Third-Party Competitive Grant (DC)

Funder: District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education

The Third-Party Competitive Grant (DC) aims to support DC-based nonprofit organizations with proven success in enhancing academic outcomes for public charter school students. This funding, part of the SOAR Act, encourages projects that directly impact student achievement or strengthen charter LEAs' operational capacity. With a funding pool exceeding $2 million, organizations can receive up to $400,000 per award for direct or indirect assistance. Interested entities are advised to submit a Notice of Intent and attend pre-application webinars.

NOTE: All eligible entities seeking to receive funding under this RFA are encouraged to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply by the deadline on the website. It is optional. Submission of a Notice of Intent to Apply allows OSSE to provide you with timely information related to the grant competition. Interested organizations are also encouraged to have at least one representative attend one of the pre-application webinars. OSSE strongly encourages submitting applications at least one day early.
The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act grants support the public charter sector through a combination of formula and competitive grants to public charter local education agencies (LEAs) and nonprofit charter-support organizations.
have a direct and rapid (within three years) impact on the academic achievement and outcomes for public charter school students across multiple charter LEAs; or designed to impact student outcomes at multiple charter LEAs indirectly by enhancing the organizational capacity of charter LEAs to operate as fiscally and operationally sound nonprofit organizations and schools.
Funding
Funding is available for two types of assistance to charter schools, direct assistance projects and indirect assistance projects.
At least $2,00,000.00 is available for awards through this RFA. OSSE will provide up to $400,000.00 per “direct assistance” award and up to $400,000.00 per “indirect assistance” award. Awards are limited to one per organization.