Please note that there will be no more sub-grant competitions. For more information, please contact: cspgrant@wacharters.org 

To be eligible to apply for planning and implementation sub-grant funds, a charter public school must have a newly approved charter for a charter public school by a Washington state authorizer or be a Waiver School.

To be eligible to apply for expansion sub-grant funds, a charter public school must have an approved charter for a charter public school by a Washington state authorizer and show they are high-quality.

WAIVER SCHOOLS

Waiver schools are eligible to apply for CSP implementation sub-grant funds under a waiver. Waiver Schools must:

• Have a previous CSP Planning Grant under No Child Left Behind through the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Be on track to be an operating school in the 2020-21 school year

NEW CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

New charter public schools are eligible to apply for CSP planning and implementation sub-grant funds. New charter public schools must:

• Have an approved/authorized charter application
• Have 501(c)3 designation

Note: If funds are awarded, funds may not be spent until a charter contract is fully executed

EXPANSION SCHOOLS

Expanding charter public schools – or expansion schools – are eligible to apply for CSP expansion sub-grant funds. Expansion schools must:

• Have an approved application for expansion of a currently high-quality, operating charter public school

Please note the important dates below and plan on attending both a pre-application opening webinar and in-person training, depending on the type of sub-grant for which you are applying.