OESE: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the replication and Expansion of High-quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants) CFDA Number 84.282M

Agency: Department of Education

84.282 -- Charter Schools

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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.

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program [1]: Through charter management organizations (CMOs) grants, the Department provides funds to CMOs on a competitive basis to enable them to replicate or expand one or more high-quality charter schools. Grant funds may be used to expand the enrollment of one or more existing high-quality charter schools, or to replicate one or more new charter schools based on an existing high-quality charter school model.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.282M.

[1] The terms in the text of this notice that are in italics are defined in the Definitions section.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible Applicants: CMOs. Eligible applicants may apply individually or as part of a group or consortium.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Katherine Cox, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E207, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone: (202) 453-6886. Email: charterschools@ed.gov.

Email

e-Mail: Program Mailbox

charterschools@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2019-25739.pdf	Notice Inviting Application for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Document	Nov 26, 2019 02:50 PM UTC
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs	Nov 25, 2019 08:00 PM UTC

Link to additional information

OESE: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP): Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the replication and Expansion of High-quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants) CFDA Number 84.282M; Notice Inviting Applications

Archived: February 9, 2020

Application process

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Award

$65,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-112619-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

November 26, 2019

Archive date:

February 9, 2020