The U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Grant Program has awarded 12 grants totaling $50 million for charter management organizations to replicate and expand successful schools. The grants will serve 76,000 students in 127 new and 31 expanded charter schools over the next five years.
"Several high-quality charter schools across the country are making an amazing difference in our children’s lives, especially when charters in inner-city communities are performing as well, if not better, than their counterparts in much wealthier suburbs," U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says. "Every one of our grantees serves a student population that is at least 70 percent low-income, and virtually all exceed the average academic performance for all students in their state."
The Charter School Grants Program was created to build a better national understanding of the public charter school model and increase the number of high-quality public charter schools.
Grant Details
| Recipient | School Projects | Location | Grant |
| Achievement First | 14 new and 2 expanded | Connecticut and Rhode Island | $1.7 million |
| Aspire | 15 new | California | $5.6 million |
| Foundation for a Greater Opportunity | 1 new and 3 expanded | New York City | $1.5 million |
| IDEA | 22 new | Texas | $8.7 million |
| KIPP Foundation | 21 new and 11 expanded | 12 states and Washington, D.C. | $14.6 million |
| LEARN | 3 new and 2 expanded | Chicago | $1 million |
| Mastery | 15 new | Philadelphia and Camden, N.J. | $5.1 million |
| Noble | 6 new and 5 expanded | Chicago | $3.3 million |
| Project Yes | 6 new and 2 expanded | Houston | $2.8 million |
| Propel | 4 new and 1 expanded | Pittsburgh | $1.1 million |
| Success | 13 new and 3 expanded | New York City | $2 million |
| Uncommon | 7 new and 2 expanded | New York and New Jersey | $2.6 million |
