Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools Assistance Listing Number 84.282M

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Opportunity number
ED-GRANTS-051525-001
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Not on record

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Education
Eligible applicants
  • Other
Points of contact
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About this opportunity

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is offering the Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants to Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools. The purpose of this grant is to enable CMOs to significantly increase enrollment, add grades, or open new charter schools based on successful educational models. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations managing networks of charter schools, who can apply individually or as a consortium. Key evaluation criteria include the quality of the applicant, project design and resources, and management plan. The application deadline is June 18, 2025.

The total available funding is estimated at $72,000,000, with individual awards ranging from $300,000 to $20,000,000 per year. The Department expects to make 15-20 awards, with a project period of up to 60 months. The grant aims to support the replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools across the United States.

Synopsis

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. 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 23, 2024.


Purpose of Program: Through CSP CMO Grants (ALN 84.282M), the Department awards grants to charter management organizations (CMOs) on a competitive basis to enable them to replicate or expand one or more high-quality charter schools. Grant funds may be used to significantly increase the enrollment of, or add one or more grades to, an existing high-quality charter school or to open one or more new charter schools or new campuses of a high-quality charter school based on the educational model of an existing high-quality charter school. Charter schools that receive financial assistance through CSP CMO Grants provide elementary or secondary education, or both, and may also serve students in early childhood education programs or postsecondary students, consistent with the terms of their charter.

Assistance Listing Number: 84.282M.

Files

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2025-08657.pdf PDF
2024-30488.pdf PDF

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