Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 030218 002
The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Charter Schools Program (CSP) grants to developers for the replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools (CFDA 84.282E) is a discretionary U.S. Department of Education grant opportunity designed to help proven charter school models grow. The core idea is to increase access to strong charter schools, with a particular emphasis on improving options for traditionally underserved students, while also encouraging stronger charter sector practices such as rigorous authorizing, better facilities support, and the sharing of effective approaches with other public schools.
At a program level, CSP has several connected purposes. It aims to expand student opportunity to attend charter schools that help students meet challenging state academic standards, provide financial support for planning and early implementation work, and increase the overall number of high-quality charter schools available nationwide. It also emphasizes learning from results by supporting evaluation of charter schools effects on student achievement as well as impacts on families and communities. Another recurring goal is knowledge transfer: identifying and sharing best practices between charter schools and traditional public schools. Finally, the program encourages states to improve the charter environment by strengthening the authorizing process and increasing support for facilities, which is often a major barrier to successful replication and growth.
This particular competition focuses on developer grants, which are intended for charter school developers serving early childhood, elementary, or secondary students. The developer grant category covers two related tracks in the broader CSP structure: opening new charter schools (CFDA 84.282B) and, in this case, replicating or expanding high-quality charter schools (CFDA 84.282E). Replication generally means opening a new school based on the model of an existing high-quality charter school, while expansion typically means growing enrollment or adding grades or campuses for an existing high-quality school. The overarching intent is to back organizations that can demonstrate quality and readiness to scale, rather than funding growth that is speculative or unproven.
Eligibility is limited and depends heavily on what other CSP funding exists in a given state. In states that do not currently have a CSP State Entity grant (CFDA 84.282A) under ESEA as amended by ESSA, eligibility for this competition is limited to charter school developers in those states. In states that do have a CSP State Educational Agency (SEA) grant under the earlier NCLB framework (also CFDA 84.282A), developers can apply for replication and expansion grants (84.282E) only if the Department has not approved an amendment allowing the SEA to make subgrants specifically for replication and expansion. In other words, federal rules try to avoid duplicating funding streams in places where a state-level CSP entity is already empowered to make similar awards.
The administrative details in the notice make clear that applicants are expected to use Grants.gov for submission, and that applications must be submitted electronically unless a specific notice of invitation or instructions explicitly allow another method. The notice highlights that Grants.gov retired the old Legacy PDF method and now requires use of Workspace, which supports team-based development of an application (different staff can work on forms simultaneously, reuse prior forms, and manage check-in/check-out before submission). Applicants are told to find the application package by searching the CFDA number on Grants.gov without the letter suffix, meaning you search for 84.282 rather than 84.282E when locating the package.
For the 2018 cycle described in the source, the opportunity was created March 2, 2018, with applications available that same day and a deadline for transmittal of applications of April 16, 2018. The Department also offered a pre-application webinar on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Washington, DC time, with pre-registration handled via email. The notice provides key contacts for help: program questions could be directed to the Department contact listed for the webinar, while technical submission problems could be handled through the Grants.gov Support Center, which operates 24/7 except federal holidays.
In terms of award structure, the notice lists an award ceiling of $1,250,000 and an estimate of 30 expected awards. The funding instrument is a grant, the activity category is education, and the opportunity category is discretionary, meaning awards are competitive and based on the published selection criteria and priorities in the Federal Register notice. The synopsis repeatedly stresses that the brief description is not the authoritative source for requirements; the controlling document is the Federal Register application notice, which contains the detailed eligibility rules, application requirements, performance measures, priorities, and contact information that applicants need to follow closely.Apply for ED GRANTS 030218 002
- 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) Grants to Developers for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools CFDA Number 84.282E" 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 Mar 02, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 16, 2018 Applications Available March 2, 2018. Date of Pre-Application Webinar Thursday, March 8, 2018, 100 p.m., Washington, DC time. Pre-Application Webinar Information The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants on Thursday, March 8, 100 p.m., Washington, DC time. Individuals interested in attending this meeting are encouraged to pre-register by emailing their name, organization, and contact information with the subject heading DEVELOPER GRANTS PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGaposapos to CharterSchools@ed.gov. There is no registration fee for attending this meeting. For further information about the pre-application meeting, contact Eddie Moat, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4W259, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone (202) 401-2266 or by email eddie.moat@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications April 16, 2018.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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