Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information: State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program CFDA 84.282D

Post Date

January 15th 2009

Application Due Date

July 1st 2009

Applications Available: January 15, 2009. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 1, 2009.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-011509-001

CFDA Number(s)

84.282

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Eligibility Information: 1. Eligible Applicants: States that have enacted a State law authorizing per-pupil facilities aid for charter schools. 2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Under section 5205(b)(2)(C) of the ESEA, as amended by the NCLB, States, or parties that are closely collaborating with them, are required to provide matching funds.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $14782000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant 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: This program provides grants to eligible States to help them establish or enhance, and administer, per-pupil facilities aid programs for charter schools. States eligible for these grants are those with per-pupil aid programs that assist charter schools with their school facility costs. Applications for grants under the State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program, CFDA number 84.282D, 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 to us. You may access the electronic grant application for State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program 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's alpha suffix in your search (e.g. , search for 84.282, not 84.282D). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Joyce Mays
  Management Analyst
  Phone 202-245-6122
  joyce.mays@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Valarie Perkins
  U.S. Department of Education
  400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W258
  Washington, DC 20202-5970
  Telephone:(202)260-1924 or by e-mail
  
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  Valarie.Perkins@ed.gov.

• More Information:

  Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information: State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program CFDA 84.282D