The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools and support the growth of high-quality charter schools in Texas, especially those focused on improving academic outcomes for educationally disadvantaged students. This will be achieved through administering the 2023–2025 Charter School Program Grant (Subchapter D) to assist eligible applicants in opening and preparing for the operation of newly-authorized charter schools and replicated high-quality schools.
None is available.
In general, the following are unallowable costs:
In addition, unallowable activities and use of funds for this grant may include but are not limited to the following:
Eligible applicants include open-enrollment charter schools that meet the federal definition of a charter school, have never received funds under this grant program, specifically:
Applications were due by January 16, 2023. A similar deadline is anticipated biennially.
Total available funding is $2,700,000. It is expected three awards will be granted.