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Board told Bloom grant could bring $800K–$1M — authorizer sign‑off required before resubmission
Summary
Trustees were told the Bloom grant (an Albertsons-associated foundation program) could provide roughly $800,000–$1,000,000 for charter expansion; the board must review and sign as authorizer before the grant can be accepted and missed an earlier window in February.
Board members were briefed on a potential Bloom grant application that staff said could provide substantial funding for academic expansion.
Speaker 2 said the Bloom grant (described in the meeting as a private foundation program associated with the Albertsons Foundation that distributes federal monies for charters) was prepared by a grant writer and seeks roughly $800,000 to $1,000,000 to support academic expansion. Speaker 2 said the authorizer (the board) must review and approve the application before it can be accepted; the application missed a window in February because the board had not yet reviewed it. Speaker 4 said the funds could be used to grow academic offerings and to support trades-program development.
Trustees agreed to schedule the authorizer review and sign-off in the coming weeks so the district can submit the application in the next open window. Staff offered to attend the authorizer’s board meeting if that would expedite approval.
