This program provides competitive grants to state education agencies to help establish or enhance per-pupil facilities aid programs for charter schools. States must have enacted laws authorizing such facilities aid to qualify. No new awards will be made in fiscal year 2007, as funds support continuation awards for 4 states. Grants are used by states to match nonfederal dollars and make per-pupil payments to assist charter schools with facilities financing costs, with states contributing an increasing share over time. The administering office is the Office of Innovation and Improvement within the Department of Education.
This program provides competitive grants to state education agencies to help establish or enhance per-pupil facilities aid programs for charter schools. States must have enacted laws authorizing such facilities aid to qualify. No new awards will be made in fiscal year 2007, as funds support continuation awards for 4 states. Grants are used by states to match nonfederal dollars and make per-pupil payments to assist charter schools with facilities financing costs, with states contributing an increasing share over time. The administering office is the Office of Innovation and Improvement within the Department of Education.
This program provides competitive grants to state education agencies to help establish or enhance per-pupil facilities aid programs for charter schools. States must have enacted laws authorizing such facilities aid to qualify. No new awards will be made in fiscal year 2007, as funds support continuation awards for 4 states. Grants are used by states to match nonfederal dollars and make per-pupil payments to assist charter schools with facilities financing costs, with states contributing an increasing share over time. The administering office is the Office of Innovation and Improvement within the Department of Education.
Also Known as Per-Pupil Facilities Aid Program CFDA # (or ED #) 84.282D Administering Office Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) Who May Apply (by category) State Education Agencies (SEAs) Who May Apply (specifically) States that have enacted a state law authorizing per-pupil facilities aid for charter schools may apply. Current Competitions None. FY 2007 funds support continuation awards. Type of Assistance (by category) Discretionary/Competitive Grants Appropriations Fiscal Year 2005 $16,952,000 Fiscal Year 2006 $14,782,480 Fiscal Year 2007 $14,782,480 Fiscal Year 2007 Awards Information Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Number of New Awards Anticipated: 0
Number of Continuation Awards: 4
Average Continuation Award: $4,238,000 Range of Continuation Awards: $300,000–$10,000,000 Legislative Citation Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, Title V, Part B, Subpart 1, Sec. 5205b Program Regulations EDGAR; 34 CFR 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99; 34 CFR 226 Program Description 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 to assist charter schools with their school facility costs. Federal funds are used to match programs funded with nonfederal dollars that make payments, on a per-pupil basis, to provide charter schools with facilities financing. States pay an increasing share of the cost of the program. Education Level (by category) K–12 Subject Index Art, Charter Schools, Community Involvement, Educational Facilities, School Choice, School Construction Contact Information Name Jim Houser E-mail Address Charter.Facilities@ed.gov Mailing Address U.S. Department of Education, OII Parental Options and Information Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Rm. 4W245 Washington, DC 20202-6140 Telephone 202-401-0307 Toll-free Telephone 1-800-872-5327 or 1-800-USA-LEARN Fax 202-205-5630 Links to Related Web Sites http://www.ed.gov/programs/statecharter/index.html