The U.S. Secretary of Education can award grants for the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program under the authority of Section 5222 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (20 USC 7223a).

The link to the 2011 notice that appears in the Federal Register and provides detailed information about the grant (Catalog of Domestic Assistance Number 84.354A) is: PDF (76KB).

For grant regulations contained in EDGAR (Education Department General Administrative Regulations) go to: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/ edgar.pdf.

Credit Enhancement Program Regulations can be found at: PDF (1KB).

The guidance for the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program can be found at: Word (216K) | PDF (148K).