Planning & Implementation Grant
2024 Public Charter School Program Grant (CSP) Planning, Program Design and Implementation
Each year, the Florida Department of Education administers the Charter Schools Program (CSP) Planning and Implementation grant through a request for proposals (RFP) process. The purpose of this grant is to provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of high-quality charter schools and expand the number of high-quality charter schools in Florida.
The RFP below is for the 2024 Charter Schools Program (CSP) grant competition. Applicants must fully read the Request for Proposals (RFP) prior to submitting a proposal.
Eligible Applicant(s)
To be eligible to apply to and receive this grant, an applicant must meet the following conditions:
- Submitted a charter school application to a Local Educational Agency (LEA) using the Department’s model charter school application (Form IEPC-M1, effective February 2016 or later) as adopted in State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.0786, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.); and
-
- Charter application has been approved by the LEA;
- Charter application is denied and pending an appeal.
Only those charter schools that are approved by their Sponsor will be eligible to receive funds under this grant. Prior to approving the initial Project Award Notification (DOE 200) for each school selected for funding, the Department’s Charter Schools Office will verify:
- The CSP sub-recipient has not withdrawn its approved charter school application, and;
- The CSP sub-recipient will open charter school in the 2024-25 school year.
An eligible applicant that does not intend to open a charter school in the 2024-25 school year should not apply for funding under this competition but should instead apply for future competitions.
Further, an eligible applicant must meet the federal definition of a charter school, as defined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA § 4310 (2)), and must meet the federal definition of a charter developer (ESEA § 4310 (5)), which is explained immediately below in the section on definitions.
Schools of Hope charter schools that have submitted a Notice of Intent to their local school district, are also eligible to apply to and receive this grant.
RFP
- Due Date: Stage I proposal is due by Friday July 5, 2024, at 5:00 pm ET. The due date refers to the date and time the proposal must be fully submitted through the Survey Monkey Apply online application system.
Technical Assistance
- Technical Assistance Webinar: A technical assistance webinar was held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 10 am. The webinar recording may be viewed here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/1423060956582115840
- Questions: Questions pertaining to the application process should be e-mailed to charterschoolgrant@fldoe.org with “CSP Question” in the subject header. Questions must be received by the close of business on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Answers will be posted to this webpage no later than noon eastern Monday, July 1, 2024.