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The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant

This is a loan program, not a grant program: it offers low-cost loans of up to $250,000 to charter schools. Priority is expressly given to schools opening in the current fiscal year. The supplied materials identify nonprofit and public-agency applicant types, require consultation of regulations for full eligibility and underwriting details, and indicate that the Authority conducts extensive credit evaluations. Before proceeding, confirm the current application period through the program Listserve, review the cited regulations, and determine the applicable loan and repayment terms.

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Potential award

Up to $250,000

Time remaining

Rolling or unknown

Application load

Effort unclear

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Verified against the source on 8/23/2026

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Eligibility requirementsQuestion 1 of 5
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Does your organization have the required nonprofit status?

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Nonprofit status

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confirmed

Geography

Please refer to the Program Regulations, Section 10170.20 (d) . Application Review and Evaluation/Underwriting Criteria.

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confirmed

Organization size

No organization-size limit was captured.

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unclear

Program area

inferred

Population served

No specific population was captured.

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unclear

Matching funds

Cost-share requirement is unclear.

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unclear

Registrations

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inferred

Exclusions

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Plain-English explanation

Plain-English explanation

This is a loan program, not a grant program: it offers low-cost loans of up to $250,000 to charter schools. Priority is expressly given to schools opening in the current fiscal year. The supplied materials identify nonprofit and public-agency applicant types, require consultation of regulations for full eligibility and underwriting details, and indicate that the Authority conducts extensive credit evaluations. Before proceeding, confirm the current application period through the program Listserve, review the cited regulations, and determine the applicable loan and repayment terms.

Editorial analysis

What the funder is trying to accomplish

The program is intended to provide low-cost loan financing to charter schools, while the Authority administers lending activities including credit evaluation, funding recommendations, loan agreements, payment schedules, disbursement, collection, and fund projections.

Editorial analysis

Strong-fit project signals

The request is for repayable loan financing for a charter school, which is the assistance and beneficiary identified by the program description. The applicant is a nonprofit or public agency, the applicant types identified in the supplied eligibility materials. The school is opening in the current fiscal year, for which the program description states a priority. The requested loan does not exceed the stated $250,000 maximum. The applicant can provide a credible basis for the Authority’s credit evaluation and for the underwriting review referenced in the regulations.

Editorial analysis

What reviewers may prioritize

The supplied evidence does not provide a scoring rubric. It confirms that the Authority conducts extensive credit evaluations and that application review and underwriting criteria are addressed in Section 10170.20(d). Applicant eligibility, the stated priority for current-fiscal-year openings, and credit/underwriting considerations are therefore reasonable inferred decision factors, rather than confirmed weighted criteria.

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Source-backed synopsis

What this grant funds

The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund (CSRFL) Program provides low-cost loans of up to $250,000 to charter schools, with priority given to schools opening in the current fiscal year. The Authority conducts extensive credit evaluations, makes funding recommendations, executes loan agreements, creates payment schedules, disburses funds, offsets loan payments, collects delinquent or defaulted loans, and develops program fund reconciliations and projections. The Authority sends out a Listserve to announce the opening and closing of the application period.

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Decision economics

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Award range
Up to $250,000
Total program funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Geography
Please refer to the Program Regulations, Section 10170.20 (d) . Application Review and Evaluation/Underwriting Criteria.
Cost share
Not specified
Assistance listing
Not specified

Mission alignment

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Geographic fit

Please refer to the Program Regulations, Section 10170.20 (d) . Application Review and Evaluation/Underwriting Criteria.

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Working plan

Build the application

The generated milestones are planning aids. Only the official notice establishes required dates.

Requirements captured

Other requirements
Please refer to the Program Regulations, Section 10170.18. Eligible Applicant.

Official deadline

Not specified

Effort unclear based on requirements currently captured.

A preparation schedule will appear when a confirmed future deadline is available.

05Past behaviorCompare historical awardsHistorical patterns provide context, but do not predict or guarantee future funding decisions.
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Source record

Source verified means the official record was successfully checked. It does not mean every eligibility or application field has been extracted.

Verification
verified
Source
state CA
Last checked
8/23/2026, 8:51:39 AM
Content updated
8/13/2026, 5:04:44 PM
Review
Automated normalization; not yet expert-reviewed
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Material changes

  1. Updated amount max.

  2. Updated important dates, url.

Verify before applying. Official funder documents control. Derived analysis and preparation dates should not replace the notice.
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Quick answersFrequently asked questionsGet concise answers about The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant.
Is The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is Not specified. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/23/2026.

How much funding does The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant provide?

The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant lists Up to $250,000 per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.

Who can apply to The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant?

Nonprofit; Public Agency. Please refer to the Program Regulations, Section 10170.18. Eligible Applicant. Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.

Does The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant require matching funds?

The captured source facts do not clearly establish a matching-funds requirement. Do not assume that means no match is required: review the budget and cost-sharing sections of the official notice before approving the project budget.

What should I prepare before applying to The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program Grant?

Effort unclear is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from Not specified using the preparation plan above.

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