New York CSP Start-Up Grants — RFP 457

NYSED's Charter Schools Program Start-Up Grants support planning, program design, and initial implementation for eligible newly authorized New York charter schools. The competition provides $12 million total, with grants of up to $2 million, and applications are due September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

Funding$12,000,000 total; grants of up to $2,000,000 each, subject to RFP terms and annual appropriations.

DeadlineSeptember 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026

Required next actionConfirm the charter's new-school authorization, complete Statewide Financial System prequalification, review the August 28 Q&A and submission guidance, prepare the required Work Plan and Budget Narrative plus M/WBE, payee and UEI items, and submit by September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The September 4 notice of intent is optional but encouraged.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants are charter school education corporations operating a new charter school authorized by the New York State Board of Regents or SUNY Board of Trustees. The program supports planning, program design, and initial implementation for newly authorized charter schools. Nonprofit applicants must be prequalified in the Statewide Financial System by the application deadline.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 50/100. This is a large school start-up funding opportunity with a clear eligible universe and strong planning runway, but the verified public materials do not make telehealth or clinical hardware a core required use. N9+ should be evaluated only where an eligible charter's approved start-up plan includes allowable school-health, nursing, accessibility, or technology infrastructure.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.nysed.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗