OpportunityTitle: Charter School Programs (CSP)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: SEAs in States with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools.
Description: &#149;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, and initial implementation of charter schools, and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents. The Secretary awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to conduct charter school programs in their States. SEAs use their CSP funds to award sub-grants to non-SEA eligible applicants for planning, program design, and initial implementation of a charter school, and to support the dissemination of information about, including information on successful practices in, charter schools. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.282A.Electronic Submission of Applications. Applications for grants under the CSP, CFDA Number 84.282A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Charter School Programs at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.282, not 84.282A). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: Support@grants.gov
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail:  Program Manager
GrantorContactText: LaTammya  Morton &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone (202) 245-6126 &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Leslie Hankerson  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W249, Washington, DC 20202-5970 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 205-8524 or by e-mail:
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: December 15, 2008.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 29, 2009