Charter School Facility Grant Program
(Senate Bill 740 Program)
Designed to provide annual assistance with rent and lease expenditures for charter school facilities.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about the SB740 program, please contact SB740.
Program Updates
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The Charter School Facility Grant (SB740) Program provides annual grants to offset annual on-going facility costs for charter schools that service a high-percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals (FRPM) or located in a public elementary school boundary serving a similar demographic. This program, previously administered by the California Department of Education, was transferred to the Authority in 2013-14. CSFA’s administration of the Charter School Facility Grant Program has resulted in an increase of funding to charter schools from $47 million in 2011-12 to $184 million in 2022-23.
Application
The 2026-27 Funding Round application will open on April 10, 2026 at 9:00AM PST and will close on August 31, 2026 at 5:00PM PST.
The FY2026-27 Funding Round Webinar will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. The webinar will cover SB740 Program information such as: eligibility; regulation updates; reimbursable rent and lease costs; facility agreements; funding formulas; and provide an overview of the on-line application.
SB740 FY26-27 Webinar Registration
SB740 Other Costs Updates:
Please be advised there is no funding available for Other Facilities-Related Costs in the FY 2025-26 Funding Round. As a result, the Program will not be accepting receipts for reimbursement of other facilities-related costs for the FY 2025-26 funding round.
Please note, there is currently no additional allocation for the FY 2026-27 budget per the Governor’s Budget. Schools will be notified if there will be funding for other costs available during the funding round.
SB740 Regulations
Resources
- Webinars
- For previous funding rounds' Webinar, please contact SB740@treasurer.ca.gov