Please note: The grant information below is for historical information only. The competition is closed. Please continue to visit our site for future competition information.

• Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Closed March 18, 2011

• Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: Closed May 17, 2011

• Application Package: Please note this is an electronic copy of the application package for you to download and use as a guide only.
  MS Word (643KB) | PDF (582KB)

• 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 us.

• Here is the link to the SEA pre-application meeting held to respond to questions about the competition http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/sea-csp-pre-application-technical-assistance-and-waiver-requests-webinar.

• For printed applications contact:
  Leslie Hankerson
  U.S. Department of Education
  400 Maryland Ave., SW.
  Room 4W249
  Washington, DC 20202-5970
  Phone: (202) 205-8524
  Email: Leslie.Hankerson@ed.gov

• FAQs MS Word (29KB)

• ED Form 424--Application for Federal Education Assistance (Form and Instructions)
• ED Form 524--Budget Information, Non-Construction Programs
• ED Form 524--Instructions
• Standard Form 424B--Assurances, Non-Construction Programs
• ED80-0013--Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
• Standard Form LLL--Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
• Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

• Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 PDF Closed March 18, 2011

Visit http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/webinar/sea-csp-pre-application-technical-assistance-and-waiver-requests-webinar. Here you will find information from the National Charter School Resource Center's February 2011 webinar, which provided pre-application assistance for SEAs submitting applications in this SEA CSP competition. The webinar also provides information about the U.S. Department of Education's rationale for approving or denying waiver requests for SEAs.