U.S. Department of Education: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program – Replication and Expansion

The Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants to Charter Management Organizations (CMO) for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools provides funds to CMOs to enable them to replicate or expand one or more high-quality charter schools. Grants may be used to expand the enrollment of one or more existing high-quality charter schools, or to replicate one or more new charter schools based on an existing high-quality charter school model.

CMOs must either demonstrate that they will replicate or expand high-quality charter schools in a rural community or that they operate or manage charter schools with student bodies that are comprised of at least 40 percent students who are individuals from low-income families. Applicants must choose to submit their applications under one of two absolute priorities:

• Rural community
• Low-income demographic

Additionally, there are five competitive preference priorities:

• Spurring investment in Qualified Opportunity Zones
• Number of charter schools operated or managed by the eligible applicant (applicants must demonstrate that they currently operate or manage two to five charter schools)
• Serving high school students
• Serving Native American students
• Reopening academically poor-performing schools as charter schools

Amount: Approximately $65,000,000 is available to make 15-20 grants ranging from $250,000-$15,000,000 per year and averaging $2,000,000 per year for up to five years.

Eligibility: Charter Management Organizations, defined as nonprofit organizations that operate or manage a network of charter schools linked by centralized support, operations, and oversight.

Link: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=322721