Open - Letter of Intent and eligibility documentation due September 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time; full application due October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central TimeAtlas Opportunity Score 45/100
NOLA Public Schools Fall 2026 Request for Charter Applications
NOLA Public Schools has opened its Fall 2026 Request for Charter Applications. Letter of Intent and Eligibility Documentation are due September 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time, and the full charter application is due October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time.
FundingNo published applicant award cap; this is a charter authorization opportunity rather than a grant award.
DeadlineSeptember 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT for the Letter of Intent and Eligibility Documentation; October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT for the full application.
Last verifiedSeptember 28, 2026
Required next actionIdentify Louisiana organizations or individuals with a legitimate charter-operator pathway; do not treat this authorization RFA as a cash grant or imply a published award amount.
Broad Eligibility
Any organization or individual may become eligible by meeting the official 2026 eligibility requirements and submitting the required Letter of Intent and Eligibility Documentation. Full applicants must use the official NOLA Public Schools application materials and submission formats.
Atlas Analysis
This is a charter-school authorization process rather than a cash grant. NOLA Public Schools requires prospective operators to establish eligibility through the Letter of Intent and eligibility documentation before the full application stage. The current cycle is appropriate for organizations or individuals pursuing a legitimate New Orleans charter-operator pathway, not for applicants seeking a published grant award amount.
Verified September 14, 2026. NOLA Public Schools has opened its Fall 2026 Request for Charter Applications for organizations and individuals seeking to become eligible to operate a charter school in New Orleans.
Deadlines
The controlling NOLA Public Schools page states that the Letter of Intent and Eligibility Documentation are due September 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time. The full application is due October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time.
Eligibility and submission path
NOLA Public Schools states that any organization or individual may become eligible to submit an application by meeting the requirements in the official Eligibility Determination document and submitting the required Letter of Intent. Applicants must use the official 2026 Eligibility Documentation and 2026 New Operator Charter Application materials. The district requires the application documents to be submitted as PDF files except for the Overview Template.
Funding
This is a charter authorization opportunity rather than a published grant award. NOLA Public Schools does not publish an applicant funding cap on the controlling application page, so Atlas does not assign an award amount.
Atlas relevance
This opportunity is relevant to Louisiana education organizations and prospective charter operators. Healthcare, school health, behavioral health, telehealth, diagnostic, or related clinical elements should be included only when they are genuinely supported by the applicant’s proposed school model and the controlling application requirements.
Official source
NOLA Public Schools: Open a School
Source verificationReferenced source · www.nolapublicschools.comAtlas last verified this record September 28, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
