Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
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Office of State and Grantee Relations, OESE |
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ESSER I and II - 84.425D |
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Formula Grant |
ESSER Implementation Resources
ESSER Award Resources
- ARP ESSER Letter to Chief State School Officers
- ARP ESSER Letter to Chief State School Officers Announcing Grant Award
- ARP ESSER Allocation Table
- ARP ESSER Grant Award Assurances
- ARP ESSER Application Letter to Chief State School Officers
- ARP ESSER Interim Final Rule
- ARP ESSER Application Template (PDF); ARP ESSER Template (Word)
On March 27, 2020, Congress set aside approximately $13.2 billion of the $30.75 billion allotted to the Education Stabilization Fund through the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) Fund. The Department awarded these grants ¬to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the Nation. ESSER Fund awards to SEAs are in the same proportion as each State received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, in fiscal year 2019.
For more information on ESSER awards, please visit the Award Resources page.
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, 2021, was signed into law on December 27, 2020, and provided an additional $54.3 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Fund. ESSER II Fund awards to SEAs are in the same proportion as each State received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, in fiscal year 2020.
For more information on ESSER awards, please visit the Award Resources page.
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law. It was an unprecedented $1.9 trillion package of assistance measures, including $122 billion for the ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund. Funds are provided to SEAs and LEAs to help safely reopen and sustain the same operation of schools and address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Nation’s students. ARP ESSER Fund awards to SEAs are in the same proportion as each State received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, in fiscal year 2020.
For more information on ESSER awards, please visit the Award Resources page.
If you have any questions please email: ESSERF@ED.gov
Think an institution is misusing or abusing ED funds? Do not let CARES Act Funding for Schools and Students end up in the wrong hands. File a complaint online with our Inspector General (OIG) or call their Hotline.
- File a complaint online with the OIG Here
- Contact information for the OIG Hotline Here (1-800-MIS-USED; 1-800-647-8733)
- OIG Hotline Poster
