Charter School Facility Grant Program – (SB740)

Who can apply

NonprofitPublic Agency

Please refer to the Program Regulations, § 10170.3. Eligible Applicant.

Where: None

Purpose

To provide financial assistance for charter school facilities.

Description

The Charter School Facility Grant Program provides annual grants to offset annual on-going facility costs for charter schools that service a high-percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals or located in a public elementary school boundary serving a similar demographic. This program, previously administered by the California Department of Education, was transferred to the California School Finance Authority (CSFA) in 2013-14. Availability of funding is announced on the CSFA website each year.

Important dates

Opened

Jul 1, 2013

Application deadline

Ongoing

Expected award announcement

3 Disbursements a FY

Period of performance

Annually-Fiscal Year

Funding details

Total estimated available

$137,272,000.00

Estimated amount per award

Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.

Expected number of awards

Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.

Letter of intent required

No

Matching funds

Not Required

Funding source

State

Funding source notes

The grant’s appropriation is determined by the California Department of Finance in the annual Budget Act.

Funding method

Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Funding method notes

$1,211 per ADA, 0.00% COLA for 2020-21. Awards are disbursed in three apportionment's each fiscal year. The initial disbursement must be made by October 31st of the fiscal year that the grantee is awarded funding. The second disbursement is typically made by March of the same fiscal year. The final disbursement is made within 30 calendar days of the end of the fiscal year

How to apply

Read the full guidelines on the grantor's site, then apply there. Nothing is submitted through this site.

Submission: url: https://csfaonline.treasurer.ca.gov/

• Grant guidelines & application ↗
• State Treasurer's Office ↗
• Grantor's own update list ↗
• Original listing on grants.ca.gov ↗

Questions about this grant: email: [email protected]; tel: 1-916-651-7710;