Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Charter School Program (CSP): State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant (SFIG) Program
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. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The SFIG Program is authorized under Title IV, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7221k). Through the SFIG Program, the Department provides grants to eligible States to help them establish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools in the State, that is specified in State law, and provides annual financing, on a per-pupil basis, for charter school facilities. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.282D.
Award Range
Not specified - Not specified
Total Program Funding
$30,000,000
Number of Awards
4
Matching Requirement
Yes - Under section 4304(k)(2)(C) of the ESEA, a State must provide a State share of the total cost of the project. The minimum State share of the total cost of the project increases each year of the grant, from: โข 10 percent in the first year โข 20 percent in the second year โข 40 percent in the third year โข 60 percent in the fourth year โข 80 percent in the fifth year.
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
States. In order to be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish or enhance, and administer, a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools in the State, that--(a) Is specified in State law; and(b) Provides annual financing, on a per-pupil basis, for charter school facilities.Note: A State that is required under State law to provide charter schools with access to adequate facility space, but that does not have a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools specified in State law, is eligible to receive a grant if the State agrees to use the funds to develop a per-pupil facilities aid program consistent with the requirements in this notice inviting applications.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
April 24, 2024
Application Closes
July 29, 2024
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