Arizona Charter Schools Program Subgrant Competition — 2026–27

Competitive Arizona Charter Schools Program startup, replication, and expansion subgrants with three-year awards and technology/equipment among allowable startup costs.

FundingNew schools: $300,000 per year for three years ($900,000 total potential); replication schools: $275,000 per year for three years ($825,000 total potential); expansion schools: $250,000 per year for three years ($750,000 total potential), subject to program terms.

DeadlineOctober 19, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MST

Last verifiedAugust 31, 2026

Required next actionConfirm the applicant satisfies the 2026 AZCSP authorizer and disadvantaged-student eligibility requirements, complete Part I eligibility/registration, then prepare Part II narrative, logic model, capacity-interview materials, budget, and supporting documentation. Evaluate N9+ only where school-health or technology equipment is necessary and allocable to the eligible startup/replication/expansion plan.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants are qualifying Arizona nonprofit charter-school entities opening a new school, replicating a high-quality charter school, or expanding a high-quality charter school under the current AZCSP competition. For the 2026 competition, applicants must fit the current Arizona authorizer timeline and proposed schools must meet an educationally disadvantaged threshold, including at least 30% economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, or English learners.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 55/100. This is a substantial three-year school startup/replication/expansion opportunity and the official application expressly allows equipment including technology. However, telehealth, remote examination, RPM, or school-health technology is not a core required use. A defensible N9+ vendor path exists only where an eligible charter applicant can show N9+ school-health or accessibility technology is reasonable, necessary, allocable, and tied to the approved startup or expansion plan. No HIGH-FIT direct-vendor capture is warranted at this stage.

The Arizona Department of Education is accepting applications for the 2026–27 Arizona Charter Schools Program competitive subgrant cycle. The current calendar sets the application deadline at October 19, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MST.

Eligible 2026 applicants are limited to qualifying new, replicating, or expanding charter-school applicants that satisfy the current AZCSP eligibility rules, including the required disadvantaged-student threshold and the applicable Arizona authorizer timeline. Awards are made annually for up to three years. Current application guidance provides $300,000 per year for new schools, $275,000 per year for replication schools, and $250,000 per year for expansion schools. Allowable startup activities include supplies, training, equipment including technology, educational materials, professional development, certain planning-period personnel costs, minor facilities work, transportation startup costs, and other reasonable and allocable startup expenses.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.azed.govAtlas last verified this record August 31, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗