Performance and Reporting

Education Stabilization Fund Transparency Portal 

Established in November of 2020, Covid-Relief-Data.ed.gov disseminates information about the three primary Education Stabilization Funds (ESF) programs managed by the U.S. Department of Education and authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA): the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund, and the Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Fund. This publicly accessible site reports how the ESF funds were allocated by the U.S. Department of Education and used by states, outlying areas, local educational agencies (LEAs), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to alleviate the impact of COVID-19. The site aims to provide the public with transparent, searchable, and understandable data. 

Covid-Relief-Data.ed.gov synthesizes data from several sources to improve transparency of federal spending on elementary and secondary education and higher education for the public on Education Stabilization Funds.

Annual performance report and Maintenance of Effort (MOE) data are included on the Transparency Portal. 

FFATA Reporting Webinar and Forum (2.1.2023)

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ESSER Annual Reporting

All grantees are required to report on ESSER funds received under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act; and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. Grantees must submit an annual report describing how the State and subrecipients used the awarded funds during the performance period.

Similar to CARES Act Year 1 annual reporting, grantees will use the Annual Report Data Collection Tool to submit the State report. For information on account registration and when the tool will open for data entry, please visit https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help.

For the most up to date ESSER Annual Reporting resources and collection forms, please visit: https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/esser

ESSER FFATA Reporting

The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), Public Law 109-282, as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act), Public Law 113-101 requires that, on a monthly basis, Federal prime awardees report on subawards of $30,000 or more. States that received ESSER I, ESSER II, ARP ESSER, GEER I, GEER II, EANS I or ARP EANS funds must comply with the FFATA reporting requirements. For more information on FFATA see FSRS – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System.

GEER Annual Reporting

All grantees are required to report on GEER funds received under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. Grantees must submit an annual report describing how the State and subrecipients used the awarded funds during the performance period.

Similar to CARES Act Year 1 annual reporting, grantees will use the Annual Report Data Collection Tool to submit the State report. For information on account registration and when the tool will open for data entry, please visit https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help.

For the most up to date GEER Annual Reporting resources and collection forms, please visit: https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/geer

GEER FFATA Reporting

The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), Public Law 109-282, as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act), Public Law 113-101 requires that, on a monthly basis, Federal prime awardees report on subawards of $30,000 or more.  States that received ESSER I, ESSER II, ARP ESSER, GEER I, GEER II, EANS I or ARP EANS funds must comply with the FFATA reporting requirements. For more information on FFATA see FSRS – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System.

EANS Annual Reporting

All grantees are required to report on EANS funds received under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. Grantees must submit an annual report describing how the State used the awarded funds during the performance period.

Grantees will use the Annual Report Data Collection Tool to submit the State report. For information on account registration and when the tool will open for data entry, please visit https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help.

For the most up to date EANS Annual Reporting resources and collection forms, please visit: https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/eans.

EANS FFATA Reporting

The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), Public Law 109-282, as amended by the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act), Public Law 113-101 requires that, on a monthly basis, federal prime awardees report on subawards greater than $30,000.   States that received ESSER I, ESSER II, ARP ESSER, GEER I, GEER II, EANS I or ARP EANS funds must comply with the FFATA reporting requirements. For more information on FFATA see FSRS – Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.  Subaward Reporting System. Please refer to FAQ G-1 and G-2 for clarification related to FFATA reporting for the CRRSA EANS and ARP EANS programs: https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/09/Final-EANS-FAQ-Update-9.17.21.pdf. Please note: As you complete your FFATA reporting to include subawards made with reverted EANS funds, please be sure to report using your State’s CRRSA EANS or ARP EANS FAIN Number, not your State’s GEER II FAIN Number. When an SEA reverts unobligated CRRSA EANS or ARP EANS funds to the Governor for allowable uses under GEER II, such funds remain CRRSA EANS or ARP EANS funds.

Maintenance of Effort waiver requests can be found here.

GEER and ESSER Monitoring Reports