Stimulus Funds Available to School Districts

Stimulus Funds Available to School Districts, Authorized and Allowable.

  1. Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER I)
    • Authorized by CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act)
    • Must be obligated by: 9/30/2022
    • Must be liquidated (actually spent) by: 11/30/2022
    • State of Delaware allocation: $44,277,473
    • Allocation to School Districts: $39,366,970
    • Allocated based on Title 1 Part A
    • Must adhere to Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements for federal funds
    • Allowable Uses
      • Activities authorized by ESEA, IDEA, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and McKinney-Vento
      • Coordination of response efforts with other agencies
      • Meet the Virus response needs of individual schools
      • Address Virus response needs of sub-groups
      • Develop systems to improve preparedness and response
      • Training and professional development RE: sanitizing and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases
      • Purchase supplies to sanitize and clean school facilities
      • Purchase personal protective equipment (PPE)
      • Purchase educational technology to mitigate learning loss during closure
      • Provide mental health services and supports related to pandemic
      • Other activities to maintain operation of, and continuity of educational services
    • Districts required to submit spending plan to DOE
    • Most districts have already submitted spending plans and spent or encumbered their allocation of ESSER I funds
  1. Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER II)
    • Authorized by CRRSAA (Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act)
      • Must be obligated by: 9/30/2023
      • Must be liquidated by: 11/30/2023
      • State of Delaware allocation: $18,288,510
      • Allocation to DE School Districts: $164,596,594
      • Allocated based on Title 1 Part A
      • Must adhere to Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements for federal funds
      • Must adhere to other funding requirements, such as Title I comparability
    • Allowable Uses
      • Same as ESSER I funds with additional allowable uses:
    • Allowable Uses – Specific to ESSER II Funds
      • Summer learning and after school programs
      • Address learning loss among students
      • School facility repairs and improvements related to reduction of virus spread
      • Inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, replacement and upgrade projects to Improve indoor air quality, to include: mechanical and non-mechanical HVAC systems, filtering, purification, fans, control systems and building envelop repair/replacement.
    • Districts required to submit ESSER II spending plan to DOE
    • Most districts have not yet submitted spending plans or begun spending ESSER II funds
  1. Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER III)
    • Authorized by the ARP Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan Act)
    • Must be obligated by: 9/30/2024
    • Must be liquidated by: 12/30/2024
    • State of Delaware allocation: $410,733,965
    • State reservation amount = 10% = $41,073,397:
      • Learning loss: 5% of state reservation = $20,536,699
      • Summer enrichment: 1% of state reservation = $4,107,340
      • Afterschool Programs: 1% of state reservation = $4,107,340
      • Discretionary ESSER III funds to State = $12,322,018
    • ESSER III Allocation for DE Districts: $369,660,568
    • Allocated based on Title 1 Part A
    • Must adhere to Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements for federal funds
    • Other funding requirements, such as Title I comparability
    • Specific ESSER III Requirements:
      • 20% of District allocation must target learning loss
    • Allowable Uses
      • Same as ESSER I and ESSER II funds
      • No Additional Allowable Uses Specific to ESSER III Funds
    • Districts required to submit ESSER III spending plan to DOE
    • Most districts have not yet submitted spending plans or begun spending ESSER III funds
    • DOE considering seeking an extension to the obligated and liquidated date requirements
  1. Governor’s Emergency Education Relief II (GEER)
    • Authorized by CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act)
    • Must be obligated by: 10/30/2021
    • Must be liquidated by: 12/30/2021
    • State of Delaware allocation: $7,916,821
    • Allowable use of funds:
      • Address unfinished learning needs of students
      • Behavioral health support for students and staff
      • Professional learning and resources for remote learning
      • Purchase of technology/systems to support remote learning
    • Most districts have already spent or encumbered their allocation of GEER funds

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