Grants Management

Featured Grants Management Resources

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Ten Things We Learned from Monitoring
This session was presented during the 2021 CSP Project Directors’…
Webinar | 22 Feb, 2021
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What to Expect When Getting Monitored
This session was presented during the 2021 CSP Project Directors’ Meeting in February 2021. The…
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How to Become a Rock Star Project Manager
This session was presented during the 2021 CSP Project Directors’ Meeting in February 2021.…
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Logic Model Toolkit: A Resource for Current and Prospective Grantees of Charter School Programs
The Logic Model Toolkit is designed to help prospective and current Charter School Programs (CSP)…
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Measuring School Quality Using the A-GAME Philosophy
This session was presented during the 2021 CSP Project Directors’ Meeting in February 2021.  …

All Grants Management Resources

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Ten Things We Learned from Monitoring Webinar22 Feb, 2021 This session was presented during the 2021 CSP Project Directors’ Meeting in February 2021. The session shared all the lessons learned from monitoring of and data collection from CSP… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations
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Accessing Federal Programs: A Guidebook for Charter School Operators and Developers Reports10 Mar, 2021 The U.S. Department of Education (ED) funds and administers education programs for a variety of purposes and recognizes and rewards excellence and improvement by students, schools, and… Read more
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Finance Resources, Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Financing, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker
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Indirect Costs Decoded Webinar29 Apr, 2020 to 29 Apr, 2020 This webinar is designed to provide guidance to CSP grantees about Indirect Cost Rates and how they apply to their grants, including: How to know if a cost is allowable, How to distinguish… Read more
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Grants Management, Operations and Compliance
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Developing and Updating Performance Agreements for Credit Enhancement Grantees Webinar16 Apr, 2020 to 16 Apr, 2023 Credit Enhancement (CE) grantees gathered for a webinar focused on developing and updating performance agreements for their CSP grants. The content included an overview of available… Read more
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Grants Management, Operations and Compliance
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The SMART Approach: Strategies for Making Objectives SMART Webinar19 Feb, 2020 to 19 Feb, 2020 CSP grantees gathered for a webinar focused on developing SMART objectives and measures in support of Charter School Program grants. The event was based on NCSRC’s resource, SMART… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community
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SMART Objectives Toolkit ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center31 Jan, 2020 The SMART Objectives Toolkit from the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) is designed to help prospective and current Charter School Programs (CSP) grantees develop successful… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Funding
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New State Entity Grantee Toolkit ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center19 Apr, 2018 The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) developed informal guidance to address issues that State Entities and State Education Agencies face after receiving Charter Schools… Read more
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Grants Management, Educators, Charter School Family and Community
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SE Webinar: Peer-to-Peer Consultancy: Designing Peer Reviews and Subgrant Competitions Webinar20 Mar, 2018 Facilitator: Alex Medler,Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center Presenter:  Eric Doss, Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Description: This interactive "consultancy… Read more
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Finance Resources, Grants Management, State Education Agency, Financing
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SEA Webinar: Consultancy Call on Allowable Expenses Webinar12 Sep, 2017 Facilitator: Alex Medler,Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center Presenter: Krystal Starwich, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)… Read more
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Finance Resources, Grants Management, State Education Agency, Financing
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Webinar: For SEA Staff - Overview of CSP's Recently Released Dear Colleague Letter and of The National Charter School Resource Center Webinar08 Sep, 2016 Presenters: Amy Huber, Program Officer, U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program Alex Medler, Senior Director, National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) Description:… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Discipline

Featured Publications

How Charter Schools Can Leverage Community Assets through Partnerships
Reports | 16 Jun, 2021
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection
Toolkits | 01 Jun, 2021
School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success?
Toolkits | 01 Dec, 2020
A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
Reports | 06 Oct, 2020
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Reports | 21 Sep, 2020

Featured Events

American Federation for Children National Policy Summit
Milwaukee, WI | 29 Sep, 2021 to 30 Sep, 2021
The AFC National Policy Summit is advertised as "the nation’s premiere event on educational choice, joining together…
American Association for Teaching and Curriculum - 2021 Annual Conference
Albuquerque, NM | 07 Oct, 2021 to 09 Oct, 2021
The theme of this year's annual conference is Creativity and the Muse, with a focus on creativity and the “muses” (or…
Florida Charter Schools Conference 2021
Orlando | 20 Oct, 2021 to 22 Oct, 2021
The Florida Charter School Alliance will host their 2021 meeting from October 20 - 22. Exact location TBD.
Missouri Charter Schools Leadership Conference
Columbia, MO | 06 Oct, 2021 to 07 Oct, 2021
The Missouri Charter Public School Association introduces the first Annual Missouri Charter Schools Leadership…
Trauma-Informed Schools Institute
| 04 Nov, 2021 to 05 Nov, 2021
The Trauma-Informed Schools Institute is a two-day conference designed to build the capacity of educators to implement…

Featured News

Credit Enhancement Grants for FY2021 Posted by ED
News | 24 Jun, 2021
Family Engagement Toolkit Featured in NAFSCE Webinar
News | 25 May, 2021
New Blog Post Highlights NSCRC's State Profiles
News | 05 Mar, 2021
FY2020 Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA #84.282B/E)
News | 20 May, 2020
U.S. Department of Education's Coronavirus Response
News | 12 Mar, 2020
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