How much funding does NIFA (New Instructional Facility Allotment) Program provide?

NIFA (New Instructional Facility Allotment) Program provides $250 per student in average daily attendance (ADA) in funding.

When is the deadline for NIFA (New Instructional Facility Allotment) Program?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Funding Amount

$250 per student in average daily attendance (ADA)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Status: Program restored by Texas Legislature for 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years

Geographic Scope: Texas

Focus Areas: Reimbursement funds for expenses related to start-up costs of new campus construction

Funding Details:

Initial (first year) applications: $250 per ADA

Available for 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years

No funding was appropriated for 2014-2015 school year

Eligibility Requirements:
Charter schools that construct new buildings must meet the following criteria:

Be a newly constructed instructional site used for teaching curriculum required by TEA
Have its own campus ID number designated by TEA
Have its own principal or be eligible to receive an accountability rating
House its own instructional staff and instructional program separate from other facilities
Maintain its own record of expenditures that are NOT a subset of another school budget and its own attendance data
Be physically separate from other school structures (however, a covered walkway may connect it to existing facilities)
Be occupied for the first time in the 2015-2016 school year

Must take action under TEC, Chapter 431, to reduce wealth per student to the equalized wealth level
School districts that do not otherwise qualify for state aid are eligible to receive NIFA
Available to all charter schools that construct new buildings

Contact Information:
Texas Charter Schools Association
512-584-8272
3005 S Lamar Blvd, Suite D-447, Austin, TX, 78704