Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 052220 001
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is offering funding through the Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP) Developer Grants competition, specifically CFDA 84.282B, which supports the opening of new charter schools. This is a discretionary U.S. Department of Education grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 052220 001) that, in this cycle, listed an application closing date of June 19, 2020. The published description is a high-level synopsis, and applicants are expected to rely on the official Federal Register notice for the full set of requirements, priorities, performance measures, and submission instructions, along with the Department of Education common discretionary grant instructions referenced in the notice.
The overall purpose of the Charter Schools Program is to broaden access to high-quality charter schools and improve educational opportunity, with particular attention to students who have been traditionally underserved. In practice, the program is meant to help charter schools offer strong academic programs aligned with challenging state standards while also building the pipeline of quality charter options nationally. Beyond expanding the number of charter schools, CSP also emphasizes learning what works by evaluating charter school impacts on student achievement as well as effects on families and communities. The program further aims to spread successful practices between charter schools and traditional public schools, encourage states to strengthen charter authorizing practices, and promote state-level support for charter school facilities needs, which is often a major barrier to opening and sustaining new schools.
Within CSP, the Developer Grants are designed to cover the early stages of creating and launching a charter school. CFDA 84.282B focuses on helping developers with planning, program design, and initial implementation costs tied to opening a new charter school. The Department makes these awards on a competitive basis directly to charter school developers. A related but separate track (CFDA 84.282E) supports the replication or expansion of high-quality charter schools; that track is referenced in the notice to clarify how eligibility works across states with different CSP funding structures.
Eligibility is limited and depends heavily on whether a state already has a CSP State Entity grant (CFDA 84.282A) under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). For the new school opening grants under CFDA 84.282B, eligible applicants must be charter school developers in states that do not currently have a CSP State Entity grant. In other words, this competition is not universally open nationwide; it is targeted to states without an active state-level CSP entity grant. In addition, the charter school must be located in a state that has a charter school law specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools, as defined in ESEA.
The notice also clarifies special rules for states that have a CSP State Educational Agency grant that was awarded under the earlier No Child Left Behind (NCLB) framework. In those states, developers generally are not eligible under the 84.282B new-school-opening competition; instead, eligibility is limited to applying for replication or expansion grants under CFDA 84.282E, and even then only under certain conditions (specifically, when the Department has not approved an amendment to the SEA grant that would allow the SEA to issue subgrants for replication and expansion). The intent behind these distinctions is to avoid duplicative funding routes and to route funding through state entities where those state-run CSP subgrant programs are already operating.
To qualify as an eligible developer, the applicant must have applied to an authorized public chartering authority to operate a charter school and must have provided that authorizer adequate and timely notice, consistent with the ESEA definition of a “developer.” The Department also signals a practical limitation tied to the “initial implementation” concept: as a general rule, charter schools that have been operating for more than five years are considered beyond the initial implementation phase. That means they are typically not eligible for CSP funds to support opening a new charter school under 84.282B, and they are generally not eligible for replication funding under 84.282E either, although they may still be eligible for expansion funding under 84.282E if they are expanding a high-quality school.
Finally, the notice addresses a common timing issue for applicants who are still in the charter authorization process. If a developer has applied to an authorizer but has not yet received final approval, the application to the federal competition must include a dated copy of the charter application that was submitted to the authorizer, along with information describing the plan and timeline for receiving the authorizer’s final decision. Applicants are also expected to clearly identify any proposed budget costs that would be incurred before the charter is formally approved, which helps reviewers and the Department understand what activities are contingent on authorization and how the project will be managed if approval occurs after the federal application is submitted.Apply for ED GRANTS 052220 001
- The Department of Education in the education, oz sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools 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.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-05-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-06-19. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP) Developer Grants competition offered by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). It is a discretionary federal grant intended to support the opening of new charter schools.
What is the CFDA number for this competition?
The CFDA number referenced for the Developer Grants to open new charter schools is 84.282B.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed for this cycle is ED GRANTS 052220 001.
When was the application closing date listed for this cycle?
The information provided indicates an application closing date of June 19, 2020.
What is the overall purpose of the Charter Schools Program (CSP)?
The overall purpose of CSP is to broaden access to high-quality charter schools and improve educational opportunity, with particular attention to students who have been traditionally underserved. The program also aims to strengthen the pipeline of quality charter options nationally.
What types of activities or goals does CSP emphasize beyond opening more charter schools?
Beyond expanding the number of charter schools, CSP emphasizes evaluating charter school impacts on student achievement and effects on families and communities. It also seeks to spread successful practices between charter schools and traditional public schools, encourage stronger charter authorizing practices at the state level, and promote state-level support for charter school facilities needs.
What are CSP Developer Grants intended to fund?
CSP Developer Grants (CFDA 84.282B) are designed to cover early-stage work involved in creating and launching a charter school. This includes planning, program design, and initial implementation costs tied to opening a new charter school.
Who makes the awards, and are they competitive?
The Department of Education makes these awards on a competitive basis directly to charter school developers.
Is this competition open to applicants in every state?
No. Eligibility is limited and depends heavily on whether a state already has a CSP State Entity grant (CFDA 84.282A). This Developer Grants competition for opening new schools (CFDA 84.282B) is targeted to states that do not currently have a CSP State Entity grant.
What is the CSP State Entity grant referenced in the eligibility rules?
The CSP State Entity grant is identified as CFDA 84.282A. The presence or absence of an active State Entity grant in a given state affects whether developers in that state can apply for the 84.282B new-school-opening competition.
What state law condition must be met for a charter school to be eligible under this opportunity?
The charter school must be located in a state that has a charter school law specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools, as defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
What does it mean to be an eligible "charter school developer" for this competition?
To qualify as an eligible developer, the applicant must have applied to an authorized public chartering authority to operate a charter school and must have provided that authorizer adequate and timely notice, consistent with the ESEA definition of a "developer."
How does eligibility differ between opening a new charter school (84.282B) and replication/expansion (84.282E)?
CFDA 84.282B supports opening new charter schools and is limited to developers in states without a current CSP State Entity grant. A related but separate track, CFDA 84.282E, supports replication or expansion of high-quality charter schools and is referenced in the notice to clarify eligibility across states with different CSP funding structures.
What special eligibility rules apply in states with a CSP State Educational Agency (SEA) grant awarded under NCLB?
In states that have a CSP State Educational Agency grant awarded under the earlier No Child Left Behind (NCLB) framework, developers generally are not eligible under the 84.282B new-school-opening competition. In those states, eligibility is generally limited to applying for replication or expansion grants under CFDA 84.282E, and only under certain conditions described in the notice.
Under what condition could developers in certain NCLB SEA-grant states apply under 84.282E?
The notice explains that in those states, developers may be able to apply for replication or expansion under 84.282E only when the Department has not approved an amendment to the SEA grant that would allow the SEA to issue subgrants for replication and expansion.
Why does the program distinguish between states with state-run CSP subgrant programs and states without them?
Based on the description provided, the intent is to avoid duplicative funding routes and to route funding through state entities where state-run CSP subgrant programs are already operating.
What does the notice say about schools being beyond the "initial implementation" phase?
The Department signals a practical limitation tied to "initial implementation": as a general rule, charter schools that have been operating for more than five years are considered beyond the initial implementation phase.
How does the "more than five years" concept affect eligibility for 84.282B?
If a charter school has been operating for more than five years, it is typically not eligible for CSP funds under 84.282B to support opening a new charter school, because it is considered beyond initial implementation.
How does the "more than five years" concept affect eligibility for replication or expansion under 84.282E?
The description indicates that schools operating for more than five years are generally not eligible for replication funding under 84.282E either. However, they may still be eligible for expansion funding under 84.282E if they are expanding a high-quality school.
What if a developer has applied to an authorizer but has not yet received final approval?
If the developer has not yet received final approval from the authorizer, the federal application must include a dated copy of the charter application that was submitted to the authorizer, along with information describing the plan and timeline for receiving the authorizer's final decision.
What budget information is expected if some costs would occur before charter approval?
Applicants are expected to clearly identify any proposed budget costs that would be incurred before the charter is formally approved. This helps reviewers and the Department understand which activities are contingent on authorization and how the project would be managed if approval occurs after the federal application is submitted.
Where should applicants look for the full requirements and submission instructions?
The published description is characterized as a high-level synopsis. Applicants are expected to rely on the official Federal Register notice for the full set of requirements, priorities, performance measures, and submission instructions, along with the Department of Education common discretionary grant instructions referenced in the notice.
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