CSP Planning and Implementation Grant
The CSP Planning and Implementation grant is a three-year, $1.5 million grant that supports new charter schools as they establish strong operational systems and rigorous academic programs critical to successfully serving students.
The CSP grant is divided into two phases: Planning and Implementation. New schools receive $750,000 in each phase, for a total of $1.5 million in funding.
Eligibility Requirements
- Conditional charter approval from the DC Public Charter School Board to operate as a charter school in the District of Columbia (usually occurs in the spring)
- Meets the federal definition of a charter school
- For purposes of OSSE’s CSP program only, secondary education includes adult education offered by an adult public charter school that awards a high school diploma or offers an equivalency program and is authorized by the DC Public Charter School Board.
- Doesn’t currently receive CSP funds through a Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO) grant from the US Department of Education
- Didn’t previously receive CSP funds for the same purpose under another school name before being reconstituted or rechartered
Once eligibility is confirmed, OSSE reaches out to the conditionally approved charter school to schedule an orientation session, during which details of the CSP grant application process are shared.
Resources
- CSP Planning and Implementation Grant Overview
- CSP Planning and Implementation Permissible Use of Funds
- CSP Dispostion of Assets Policy
CSP Replication, Expansion, and School Takeover Grant
The CSP Replication, Expansion and School Takeover grants are two-year grants with an award amount of up to $950,000. These grants create strong conditions for student learning through adding additional seats in high-quality charter schools with a proven track record of increasing student achievement for all learners.
Eligibility Requirements
- Approval from the DC Public Charter School Board for a school to amend its charter for the following purposes: replicating an existing educational model at a new campus, significantly expanding its enrollment ceiling, adding additional grade levels, or taking over a closing charter school
- Meets the federal definition of a charter school
- For purposes of OSSE’s CSP program only, secondary education includes adult education offered by an adult public charter school that awards a high school diploma or offers an equivalency program and is authorized by the DC Public Charter School Board.
- Meets the federal definition of a high-quality charter school
- Meets the federal and state definitions of significant expansion (applicable to schools increasing their enrollment ceiling and/or adding grade levels)
- OSSE definition: For the purposes of this grant, “significant expansion” means to increase the enrollment ceiling by at least 20 percent or 100 students, whichever is fewer, or to add at least one new grade level, over the course of the two-year award period.
- Meets the federal definition of replication (applicable to schools replicating an existing educational model at a new campus)
- Doesn’t currently receive CSP funds through a CMO grant from the US Department of Education
- Fully completed the requirements of any previous CSP grant from OSSE (i.e., Planning and Implementation)
- Hasn’t previously received a CSP grant from OSSE for the same or similar purposes
Once eligibility is confirmed, OSSE reaches out to the school to share details of the CSP grant application process, which is anticipated to occur once per year, depending on the number of eligible schools.
Resources
- CSP Replication, Expansion, and School Takeover Permissible Use of Funds
- CSP Disposition of Assets Policy
Additional CSP Information
For additional information about CSP, please select the links below.
Contact Us
For questions or additional information, please email [email protected].
The Charter Schools Program is administered by OSSE’s Office of Federal Programs and Strategic Funding within the Division of Systems and Supports, K-12.
[Publication Date: Dec. 7, 2022]