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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Monitoring Handbook for Developer Grantees - For FY18 and FY19 Grantees Toolkits21 Sep, 2021 Monitoring Handbooks explain the purpose of monitoring, the data collection process, program-specific monitoring indicators, and acceptable evidence. Monitoring Handbooks are annually… Read more
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Grants Management, Charter School Management Organizations, Operations and Compliance
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Monitoring Handbook for Charter Management Organization (CMO) Grantees - FY19 Grantees Toolkits21 Sep, 2021 Monitoring Handbooks explain the purpose of monitoring, the data collection process, program-specific monitoring indicators, and acceptable evidence. Monitoring Handbooks are annually… Read more
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Grants Management, Charter School Management Organizations, Operations and Compliance
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Monitoring Handbook for State Entity (SE) Grantees - 2020–21 Monitoring Cycle for FY18 Grantees Toolkits21 Sep, 2021 Monitoring Handbooks explain the purpose of monitoring, the data collection process, program-specific monitoring indicators, and acceptable evidence. Monitoring Handbooks are annually… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Operations and Compliance
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SEA SE Grantee Symposium Webinar08 Sep, 2021 to 08 Sep, 2021 NCSRC hosted a two-day symposium focused on grants management for State Education Agency (SEA) grantees in the State Entity (SEP) CSP grant program. The first day explored subgrantee… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency
Title slide of the "Understanding High-Impact Monitoring Findings for SE Grantees" presentation.
Understanding High-Impact Monitoring Findings for SE Grantees Webinar21 Jul, 2021 to 21 Jul, 2021 This webinar featured CSP, NCSRC, and WestEd representatives in discussion about monitoring findings within the State Entity (SE) grant program. Topics of discussion included: An overview… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Operations and Compliance
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Non-SEA SE Grantee Symposium Webinar14 Jul, 2021 to 15 Jul, 2021 NCSRC held a two-day symposium focused on grantee sharing, lessons learned, grants management, and problems of practice. This event was intended for grantees of the CSP State Entity program… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency
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Checklist for Peer Review Plan Elements: A Resource for CSP State Entity Grantees Toolkits13 Jul, 2021 CSP state entity (SE) grantees must use a peer review process to review and award subgrantee applications for assistance for high-quality charter schools. An SE’s approach to selecting peer… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency
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Checklist for Subgrantee Monitoring: A Resource for CSP State Entity Grantees Toolkits13 Jul, 2021 SE grantees are expected to regularly perform subgrantee monitoring to ensure proper implementation of subgrant projects and subgrantee use of funds. This checklist is intended as a guide… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency
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Logic Model Toolkit: A Resource for Current and Prospective Grantees of Charter School Programs Toolkits14 Apr, 2021 The Logic Model Toolkit is designed to help prospective and current Charter School Programs (CSP) grantees develop and revise logic models to guide project implementation and monitor… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations
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How to Become a Rock Star Project Manager Webinar23 Feb, 2021 This session was presented during the 2021 CSP Project Directors’ Meeting in February 2021. Participants learned how to become a rock star project manager (and a steward of federal funding… Read more
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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations

Featured Publications

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members
Reports | 04 Oct, 2021
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

Featured Events

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…
NCSRC Webinar: Indicators of Distress - The Role of Leaders and Board Members
| 27 Oct, 2021
Join the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) to explore the key concepts in Identifying Indicators of…
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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