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A New Landscape: Exploring Charter School Financing Opportunities

Originally Recorded August 19, 2020

Over the course of this webinar, we share the facilities development timeline, sources of capital needed, primary financing options, and key criteria to use when assessing which financing option is right for your charter school facility project. 

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In the Midst of Covid-19, 21 Charter Schools Receive "Spark" Grants

Published May 11, 2020

For National Charter Schools Week, LISC is pleased to announce a second round of $800,000 Spark Opportunity Grants to 21 persevering charters schools across the country—schools that have demonstrated their commitment to educating diverse populations of students and to organizational and academic excellence.

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New Grants “Spark Opportunity” for Students in 26 Underinvested Communities

Published January 27, 2020

LISC and the Walton Family Foundation have announced the first recipients of the Spark Opportunity Grant Program. Twenty-six high-performing schools will receive the initial round of funding, and a second round is already open to applicants.

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New Grant Program Aims to Expand Quality Education in OZs

Published September 18, 2019

LISC and the Walton Family Foundation have launched a new grant program to help charter school operators open facilities in Opportunity Zones and other under-capitalized communities. Applications are available beginning October 1.

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