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 Office of Independent Education & Parental Choice 

2012-15 Planning and Implementation Grant

The Department has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Charter Schools Program (CSP) Planning & Implementation Grant (also known as the "Start-up Grant"). The general purpose of this grant is to provide financial assistance for the initial implementation of charter schools and expand the number of high quality charter schools in Florida.

Only charter schools that have applied and been approved by their sponsor to open in the 2012-2013 school year or charter schools that opened in the 2011-12 school year and have not previously received a project award are eligible to apply (Implementation only).

Additional details are provided in the RFP and attachments posted below. Please note that this is a competitive grant and eligible applicants are not guaranteed funding.

The application deadline is February 23, 2012.

If you have any questions related to the Planning and Implementation Grant, please contact our CSP Grant Director, Helen Giraitis, at (850) 245-0502.

Samples of previous applications from the 2011-2014 PCSGP RFP.
Please note: Applicants should follow all instructions provided in the 2012-2015 RFP and all of its corresponding attachments. These samples are provided for informational purposes only and do not represent the current priorities and grant requirements.

If you have difficulty accessing the files below, and need this information, please contact the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, at (850) 245-0502.

  1. Galileo School for Gifted Learning (PDF, 2MB)
  2. Renaissance Charter School Inc. d/b/a Duval Charter High School (PDF, 3MB)
  3. Tradition Academy of St. Lucie (PDF, 2MB)
  4. Polk Pre-Collegiate Academy (PDF, 2MB)
  5. Duval MYcroSchool of Integrated Academics and Technologies (PDF, 5MB)