ALABAMA CSP GRANT
Competitive startup grants of up to $1.5M each to support new, expanding, and replicating high-quality charter schools.
New Schools for Alabama’s 2023 CSP subgrant competition officially opens on May 22, 2023!
HOW TO APPLY
To request an application, please fill out this Application Request Form.
All requests will be screened for eligibility within 5 business days. Eligible applicants will receive an application package, and ineligible applications will receive an email communication explaining ineligibility. For eligibility guidelines, please refer to the Request for Applications document.
An informational session was held on Wednesday, May 24th from 11am-12pm CT.
To reference the information from that session, click here.
A Budget Webinar to support applicants in creating the required CSP budget was held on June 5th, from 1pm- 2pm CT.
To reference the information from that session, click here.
Applications will be due on June 30, 2023, with Award announcements made by September 5, 2023.
If you missed the informational session, you can view a recording of it here.
New Schools for Alabama is looking for Qualified Peer Reviewers
New Schools for Alabama is kicking off the sixth round of its CSP subgrant application, and we are looking for qualified peer reviewers to be a part of the process.
New reviewers will be required to engage in training, including one video to be viewed asynchronously, a review of the updated RFA and rubric, and one 1-2-hour live training on Zoom.
All reviewers will be responsible for the review of 3-4 applications and will be required to attend 3-4 applicant interviews and preparation sessions.
Important dates for this round include:
Peer Review Window: 7/5/2023- 8/10/23
Peer Reviewer Training: TBD depending on team availability (before 6/30)
Applicant Interviews – Applicant Interviews 8/15-17
*Note that while reviewers will only be responsible for attending 3-4 prep times and 3-4 interviews, they will need to hold all three full days until these slots are scheduled with schools the week of 7/5/2023. Reviewers are required to be online and in front of a computer in order to prepare for interviews, engage with schools, and write and edit feedback on the applications.
Provide your Interest and Availability Here.
Peer Reviewer Selection will be made on or before June 19th.