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