2024-2029 CSP State Facilities Incentive Grant
2024-2029 CSP State Facilities Incentive Grant supports Colorado charter schools with facilities funding and finance training to improve facilities management and decision-making.
Funder: Colorado Department of Education
Due Dates: November 30, 2026 (Intent to Apply and Eligibility) | January 15, 2027, 4:00 pm (GAINS application)
Funding Amounts: $7,524,205 available for 2026–2027, allocated per pupil; expenditure deadline September 30, 2027
Summary: Supports Colorado charter school facilities through per-pupil reimbursement funding and strengthens school facilities finance and management.
Key Information: Eligible schools must qualify for Charter School Capital Construction funding; online charter schools are ineligible.
Description
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) administers the 2024–2029 CSP State Facilities Incentive Grant through the Charter School Facility Assistance Program. Part of the federal Charter Schools Program, it supports per-pupil facilities financing and encourages Colorado to share in charter school facilities costs. Sub-grants support facility acquisition, maintenance, renovation, and other approved facilities expenses alongside the state's Charter School Capital Construction (CSCC) Program.
The project also strengthens facilities management and decision-making. CDE is developing a facility finance certification program, guided by industry experts, to build charter leaders' knowledge of finance topics critical to school success. Goals include increasing facility assessments, improving data on charter school facility conditions, and producing more actionable analysis of public school facilities spending and support needs statewide.
