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Page details the FY2025 competition (deadline June 25, 2025, 11:59:59pm ET); five awards totaling $95,375,000 (individual awards $15,375,000-$20,000,000) were announced September 24, 2025. No FY2026 or later open cycle is shown on the page.
Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education (ED). Awards grants to eligible entities to enhance the credit of charter schools, enabling them to access private-sector capital for facility acquisition, construction, and renovation.
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Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program | U.S. Department of Education Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Charter. Facilities@ed.
gov FY 2025 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program-Credit Enhancement (CE) Program Competition Applicant Information and Eligibility Announcing New Fiscal Year 2025 CSP Credit Enhancement Grant Awards!
On September 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education awarded five new grants under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program-Credit Enhancement Program (CE) competition.
These funds will be used to award grants to eligible entities to permit them to enhance the credit of charter schools so the charter schools can access private-sector and other non-Federal capital in order to acquire, construct, and renovate facilities at a reasonable cost. For more information about the new awards, please visit the Awards tab.
Aligned with the Trump Administration’s focus on educational excellence and opportunity, the Charter Schools Program (CSP) expands education choice by providing more schooling options to students, particularly those that reside in failing districts.
The six grant programs available through the CSP increase the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation and empower parents to select the schooling option that best fits their child’s unique needs. This program supports excellence, accountability, and transparency in the operational performance of all authorized public chartering agencies.
The purpose of the Credit Enhancement program is to award grants to eligible entities that demonstrate innovative methods of helping charter schools address the cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities by enhancing the availability of loans and bond financing.
This program provides grants to eligible entities to permit them to enhance the credit of charter schools so the charter schools can access private-sector and other non-Federal capital in order to acquire, construct, and renovate facilities at a reasonable cost. CSP ensures that children in our Nation receive an education that best fits their unique needs, enabling them to learn, grow, and thrive, regardless of income or zip code.
An eligible entity receiving a grant must use the funds deposited in the reserve account to assist one or more charter schools to access private-sector capital to accomplish one or more of the following objectives: The acquisition (by purchase, lease, donation, or otherwise) of an interest (including an interest held by a third party for the benefit of a charter school) in improved or unimproved real property that is necessary to commence or continue the operation of a charter school.
The construction of new facilities, or the renovation, repair, or alteration of existing facilities, necessary to commence or continue the operation of a charter school. The pre-development costs required to assess sites and to commence or continue the operation of a charter school.
Permissible Uses of Reserve Account Funds An eligible entity receiving a grant shall, in accordance with State and local law, directly or indirectly, alone or in collaboration with others, deposit the funds received (other than funds used for administrative costs), in a reserve account established and maintained by the eligible entity.
Amounts deposited in such account shall be used by the eligible entity for one or more of the following purposes: Guaranteeing, insuring, and re-insuring bonds, notes, evidences of debt, loans, and interests therein. Guaranteeing and insuring leases of personal and real property.
Facilitating financing by identifying potential lending sources, encouraging private lending, and other similar activities that directly promote lending to, or for the benefit of, charter schools.
Facilitating the issuance of bonds by charter schools, or by other public entities for the benefit of charter schools, by providing technical, administrative, and other appropriate assistance (including the recruitment of bond counsel, underwriters, and potential investors and the consolidation of multiple charter school projects within a single bond issue).
Funds received and deposited in the reserve account shall be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities. Any earnings on funds received shall be deposited in the reserve account and used in accordance with this program.
Impermissible Uses of Reserve Account Funds Grantees may not use reserve account funds to: Directly pay for a charter school's construction, renovation, repair, or acquisition. Provide a down payment on facilities in order to secure loans for charter schools. A grantee may, however, use funds to guarantee a loan for the portion of the loan that would otherwise have to be funded with a down payment.
The Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program- Credit Enhancement (CE) Program was published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025. The deadline for submission of a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59p. m.
ET on June 25, 2025.
FY 2025 CSP CE Notice Inviting Applications Posted in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025 PDF | HTML FY 2025 Credit Enhancement (CE) Program Competition Timeline Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply (optional): June 16, 2025 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 25, 2025 Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 24, 2025 FY 2025 Competition Information FY 2025 Pre Application Webinar – Credit Enhancement Overview: This webinar will be held on May 29th, 2025, from 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET.
During this webinar the U.S. Department of Education (Department) will review provide an overview of the eligibility requirements, application requirements, and selection criteria. FY 2025 Pre-Application Resource – Objectives and Performance Measures: This pre-recorded webinar is designed to help potential applicants prepare objectives and performance measures.
Application Package and Submission: CE Application Package Instructions : Please note this is an electronic copy for you to download and use as a guide only. Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants. gov system at http://www.
grants. gov/ . Please do not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to U.S. Department of Education staff.
Required Application Forms: Note: Most of the forms listed below are in the electronic application package in Grants. gov. The following is a list of the required forms that must be completed.
Project Abstract – Mandatory Project Narrative – Mandatory Budget Narrative – Mandatory Required Standard Forms, Assurances and Certifications SF 424 Form – Application Form for Federal Assistance; - Mandatory ED Supplemental Form for SF 424; - Mandatory SF-LLL – Disclosure of Lobbying Activities; - Optional General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Requirements – Section 427; - Mandatory Grants.
gov Lobby Form (ED80-0013) - Mandatory Other Attachments and Forms – where applicants provide other required items and supplementary documents, including: Table 1 - Non-Grant Funds Projected to be Generated Table 2 - Applicant Activity Table for the Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year Table 3 – Budget Form Grant Fund Expenditures Table 4 - Risk Level of Charter Schools Served (required of past grantees only) Consortium agreements, if applicable Other Supplementary Documents (example: letters of commitment from financial partners) Registering on Grants.
gov and SAM. gov: REGISTER EARLY – Grants. gov registration involves many steps including registration on SAM (SAM.
gov), which usually takes approximately 7 to 10 business days, but can take longer depending on the completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by an applicant. You may begin working on your application while completing the registration process, but you cannot submit an application until all of the Registration steps are complete.
Please note that once your SAM registration is active, it will take 24-48 hours for the information to be available in Grants. gov, and before you can submit an application through Grants. gov. For detailed information on the Registration Steps, please go to here.
Please note that your organization will need to update its SAM registration annually. To register in SAM. gov, click on the “Get Started” link under the “Register Your Entity…” heading in SAM.
gov. Grantees, and other entities wanting to do business with the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., entities applying for a grant), that are not already registered in SAM. gov must complete the “Register Entity” registration option and NOT the “Get a Unique Entity ID” option. The “Get a Unique Entity ID” option, which is not a full registration, is only available to entities for reporting purposes.
Failing to complete the “Register Entity” option may result in loss of funding, loss of applicant eligibility, and/or delays in receiving a grant award. Information about SAM is available at SAM. gov. To further assist you with registering in SAM or updating your existing SAM registration, see the Quick Start Guide for Grant Registrations and the Entity Registration Video here.
FY 2025 CSP CE Grant Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: (a) A public entity, such as a State or local governmental entity; (b) A private, nonprofit entity; or (c) A consortium of entities described in (a) and (b). Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.
51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require cost sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses an unrestricted indirect cost rate. For more information regarding indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please see https://www.
ed. gov/about/ed-offices/ofo#Indirect-Cost-Division. c.
Administrative Cost Limitation: Consistent with section 4304(g) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221c(g)), an eligible entity may use not more than 2. 5 percent of the funds received under this program for the administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this program.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities described in its application. Other: The charter schools that a grantee selects to benefit from this program must meet the definition of charter school in the CSP authorizing statute throughout the grant period.
The definitions of charter school, per-pupil facilities aid programs, and authorized public chartering agency are in sections 4310(2), 4304(k)(1), and 4310(1) of the ESEA ( 20 U.S.C.
7221 ), and included in this notice FY 2025 CSP Call for Peer Reviewers The Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program- Credit Enhancement (CE) Program was published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025 . The deadline for submission of a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59p. m.
ET on June 25, 2025 . Additional competition information can be accessed on the FY 2025 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program-Credit Enhancement (CE) Program Competition tab . Eligible applicants include public entities (such as state or local government entities), private nonprofit entities, or a consortium of such entities.
Included in the chart below is the amount of funding per fiscal year since 2001.
Fiscal Year (FY) Appropriation for New Awards FY 2025 $95,375,000 FY 2024 $77,850,000 FY 2023 $79,000,000 FY 2022 $57,735,176 FY 2021 $42,000,000 FY 2020 $44,521,385 FY 2019 $43,721,385 FY 2018 $39,921,896 FY 2017 $56,250,000 FY 2016 $16,000,000 FY 2015 $14,069,608 FY 2014 $11,912,762 FY 2013 $13,000,000 FY 2012 $11,035,836 FY 2011 $9,983,395 FY 2010 $8,300,000 FY 2009 $8,262,977 FY 2008 $8,300,000 FY 2007 $36,531,246 FY 2006 $36,611,190 FY 2005 $36,658,128 FY 2004 $37,278,750 FY 2003 $24,776,492 FY 2002 $24,962,499 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance The U.S. Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants for this competition under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) (20 U.S.C.
7221c). For program legislation visit: 20 USC 7221c . Find grant regulations contained in EDGAR (Education Department General Administrative Regulations).
Credit Enhancement Program Regulations can be found at: eCFR :: 34 CFR Part 225 -- Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program . The guidance for the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program can be found at: MS Word (216K) | PDF (148K). Complete List of Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Grants Included below is information regarding the new awards made in each fiscal year since 2009.
Fiscal Year (FY) Number of new awards FY 2025 5 FY 2024 5 FY 2023 5 FY 2022 7 FY 2021 4 FY 2020 4 FY 2019 5 FY 2018 4 FY 2017 8 FY 2016 2 FY 2015 2 FY 2014 2 FY 2013 1 FY 2012 2 FY 2011 1 FY 2010 1 FY 2009 1 FY 2008 1 FY 2007 4 FY 2006 6 FY 2005 5 FY 2004 3 FY 2003 4 FY 2002 5 Awards Table Instructions: Please use the scroll bar at the bottom of the Awards tab to view the entire Awards table.
Fiscal Year Awarded Grantee State Total Expected Funding 2025 Local Initiatives Support Corporation NY $20,000,000 2025 22 Beacon, Inc. MD $20,000,000 2025 Building Charters Fund, Inc. NY $20,000,000 2025 New Schools for Alabama AL $15,375,000 2025 PS WRX INC NJ $20,000,000 Year Awarded Grantee Project Title Year 1 Total Expected Funding City State Score Abstract Application Reviewer comments 2024 Grantees 2024 Raza Development Fund Inc EmpowerEd: Subordinate Loans Empowering Charter Schools to Expand Opportunities in Marginalized Communities $10,000, 000 Phoenix AZ 84.
00 Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon 2024 Alabama Coalition for Public Charter Schools NSFA Credit Enhancement Program $10,500,000 $10,550,000 Birmingham AL 85. 33 Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon 2024 Level Field Facilities Fund Inc Level Field Facilities Fund $20,000, 000 Washington DC 84.
67 Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon 2024 Building Charters Fund Inc. Fund for High-Potential and Underserved Charter Schools $17,300,000 $17,300,000 New York NY 84. 33 Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon 2024 Equitable Faculties Fund Inc EFF Credit Enhancement Program $20,000, 000 New York NY 80.
00 Coming Soon Coming Soon Coming Soon 2023 Grantees 2023 Pacific Charter School Development, Inc. Pacific Charter Facility Fund $20,000, 000 Los Angeles CA 92. 30 PDF (227 KB) 2023 Opportunity 180 Nevada Facility Solution $12,000, 000 Las Vegas NV 89. 00 PDF (216 KB) 2023 Low Income Investment Fund LIIF Charter School Facilities Project $12,000, 000 San Francisco CA 88.
00 PDF (227 KB) 2023 California School Finance Authority Charter School Facilities Credit Enhancement Grant Program $20,000, 000 Los Angeles CA 87. 67 PDF (211 KB) 2023 BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc. Forever Financing Program $15,000, 2022 Bluum Inc. Facilities for Our Future $3,500,000 $3,500,000 Boise ID 87. 3 PDF (302 KB) 2022 Building Charters Fund, Inc. Innovation Fund to Serve High Needs Schools $12,000,000 $12,000,000 New York NY 88.
3 PDF (302 KB) 2022 Charter Facility Solutions Credit Enhancement Program $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Denver CO 86. 7 PDF (315 KB) 2022 Charter Schools Development Corporation CSDC Credit Enhancement Financing Fund $11,000,000 $11,000,000 Hanover MD 88. 0 PDF (320 KB) 2022 Enterprise Community loan Fund, Inc. Credit Enhancement Program $2,235,176 $2,235,176 Columbia MD 86.
7 PDF (323 KB) 2022 Hope Enterprise Corporation Hope's Charter School Facilities Fund $12,000,000 $12,000,000 Jackson MS 89. 0 PDF (318 KB) 2022 Nonprofit Finance Fund Charter School Equitable Access Fund $12,000,000 $12,000,000 New York NY 91.
7 PDF 2021 Equitable Facilities Fund, Inc. Equitable Facilities Fund 2022 Credit Enhancement Program $12,000,000 $12,000,000 New York NY 99 PDF (313 KB) 2021 BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc. Expanding Educational Opportunities Project $12,000,000 $12,000,000 Boston MA 98. 67 PDF (304 KB) 2021 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Charter School Credit Enhancement Program $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Boston MA 94.
33 PDF (325 KB) 2021 California School Finance Authority Charter Financing Enhancement Program $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Los Angeles CA 94 PDF 2020 Building Hope Finance Building Hope's Five Initiatives $19,771,385 $19,771,385 Washington DC 100. 33 WORD (182 KB) 2020 Equitable Facilities Fund, Inc. Credit Enhancement Program $8,000,000 $8,000,000 New York NY 99.
33 WORD (182 KB) 2020 Raza Development Fund, Inc. RDF Washington State $6,750,000 $6,750,000 Phoenix AZ 89. 33 WORD (177 KB) 2020 Texas Public Finance Authority Texas Credit Enhancement Program $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Austin TX 93 WORD 2019 California School Finance Authority Charter Access to Bank Loan Enhancement (Charter ABLE) Program $20,000,000 $20,000,000 Los Angeles CA 103.
67 PDF (188 KB) 2019 Charter Schools Development Corporation CSDC Credit Enhancement Program $4,521,385 $4,521,385 Hanover MD 102. 34 PDF (186 KB) 2019 Civic Builders, Inc. NYC Development and National Lending for High-Quality Public Charter Schools $10,200,000 $10,200,000 New York NY 105. 66 PDF (190 KB) 2019 Hope Enterprise Corporation HOPE's Charter School Facilities Fund $4,000,000 $4,000,000 Jackson MS 106.
67 PDF (187 KB) 2019 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency MassDevelopment Charter School Credit Enhancement Program $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Boston MA 103. 33 PDF 2018 Center for Community Self-Help Center for Community Self-Help Charter School Loan Fund $9,000,000 $9,000,000 Durham NC 112. 00 PDF (174 KB) 2018 Charter Schools Development Corporation CSDC Subordinate Slow Growth Loan Fund $12,000,000 $12,000,000 Columbia MD 102.
67 PDF (160 KB) 2018 Nonprofit Finance Fund Expanding Charter School Opportunities Program $12,000,000 $12,000,000 New York NY 102 PDF (251 KB) 2018 Local Initiatives Support Corporation SchoolBuild Capital Fund $6,921,896 $6,921,896 New York NY 100 PDF 2017 Building Hope…A Charter Schools Facilities Fund Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program: Grants for Credit Enhancement for Charter Schools Facilities $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Washington DC 112.
00 PDF (190 KB) 2017 California School Finance Authority Project Acceleration Notes and Credit Enhancement Alternatives (PANACEA) $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Los Angeles CA 96. 00 PDF (189 KB) 2017 Center for Community Self-Help Center for Community Self-Help Charter School Loan Fund $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Durham NC 107.
67 PDF (191 KB) 2017 Charter Schools Development Corporation CSDC Subordinate Loan Fund $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Columbia MD 113. 33 PDF (192 KB) 2017 Hope Enterprise Corporation HOPE's Charter School Facilities Fund $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Jackson MS 100. 00 PDF (23 KB) 2017 Low Income Investment Fund Tennessee Charter School Facilities Program $8,000,000 $8,000,000 San Francisco CA 105.
00 PDF (77 KB) 2017 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Charter School Loan Guarantee Program $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Boston MA 102. 33 PDF (184 KB) 2017 Raza Development Fund RDF Washington State Initiative $3,250,000 $3,250,000 Phoenix AZ 93. 00 PDF 2016 Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc. Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program $8,000,000 $8,000,000 New Brunswick NJ 88.
00 PDF (172 KB) 2016 Low Income Investment Fund National Charter School Lending Collaborative $8,000,000 $8,000,000 San Francisco CA 90. 67 PDF 2015 Boston Community Loan Fund, Inc. Credit Enhancement Program $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Boston MA 94. 67 MS Word (169 KB) 2015 Charter Schools Development Corporation CSDC High Needs Loan Program $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Hanover MD 94.
67 MS Word 2014 Hope Enterprise Corporation Charter School Facilities Fund $8,000,000 $8,000,000 Jackson MS 89. 00 MS Word (233 KB) 2014 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Charter School Loan Guarantee Program $3,930,392 $4,999,999. 62 Boston MA 94.
67 MS Word 2013 The Reinvestment Fund Charter School Loan Pool $6,019,231 $6,019,231 Philadelphia PA 98. 00 PDF 2012 Build with Purpose Capital Access Program $3,347,843 $8,000,000 Metuchen NJ 89. 00 PDF (167 KB) 2012 Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Charter School Loan Guarantee Program $2,671,388 $5,000,000 Boston MA 99.
00 PDF 2011 Local Initiatives Support Corporation Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program $9,983,395 $15,000,000 New York NY 94. 67 PDF 2010 California School Finance Authority California Charter School Conduit Bond Financing Program $8,300,000 $8,300,000 Los Angeles CA 99. 00 PDF 2009 Local Initiatives Support Corporation Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program $8,262,977 $8,262,977 New York NY 98.
33 PDF Announcing New Fiscal Year 2025 CSP Credit Enhancement Grant Awards! On September 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education awarded five new grants under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program-Credit Enhancement Program (CE) competition.
These funds will be used to award grants to eligible entities to permit them to enhance the credit of charter schools so the charter schools can access private-sector and other non-Federal capital in order to acquire, construct, and renovate facilities at a reasonable cost. For more information about the new awards, please visit the Awards tab.
Aligned with the Trump Administration’s focus on educational excellence and opportunity, the Charter Schools Program (CSP) expands education choice by providing more schooling options to students, particularly those that reside in failing districts.
The six grant programs available through the CSP increase the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the Nation and empower parents to select the schooling option that best fits their child’s unique needs. This program supports excellence, accountability, and transparency in the operational performance of all authorized public chartering agencies.
The purpose of the Credit Enhancement program is to award grants to eligible entities that demonstrate innovative methods of helping charter schools address the cost of acquiring, constructing, and renovating facilities by enhancing the availability of loans and bond financing.
This program provides grants to eligible entities to permit them to enhance the credit of charter schools so the charter schools can access private-sector and other non-Federal capital in order to acquire, construct, and renovate facilities at a reasonable cost. CSP ensures that children in our Nation receive an education that best fits their unique needs, enabling them to learn, grow, and thrive, regardless of income or zip code.
An eligible entity receiving a grant must use the funds deposited in the reserve account to assist one or more charter schools to access private-sector capital to accomplish one or more of the following objectives: The acquisition (by purchase, lease, donation, or otherwise) of an interest (including an interest held by a third party for the benefit of a charter school) in improved or unimproved real property that is necessary to commence or continue the operation of a charter school.
The construction of new facilities, or the renovation, repair, or alteration of existing facilities, necessary to commence or continue the operation of a charter school. The pre-development costs required to assess sites and to commence or continue the operation of a charter school.
Permissible Uses of Reserve Account Funds An eligible entity receiving a grant shall, in accordance with State and local law, directly or indirectly, alone or in collaboration with others, deposit the funds received (other than funds used for administrative costs), in a reserve account established and maintained by the eligible entity.
Amounts deposited in such account shall be used by the eligible entity for one or more of the following purposes: Guaranteeing, insuring, and re-insuring bonds, notes, evidences of debt, loans, and interests therein. Guaranteeing and insuring leases of personal and real property.
Facilitating financing by identifying potential lending sources, encouraging private lending, and other similar activities that directly promote lending to, or for the benefit of, charter schools.
Facilitating the issuance of bonds by charter schools, or by other public entities for the benefit of charter schools, by providing technical, administrative, and other appropriate assistance (including the recruitment of bond counsel, underwriters, and potential investors and the consolidation of multiple charter school projects within a single bond issue).
Funds received and deposited in the reserve account shall be invested in obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or a State, or in other similarly low-risk securities. Any earnings on funds received shall be deposited in the reserve account and used in accordance with this program.
Impermissible Uses of Reserve Account Funds Grantees may not use reserve account funds to: Directly pay for a charter school's construction, renovation, repair, or acquisition. Provide a down payment on facilities in order to secure loans for charter schools. A grantee may, however, use funds to guarantee a loan for the portion of the loan that would otherwise have to be funded with a down payment.
FY 2025 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program-Credit Enhancement (CE) Program Competition The Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program- Credit Enhancement (CE) Program was published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025. The deadline for submission of a grant application under this competition is 11:59:59p. m.
ET on June 25, 2025.
FY 2025 CSP CE Notice Inviting Applications Posted in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025 PDF | HTML FY 2025 Credit Enhancement (CE) Program Competition Timeline Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply (optional): June 16, 2025 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 25, 2025 Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 24, 2025 FY 2025 Competition Information FY 2025 Pre Application Webinar – Credit Enhancement Overview: This webinar will be held on May 29th, 2025, from 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET.
During this webinar the U.S. Department of Education (Department) will review provide an overview of the eligibility requirements, application requirements, and selection criteria. FY 2025 Pre-Application Resource – Objectives and Performance Measures: This pre-recorded webinar is designed to help potential applicants prepare objectives and performance measures.
Application Package and Submission: CE Application Package Instructions : Please note this is an electronic copy for you to download and use as a guide only. Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants. gov system at http://www.
grants. gov/ . Please do not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to U.S. Department of Education staff.
Required Application Forms: Note: Most of the forms listed below are in the electronic application package in Grants. gov. The following is a list of the required forms that must be completed.
Project Abstract – Mandatory Project Narrative – Mandatory Budget Narrative – Mandatory Required Standard Forms, Assurances and Certifications SF 424 Form – Application Form for Federal Assistance; - Mandatory ED Supplemental Form for SF 424; - Mandatory SF-LLL – Disclosure of Lobbying Activities; - Optional General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Requirements – Section 427; - Mandatory Grants.
gov Lobby Form (ED80-0013) - Mandatory Other Attachments and Forms – where applicants provide other required items and supplementary documents, including: Table 1 - Non-Grant Funds Projected to be Generated Table 2 - Applicant Activity Table for the Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year Table 3 – Budget Form Grant Fund Expenditures Table 4 - Risk Level of Charter Schools Served (required of past grantees only) Consortium agreements, if applicable Other Supplementary Documents (example: letters of commitment from financial partners) Registering on Grants.
gov and SAM. gov: REGISTER EARLY – Grants. gov registration involves many steps including registration on SAM (SAM.
gov), which usually takes approximately 7 to 10 business days, but can take longer depending on the completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by an applicant. You may begin working on your application while completing the registration process, but you cannot submit an application until all of the Registration steps are complete.
Please note that once your SAM registration is active, it will take 24-48 hours for the information to be available in Grants. gov, and before you can submit an application through Grants. gov. For detailed information on the Registration Steps, please go to here.
Please note that your organization will need to update its SAM registration annually. To register in SAM. gov, click on the “Get Started” link under the “Register Your Entity…” heading in SAM.
gov. Grantees, and other entities wanting to do business with the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., entities applying for a grant), that are not already registered in SAM. gov must complete the “Register Entity” registration option and NOT the “Get a Unique Entity ID” option. The “Get a Unique Entity ID” option, which is not a full registration, is only available to entities for reporting purposes.
Failing to complete the “Register Entity” option may result in loss of funding, loss of applicant eligibility, and/or delays in receiving a grant award. Information about SAM is available at SAM. gov. To further assist you with registering in SAM or updating your existing SAM registration, see the Quick Start Guide for Grant Registrations and the Entity Registration Video here.
FY 2025 CSP CE Grant Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: (a) A public entity, such as a State or local governmental entity; (b) A private, nonprofit entity; or (c) A consortium of entities described in (a) and (b). Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.
51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require cost sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses an unrestricted indirect cost rate. For more information regarding indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate, please see https://www.
ed. gov/about/ed-offices/ofo#Indirect-Cost-Division. c.
Administrative Cost Limitation: Consistent with section 4304(g) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221c(g)), an eligible entity may use not more than 2. 5 percent of the funds received under this program for the administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this program.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities described in its application. Other: The charter schools that a grantee selects to benefit from this program must meet the definition of charter school in the CSP authorizing statute throughout the grant period.
The definitions of charter school, per-pupil facilities aid programs, and authorized public chartering agency are in sections 4310(2), 4304(k)(1), and 4310(1) of the ESEA ( 20 U.S.C. 7221 ), and included in this notice FY 2025 CSP Call for Peer Reviewers Applicant Information and Eligibility The Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Non-Profit Organizations, Private Entities, Public Entities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program is funded by U.S. Department of Education (ED). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
The Gates Foundation committed at least $1 billion over two years to equitable AI alongside its 10th Goalkeepers Report — 40% education, 40% health, 10% agriculture, 10% digital infrastructure. Five days later, 60 organizations signed a five-year goal to reach 3.4 billion speakers of underrepresented languages. Here is how implementing nonprofits should read both.
Read articleNIFA's Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-HSI-011903) posted September 10, 2026 with $30.6 million, 40 anticipated awards, and a December 3 deadline. It uses the same 25 percent enrollment definition the Justice Department has declined to defend at the Department of Education. Here is the structure, the three grant types, and the caps that decide who wins.
Read articleBetween September 2025 and June 2026, ED published five Federal Register notices establishing seven Secretary's Supplemental Priorities — literacy, education choice, returning education to the states, meaningful learning, career pathways, AI in education, and patriotic education. They are not press releases. They are a scoring architecture, and FY2026 competitions are already using two and three at a time.
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