Charter School Programs

What's New

On April 16, 2026, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) issued the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 competition for the Charter Schools Program Grants to State Entities. Access the full press release below.

For information on applying to be a competition peer reviewer, please review the Call for Peer Reviewers.

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.

Program Description

The Charter School Programs (CSP) provides funds to:

• create promising new public charter schools,
• replicate high-quality public charter schools, and
• disseminate information about effective practices within charter schools.

Federal funds are also available to help charter schools:

• find suitable facilities;
• reward high-quality charter schools that form exemplary collaborations with traditional public schools; and
• invest in other national initiatives that support charter schools.

Each year, the CSP publishes notices inviting applications in the Federal Register for CSP's federal discretionary grant programs. 

For more information about each CSP grant competition, please select the appropriate program tab below.