Grant Opportunities

New York State and the Federal Government offer grant programs to charter schools and prospective charter school applicants.  Please do not hesitate to contact the Institute with questions or requests for additional information.

Federal Public Charter Schools Program Planning and
Implementation Grants (CSP Grants)

Available to charter schools and charter school applicants for expenses associated with the planning and implementation of charter school programs, the primary purpose of the Charter School Program (CSP) is to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students.

CSP funds are available through a competitive process to eligible applicants. Awardees will enter into a subaward agreement (and/or State procurement contract, if appropriate) with the State University of New York for:

-   Planning and program design, and

-  Initial implementation of a charter school

Applicants are eligible for only one CSP award, therefore, applicants seeking funding for both planning and implementation activities are advised to submit a single application for both types of awards.

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Institute Announces 2009-10 CSP Planning and Implementation Grant Recipients

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New York State Stimulus Fund Grants

New York State Stimulus Fund (SSF) grants are available to charter schools authorized by SUNY, the New York City Board of Education, and the Buffalo City Board of Education. Qualified charter schools may apply for Facility Financing Grants up to $235,000, and Start-Up or Implementation Grants up to $50,000 or a combination of the two Grants not to exceed $285,000.

Budget Forms (Excel)

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 Institute Announces 2009-10 New York State Stimulus Fund Recipients

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Updated 7/6/09 - Attention Grant Recipients:

• CSP and SSF Grant Management and Payment Instructions
  
  
• Sample Grant Expenditure Report (Excel file)
  
  
• Budget Revision Forms for CSP & SSF Grants

Dissemination Grants

SUNY authorized charter schools that have been open for a minimum of three years are eligible to apply to the Institute for a Dissemination Grant.  Designed to foster the creation of strong schools and spur the sharing of best practices among public schools, the Disemination awards support activities that help open new public schools (including public charter schools) or share the lessons learned by charter schools with other public schools (including public charter schools).

Note:  The application deadline for Dissemination Grants has closed. Information regarding awardees will be posted shortly.

New! 7-2-09: Information resource from the 2009 annual conference of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools:

USDOE Guide to Creating Quality Grant Applications