Public Charter Schools Grant
NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.
Funding Description
The federal Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP) is administered by the Charter Schools Division. Grants are reviewed by peer evaluators and awarded on a quarterly basis to nonprofit entities and local education agencies that are likely to develop and open high-quality charter schools. The primary focus of the PCSGP is to create charter schools that will provide public school choice to students whose assigned traditional public school is chronically low performing.Eligibility
Eligible Applicants | Local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations |
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Required Eligibility Criteria | Planning and Implementation (P&I) grants are available to charter schools after the charter petition has been approved at the local level. |
Other Eligibility Considerations | Preference is given to applicants seeking to operate charter schools that will serve students whose home attendance area contains a traditional public school that is in Program Improvement (PI), Years 3, 4, or 5 and has an Academic Performance Index (API) state decile rank of 1 or 2. |
Eligible Grade Level(s) | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Eligible Age Level(s) | Not applicable |
Funding
Legal Authority | Budget Act Item 6110-112-0890: 20 U.S. Code sections 7221-7221j |
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Source / Type | Federal / Grant |
State Fiscal Year | 2009-10 |
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes | 4610 / 8290 |
Total Available | $45,579,000 |
Recipient Amount | $250,000 to $600,000 |
Match Requirement | No |
Allocation Formula | All P&I grantees are eligible for the maximum grant award allowable as determined by enrollment and type of school. See the Maximum P&I Award Amounts rubric (Table 2 on page eight of the Request for Applications) for more information. |
Important Dates
Date Application Available | August 1, 2007 |
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Due Date | March 31, 2010 |
Expected Notification Date | Unavailable |
Additional Information
Application | Unavailable |
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Background | Administration & Support [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cs/as/] |
Fiscal | Administration & Support [http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cs/as/] |
Other | Unavailable |
Contacts
Program | PCSGP Team, 916-322-6029, PCSGP-APPS@cde.ca.gov |
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Fiscal | PCSGP Team, 916-322-6029, PCSGP-APPS@cde.ca.gov |
Division | Charter School Division, 916-322-6029 (phone), 916-322-1465 (fax) |
Last Modified:
April 23, 2013
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