Opportunity ID: 54785
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ED-GRANTS-052410-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools CFDA Number 84.282M |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 84.282 — Charter Schools |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 24, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2010 Applications Available: May 24, 2010. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: June 8, 2010. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The Department will hold a pre-application meeting for prospective applicants on June 8, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the U.S. Department of Education, Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Interested parties are invited to participate in this meeting to discuss the purpose of the program, absolute and competitive priorities, selection criteria, application requirements, submission requirements, and reporting requirements. Interested parties may participate in this meeting either by conference call or in person. This site is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the Seventh Street and Maryland Avenue exit of the L’Enfant Plaza station. After the meeting, program staff will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on that same day to provide information and technical assistance through individual consultation. Individuals interested in attending this meeting are encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing their name, organization, and contact information with the subject heading PRE-APPLICATION MEETING to CharterSchools@ed.gov. There is no registration fee for attending this meeting. For further information about the pre-application meeting, contact Erin Pfeltz or Richard Payton, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone: (202) 205-3525 or (202) 453-7698 or by e-mail: erin.pfeltz@ed.gov or richard.payton@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 7, 2010. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2010 Applications Available: May 24, 2010. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: June 8, 2010. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The Department will hold a pre-application meeting for prospective applicants on June 8, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the U.S. Department of Education, Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Interested parties are invited to participate in this meeting to discuss the purpose of the program, absolute and competitive priorities, selection criteria, application requirements, submission requirements, and reporting requirements. Interested parties may participate in this meeting either by conference call or in person. This site is accessible by Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the Seventh Street and Maryland Avenue exit of the L’Enfant Plaza station. After the meeting, program staff will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on that same day to provide information and technical assistance through individual consultation. Individuals interested in attending this meeting are encouraged to pre-register by e-mailing their name, organization, and contact information with the subject heading PRE-APPLICATION MEETING to CharterSchools@ed.gov. There is no registration fee for attending this meeting. For further information about the pre-application meeting, contact Erin Pfeltz or Richard Payton, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone: (202) 205-3525 or (202) 453-7698 or by e-mail: erin.pfeltz@ed.gov or richard.payton@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 7, 2010. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 06, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible Applicants: Non-profit charter management organizations (CMOs) and other entities that are not for-profit entities. A CMO is an organization that operates or manages multiple charter schools by centralizing or sharing certain functions and resources among schools. Eligible applicants may also apply as a group or consortium. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Education |
| Description: | 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. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation by providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, initial implementation, or expansion of charter schools, and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents. The purpose of this competition (CFDA 84.282M) is to award grants to eligible applicants to enable them to replicate or expand high-quality charter schools with demonstrated records of success, including success in increasing student academic achievement. Eligible applicants may use their CSP funds to expand the enrollment of one or more existing charter schools by substantially increasing the number of available seats per school, or to open one or more new charter schools that are based on the charter school model for which the eligible applicant has presented evidence of success. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.282M. Applications for grants under the Charter School Program Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools–CFDA Numbers 84.282M must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department’s e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools CFDA Number 84.282M; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julius Cotton
ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Managers: Erin Pfeltz or Richard Payton, U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970 Telephone: (202) 205-3525 or (202) 453-7698 by e-mail: erin.pfeltz@ed.gov or Email:richard.payton@ed.gov |
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