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Colorado Charter Schools Program Start-up Grant Awards 2021-2022

The list below includes the charter schools that were recommended for funding under the Colorado Charter Schools Program (CCSP), authorized by title IV, part C of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, Public Law 114-95), which reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). 
 

2021 Grant Competition Awardees 

  
*Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County 
Authorizer: Colorado Charter School Institute  
Applicant Type: Expansion 
Length of Award: 2 years 
2021-22 Funding: $405,000 
 
Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Douglas County – Castle Rock  
Authorizer: Colorado Charter School Institute  
Applicant Type: Expansion 
Length of Award: 2 years 
2021-22 Funding: $405,000 
 
*Prospect Academy 
Authorizer: Colorado Charter School Institute 
Applicant Type: New 
Length of Award: 3 years 
2021-22 Funding: $300,000 
 
Villa Bella Expeditionary Middle School
Authorizer: Pueblo County School District 70
Applicant Type: New 
Length of Award: 3 years 
2021-22 Funding: $235,000 
 
* Denotes charter schools who were also awarded monies for Focused Programming. Charter schools were recommended for start-up funding choosing to meet one or more of the following focus areas: special education, English language learners, and high mobility groups (such as foster care, homeless, alternative education campuses (AECs)/credit recovery students), rural students, and high school students.