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Welcome to the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) funding opportunity database. The database includes one-time and ongoing national grants, fellowships, and scholarships that are currently active. Sponsors include the U.S. Federal Government and philanthropic organizations. This page is updated frequently as charter school funding opportunities are announced. Funding opportunities are displayed below in order of due date, i.e., opportunities with the most imminent deadlines are listed first and alphabetically within the same due date range.

Please note that state-specific and currently inactive funding opportunities are excluded from this database. For information about state-specific funding opportunities, please visit State Resources for Charter Schools on the NCSRC website to contact your State Education Agency and, if applicable, your state’s Charter Support Organization. For more information about federal funding opportunities, please visit Accessing Federal Programs: A Guidebook for Charter School Operators and Developers.

Current and Future Opportunities

National Endowment for the Arts
Competitive Grant | Federal | National Endowment for the Arts
Award Size
Individual awards: $10,000

Challenge America offers support primarily to small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural… Read More

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National Home Library Foundation
Competitive Grant | Foundation |
Award Size
Range: $500 - $5,000, Average = $2,000

The National Home Library Foundation makes grants to fund books for libraries, schools and literacy programs serving children, teens or adults in need of reading and learning resources. Priority is given to programs in the Washington, D.C.,… Read More

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NEA Foundation: Student Success Grants
Competitive Grant | Nonprofit | National Educators Association
Award Size
$1,500 or $5,000

The NEA Student Success  Grants fund educators to develop and implement projects that will achieve one or more of the following goals: enhance students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills, their… Read More

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Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust
Competitive Grant | Nonprofit | Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust, administered by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services
Award Size
Range = $5,000 - $10,000

The Nina Heard Astin Charitable Trust makes grants in the areas of education, arts and culture, humanities, health and human services, and the environment. Primary focus is Texas, but organizations in other states are encouraged to apply for… Read More

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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: School Choice & Improvement Programs Magnet School Assistance Program (MSAP)
Competitive Grant | Federal | Department of Education
Award Size
"Total award size: $122,000,000 Individual award sizes: $1,500,000-$3,500,000"

MSAP, authorized under title IV, part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and consortia of LEAs to create or revise magnet schools under required or… Read More

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Office of Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies
Formula Grant | Federal | Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education
Award Size
Range of Awards = $4,000 to $2,653,404 Average Award = $86,000

The Office of Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies program provides grants to support local educational agencies (LEAs), Indian Tribes and organizations, and other eligible entities in… Read More

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Project to Support America's Families and Educators (Project SAFE) Grant Program
Formula Grant | Federal | Safe & Supportive Schools, Office of Elementary and Secondary Schools, U.S. Department of Education
Award Size
Total=$3,200,000. Range=$50,000-$350,000. Average=$250,000.

Project to Support America's Families and Educators (Project SAFE) Grant Program is intended to improve students’ safety and well-being by providing funding to local educational agencies (LEAs) that adopt and implement strategies to prevent the… Read More

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Public Impact Projects at Smaller Organizations
Competitive Grant | Federal | National Endowment for the Humanities
Award Size
Awards up to $25,000

NEH’s Public Impact Projects encourage you to think critically about the humanities programming your organization currently offers and to assess your organization’s relationship to your community and surrounding neighborhoods. You will develop or… Read More

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Reiman Foundation
Competitive Grant | Foundation |
Award Size
Awards vary

The Reiman Foundation makes grants in the areas of education, health care, the arts, and children. Applications to the Reiman Foundation need not adhere to any specific form. The Foundation asks that the information contained be specific enough… Read More

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Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
Competitive Grant | Foundation | American Library Association
Award Size
$5,000 award

The Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award is an annual grant program that recognizes and rewards exceptional school libraries that have conducted exemplary programs in the humanities during the current school year. The grant includes a cash… Read More

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Ongoing Opportunities