OpportunityTitle: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Charter Schools Program (CSP); Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools CFDA Number 84.282M
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: Non-profit charter management organizations 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. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model; 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. The purpose of the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Replication and Expansion) competition (CFDA 84.282M) is to award grants to eligible applicants to enable them to replicate or expand high-quality charter schools with demonstrated records of success, including success in increasing student academic achievement. Eligible applicants may use their grant funds to expand the enrollment of one or more existing charter schools by substantially increasing the number of available seats per school or to open one or more new charter schools that are based on the charter school model for which the eligible applicant has presented evidence of success. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.282M. 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 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 email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for CSP Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools at 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 84.282, not 84.282M).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6140 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Erin Pfeltz &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 4W255 &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5970. &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 205-3525 or by email: erin.pfeltz@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: March 6, 2012. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: March 27, 2012. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via webinar for prospective applicants on March 27, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Washington, DC, time. Individuals interested in attending this meeting are encouraged to pre-register by emailing their name, organization, and contact information with the subject heading ``PRE-APPLICATION MEETING&apos;&apos; to CharterSchools@ed.gov. There is no registration fee for attending this meeting.      For further information about the pre-application meeting, contact Erin Pfeltz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 4W255, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone: (202) 205-3525 or by email: erin.pfeltz@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 7, 2012.