Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Charter Schools Program (CSP) Planning, Program Design, and Initial Implementation Grants CFDA Number 84.282B | Apply Online

Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 072511 001

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Charter Schools Program (CSP) Planning, Program Design, and Initial Implementation Grants CFDA Number 84.282B" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.282 Charter Schools.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 25, 2011 and posted on Jul 25, 2011.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 24, 2011 Applications Available July 25, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications August 24, 2011.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,001,705.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
• Planning, Program Design, and Initial Implementation grants (CFDA number 84.282B) A non SEA eligible applicant that serves a State with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools and in which the SEA elects not to participate in the CSP or does not have an application approved under the CSP. (See the Note below for a definition of eligible applicant.) Note Consistent with section 5204(f)(6) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221c(f)(6)), a charter school may apply for funds to carry out dissemination activities, whether or not the charter school previously applied for or received funds under the CSP for planning, program design, or implementation, if the charter school has been in operation for at least three consecutive years and has demonstrated overall success, including (1) Substantial progress in improving student academic achievement (2) High levels of parent satisfaction and (3) The management and leadership necessary to overcome initial start up problems and establish a thriving, financially viable charter school. Note The term eligible applicant is defined in section 5210(3) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221i(3))as a developer that has (a) Applied to an authorized public chartering authority to operate a charter school and (b) provided adequate and timely notice to that authority under section 5203(d)(3) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221b(d)(3)). A developer is defined in section 5210(2) of the ESEA as an individual or group of individuals (including a public or private nonprofit organization), which may include teachers, administrators and other school staff, parents, or other members of the local community in which a charter school project will be carried out (see section 5210(2) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221i(2))). These competitions (CFDA numbers 84.282B and 84.282C) are limited to eligible applicants in States in which the SEA does not have an approved application under the CSP (or will not have an approved application as of October 1, 2011). The following States currently have an approved application under the CSP Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. Non SEA eligible applicants and charter schools located in States with currently approved CSP applications that are interested in participating in the CSP should contact the SEA for information related to the States CSP subgrant competition. Further information is available at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/csp/funding.html.

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