The purpose of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act grant is to improve school performance and educational outcomes and to provide facility funding in order to increase the number of high-quality public charter school seats in the District of Columbia.

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 Resources

•  SOAR FFY21 Academic Quality, Early Childhood, and ESSER III Equivalent Allocations

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 Resources

• SOAR Allocations - Academic Quality/Early Childhood/Facilities/CARES Equivalent
• SOAR Academic Quality, Early Childhood, Facilities, and CARES Equivalent Webinar
• SOAR Academic Quality, Facilities, CARES Equivalent, and Early Childhood Allowable Uses
• May 2021 SOAR Act Third Party Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• May 2021 SOAR Act Third Party Request for Applications (RFA) and Intent to Apply Form
• ESSER II Equivalent – Letter of Rationale for Amendment Submission

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019 Resources

• SOAR Act Grant Awardees
• June 2020 Academic Quality and Early Childhood Pre-Application Webinar
• June 2020 Academic Quality/Early Childhood Allocations
• June 2020 Academic Quality/Early Childhood Allocation Information
• FFY19 Third Party Intent to Apply Submissions
• April 2020 SOAR Act Non-Profit Third-Party/Charter Support Organization Grants Request for Applications (RFA)
• April 2020 SOAR Act Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• March 2020 SOAR Act Notification of Delayed Release
• March 2020 SOAR Act Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 Resources

• SOAR Act Grant Awardees
• SOAR Act Non-Profit Third-Party Teacher Pipeline Organization Grants RFA
• SOAR Act Non-Profit Third-Party Teacher Pipeline Organization Grants NOFA
• SOAR Act Facilities Grant Request for Applications (RFA)
• SOAR Act Non-Profit Third-Party/Charter Support Organization Grants Request for Applications (RFA)
• SOAR Act Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• Academic Quality and Early Childhood Pre-Application Webinar

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017 Resources

• SOAR Act Grant Awardees
• SOAR Act Facilities Grant Request for Applications (RFA)
• SOAR Act Non-Profit Third-Party/Charter Support Organization Grants Request for Applications (RFA)
• SOAR Act Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• Academic Quality and Early Childhood Allocations Memo
• Academic Quality and Early Childhood Pre-Application Webinar

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2016 Resources

• SOAR Act Grant Awardees
• SOAR Act Request for Applications (RFA) Teacher Pipeline Grants
• SOAR Act Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Teacher Pipeline Grants
• SOAR Act Request for Applications (RFA)
• SOAR Act Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• Academic Quality and Early Childhood Pre-Application Webinar
• Academic Quality and Early Childhood Allocations Memo
• Grant Performance Measures Template
• FFY 2016 Stakeholder Feedback Presentation
• Summary of SOAR Act Application Changes Based on Stakeholder Feedback

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015 Resources

• SOAR Act Grant Awardees
• SOAR Act Request for Applications (RFA)
• SOAR Act Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
• SOAR Act Official Intent to Apply Notification Form
• Update: DC FY15 Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act Funds for Charter Schools
• FFY 2015 Stakeholder Feedback Presentation
• SOAR Act Grant Logic Model
• SOAR Act Grant Webinars

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2014 Resources

• Appendix A: Intent to Apply
• FFY 2014 Stakeholder Feedback Presentation
• SOAR Act RFA Early Childhood
• SOAR Act RFA Third Party
• SOAR Act RFA Academic Quality
• SOAR Act RFA Replication and Growth Grants
• SOAR Act RFA Public Facilities Grants
• Grant Awardees

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013 Resources

• Consolidated Academic Quality Grants for Charter Schools
• Investing in Public Facilities
• Replication and Growth
• Grants to Non-Profit Charter Support Organizations
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Technical Assistance

Fiscal Year (FFY) 2012 Resources

• Request for Applications
• Application
• Rubric
• Pre-Application Conference Presentations
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Grant Awardees