Listen up, Ohioans. The Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF) - a philanthropic venture firm that makes grants and loans for the development of charter management organizations that provide quality education options to underserved students - is seeking applicants for its 2006 cohort planning process. An information meeting for prospective Ohio applicants will be held on Tuesday, December 20th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Horizon Science Academy in Toledo. Qualified operators of successful charter schools should apply no later than February 6, 2006. The application is available on CSGF's website. To learn more, visit: http://www.chartergrowthfund.org/.