be located in a State in which a State entity currently has an approved CSP State Entity grant (ALN 84.282A) under section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA). Footnote 3 of the NIA provides a list of States with active SE grants. In this list Mississippi should not have been included and South Carolina should have been included. DATES: These corrections are applicable July 27, 2022.