The U.S. Department of Education (ED) funds and administers education programs for a variety of purposes and recognizes and rewards excellence and improvement by students, schools, and communities. As publicly funded schools, charter schools are eligible to apply for federal formula grants as well as discretionary grants administered by various ED program offices. This guidebook provides basic information about accessing the range of programs and resources available to charter schools. Its primary purpose is to provide brief and helpful guidance so that charter school operators and developers can identify and access funds available to qualifying public districts and schools. The guidebook is organized as follows: (1) A brief overview of ED, the Charter Schools Program (CSP), and the federal funding process; (2) A matrix that introduces the 21 selected federal programs, followed by in-depth profiles and contact information for each of these programs; (3) Contact information for federally funded technical assistance providers and other resources; and (4) An appendix that contains information for official state department of education contacts in the 44 states with charter laws, including the District of Columbia.