Charter Schools Facilities Incentive Grant (SFIG)

Charter Schools Facilities Incentive Grant (SFIG) is sponsored by Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Provides matching funds to high-performing community schools to address facility costs, prioritizing schools in areas with limited access to quality education.

Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant | Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant The Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant request for applications is now available. The One Funding Application is scheduled to open June 3 and will close on June 17 at 5 p. m.

Contact CommunitySchoolGrants@education. ohio. gov with questions.

In 2025, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Ohio the competitive Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant (CFIG). This grant is designed to provide supplemental funds to community schools for facilities projects.

With the per-pupil facilities funding provided by Ohio’s current biennium budget through state foundations funding, this combination of state and federal funds shows a true commitment to investing in Ohio’s community schools and providing more choices for Ohio’s students and their families.

The Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant (CFIG) provides federal funds to help states supplement the costs associated with community school facilities funding. Under this grant, the maximum federal share of facilities funds decreases each year (from 90 percent in the first year to 20 percent in year five) and phases out entirely after five years.

Eligible grantees will receive supplemental per-pupil federal funding to assist with facility costs and projects.

Aligning to the Department’s strategic priorities, the Department will use the CFIG funds to Increase the number of seats available in high-performing community schools in Ohio’s areas of greatest need, Incentivize community schools to provide career and technical education (CTE) programs, and Ensure adequate facility support for high-quality community schools in the state.

Allowable activities for CFIG funds include: Purchase of a building or land Construction of a new school facility Renovation of an existing school facility Debt service on a school facility Community schools that are eligible to apply for CFIG funds must: Be either site-based or blended learning community schools Have the most recent report card showing ratings of meeting achievement and value-added progress criteria including: (a) A Value-Added Progress rating of four or five stars and either (i) a Performance Index rating of three, four, or five stars, or (ii) an increase in Performance Index rating of five points or more over the three most recent school years; OR (b) A Value-Added Progress rating of three, four, or five stars and a Performance Index rating of four or five stars, OR (c) If the school did not receive a Value-Added Progress rating, the school received a Four-Year Graduation Rate rating of four or five stars, and (i) a Performance Index rating of three, four, or five stars, or (ii) an increase in Performance Index rating of five points or more over the three most recent school years; OR (d) If the school received neither a Value-Added Progress rating nor a Four-Year Graduation Rate rating, an Early Literacy rating of four or five stars.

If the school has the Dropout Prevention and Recovery (DOPR) designation, the school must have received an overall rating of Exceeds Standards and a rating of Exceeds Standards for the Assessment Passage Rate on its most recent Dropout Prevention and Recovery Community School Report Card. Have an immediate need for the facility Internet based community schools (known as e-schools) are not eligible to apply.

Additionally, community schools with no accountability history are not eligible to apply.

grant application and submission Charter School Facilities Incentive Grant Eligible Applicants CFIG Request for Application Applications will be submitted through the ED STEPS - One Funding Application (The OFA will open June 3 and close June 17) CFIG Technical Review Checklist Frequently Asked Questions Grant office hours will be available June 3 and June 10, 10:00 – 11:30 a. m. and June 15, 10:00 - 11:00 a.

m. Applicants can use the Microsoft Teams link to join at the scheduled time. Applicants do not need to register for the office hours.

RFA Webinar: Part 1 - Grant Basics and Application Components Recording RFA Webinar: Part 2 - Application Narrative and Grantee Expectations Recording RFA Part 3 - ED STEPS One Funding Application Navigation Recording Informational Webinar Recording Informational Webinar Slide Deck Ohio's State Application for the Charter Schools Facilities Incentive Grant OFCC School Design Manual Last Modified: 6/4/2026 8:37:41 AM