California School Finance Authority

Charter School Facility Grant Program
(Senate Bill 740 Program)

Designed to provide annual assistance with rent and lease expenditures for charter school facilities.

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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 2025-26 Funding Round Application period will be open from April 10, 2025 at 11:00AM PST and will close on September 2, 2025 at 5:00PM PST

CSFA Application Portal

SB740 Other Costs Updates:

Please be advised there is no funding available for Other Facilities-Related Costs in the FY 2024-25 Funding Round. As a result, the Program will not be accepting receipts for reimbursement of other facilities-related costs for the FY 2024-25 funding round.

Please note, there is currently no additional allocation for the FY 2025-26 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

Current Program Regulations

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