News from the Grants Administration Division
Competitive Grant Opportunity Published on the TEA Grant Opportunities Page
TEA is announcing the availability of grant funds for the 2023-2025 Charter School Program (Subchapter C and D) grant program. Request for Application (RFA) #701-23-107 is authorized by the Public Law 114-95, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), Title IV, Part C – Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools; Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 12; and Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 100, Subchapter AA. The RFA is available on the TEA Grant Opportunities page.
Eligibility
An open-enrollment charter school campus designated by the commissioner of education, for the 2022–2023, 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 school year, as a high-quality campus pursuant to the 19 TAC, Chapter 100, Subchapter AA §§100.1033(b)(9) and 100.1033(b)(13). Open-enrollment charter schools submitting an expansion amendment request and corresponding application for high-quality campus designation for the 2023-2024 or 2024-2025 school year by March 1, 2023, are considered eligible to apply for the grant. However, the commissioner must approve the expansion amendment request and designate the campus as a high-quality campus prior to the charter receiving grant funding, if awarded.
An open-enrollment charter school authorized by the commissioner of education under the Generation 26 charter application pursuant to the TEC, Chapter 12, Subchapter D that has never received funds under this grant program.
A campus charter school authorized by the local board of trustees pursuant to TEC, Chapter 12, Subchapter C, on or before December 16, 2022, as a new charter school, or as a charter school that is designed to replicate a new charter school campus, based on the educational model of an existing high-quality charter school, and that submits all required documentation as stated in this RFA. A campus charter school must apply through its public school district, and the application must be signed by the district’s superintendent or the appropriate designee.
Important: Any charter school that does not open prior to Wednesday, September 4, 2024, after having been awarded grant funds, may be required to forfeit any remaining grant funds, and may be required to reimburse any expended amounts to TEA.
Grant Period
- April 01, 2023, through July 31, 2025.
- This is expected to be a one-time grant for the grant period listed above.
Funding
- A total of approximately $15,300,000 is available for this grant program.
- It is anticipated that approximately 17 grants will be awarded.
- Grant awards are expected up to $900,000.
Description
The purpose of the Texas Quality Charter Schools Program Grant is to 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 C and D) to assist eligible applicants in opening and preparing for the operation of newly-authorized charter schools and replicated high-quality schools.
Application Deadline
Applications must be received by the Texas Education Agency by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time), January 13, 2023, to be considered for funding.
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