Application for New Awards; Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants)

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. ( printed page 19695) SUMMARY: The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for CSP Grants to State Entities. DATES:   Applications Available: May 9, 2025. Application Deadline: June 9, 2025. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 7, 2025. ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to the Application Submission Instructions section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sareeta Schmitt, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone: (202) 205-0730. Email: SE_Competition@ed.gov . If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description 1. Purpose of Program: Through CSP State Entity grants, the Department awards grants on a competitive basis to State entities   [ 1 ] that, in turn, award subgrants to eligible applicants for the purpose of opening new charter schools and replicating and expanding high-quality charter schools. This program provides financial assistance to State entities to support charter schools that serve elementary and secondary school students in States with a State statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter …