OpportunityTitle: Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools - CFDA 84.282M
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Non-profit charter management organizations (CMOs) and other entities that are not for-profit entities. Eligible applicants may also apply as a group or consortium.
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation by providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, initial implementation, and expansion of charter schools; and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents. Applications for grants under the CSP Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools, CFDA number 84.282M, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov. You may access the electronic grant application for CSP Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326A). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: email: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Erin Pfeltz or Richard Payton &lt;br/&gt;U.S.Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W255,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone: 202) 205-3525 or (202) 453-7698  &lt;br/&gt;or by e-mail:  &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: July 12, 2011.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 11, 2011.