Under the FY 2022 Charter Schools Program (CSP) State Entities Competition, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) awarded grants to six states. Authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j), the CSP State Entities Program is a competitive grant program that enables State entities to award subgrants to eligible applicants in their state.
The Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS) Federal CSP subgrant program will pursue the following objectives:
Increase the number of high-quality charter schools in Illinois educating traditionally underserved students by opening, replicating, or expanding high-quality charter schools.
Improve the overall quality of the charter sector as demonstrated by increased educational outcomes of students and student subgroups.
In carrying out these objectives, INCS will provide subgrants to qualified charter school developers to provide financial support for the initial implementation of opening, expanding, or replicating a charter public school in Illinois.
Please note:
The Illinois Impact Initiative subgrant funds are distributed using one process. An applicant may submit only one application using INCS’ online portal.
The CSP subgrant application deadline is 5:00 PM CST on February 28, 2025. Applications submitted late or incomplete will not be considered. INCS is required to enforce the established deadline to ensure fairness to all applicants. We suggest you submit your application and upload supporting documentation several days before the deadline to ensure it is received as complete and strongly recommend that you do not wait until the last day to submit your application or upload documents.
Submit the electronic copy of the entire application electronically by 5:00 PM CST on Friday, February 28, 2025 via INCS’ CSP Application Portal.
Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
If you do not receive an email confirmation of receipt of your application within 24 hours of your submission, please reach out to cspgrant@incschools.org.
Please email csp@incschools.org with any questions you may have about the CSP grant process.
Illinois Impact Initiative INCS CSP Grant
Under the FY 2022 Charter Schools Program (CSP) State Entities Competition, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) awarded grants to six states. Authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j), the CSP State Entities Program is a competitive grant program that enables State entities to award subgrants to eligible applicants in their state.
The Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS) Federal CSP subgrant program will pursue the following objectives:
Increase the number of high-quality charter schools in Illinois educating traditionally underserved students by opening, replicating, or expanding high-quality charter schools.
Improve the overall quality of the charter sector as demonstrated by increased educational outcomes of students and student subgroups.
In carrying out these objectives, INCS will provide subgrants to qualified charter school developers to provide financial support for the initial implementation of opening, expanding, or replicating a charter public school in Illinois.
Please note:
The Illinois Impact Initiative subgrant funds are distributed using one process. An applicant may submit only one application using INCS’ online portal.
The CSP subgrant application deadline is 5:00 PM CST on February 28, 2025. Applications submitted late or incomplete will not be considered. INCS is required to enforce the established deadline to ensure fairness to all applicants. We suggest you submit your application and upload supporting documentation several days before the deadline to ensure it is received as complete and strongly recommend that you do not wait until the last day to submit your application or upload documents.
Submit the electronic copy of the entire application electronically by 5:00 PM CST on Friday, February 28, 2025 via INCS’ CSP Application Portal.
Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
If you do not receive an email confirmation of receipt of your application within 24 hours of your submission, please reach out to cspgrant@incschools.org.
Please email csp@incschools.org with any questions you may have about the CSP grant process.