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Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance

2019 Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Program Authorization

Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019, P.L. 116-20 (June 06, 2019). In enacting this legislation, Congress directed the Department to implement, with some modifications, certain provisions of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, P.L. 109-148 (HERA).

2018 Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Program Authorization

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, P.L. 115-123 (February 9, 2018). In enacting this legislation, Congress directed the Department to implement, with some modifications, certain provisions of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, P.L. 109-148 (HERA).   

 

 

Funding Status

2019

The Disaster Supplemental, which was signed into law on June 6, 2019, provided $17.2 billion in supplemental appropriations to Federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of disasters in 2018 and 2019 for which a covered disaster or emergency has been declared, including $165 million for education-related disaster recovery activities.  The Disaster Supplemental also provided the Secretary of Education with discretion to determine which disaster recovery programs to fund.  The Department awarded funds through the 2019 Restart program, Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students, Emergency Assistance to Institutions of Higher Education, and Project School Emergency Response to Violence.

2018

Congress appropriated a combined total of approximately $2.5 billion for two separate programs: (1) the Restart program; and (2) the Temporary Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students (Emergency Impact Aid) program. The Department will determine the amount to allocate to the respective programs based on information provided by SEAs in applications for the Restart and Emergency Impact Aid programs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations – Frequently Asked Questions (December 2019)
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Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations – Frequently Asked Questions (April 2018)
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This information is being provided for historic purposes.

  • Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations – Answers to Questions About Restart (January 6, 2006)
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  • Uses of Funds Under the Restart Program (February 1, 2006)
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  • Allowable Uses of Restart Funds for Private Schools (April 24, 2006)MS WORD (68K)
  • Frequently Asked Questions, 2018 Program (PDF)

Awards

2019 Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Grants

Under the 2019 Restart program, the Department awarded grants to eligible State educational agencies (SEAs) to assist local educational agencies (LEAs) and non-public schools with expenses related to the restart of elementary and secondary schools affected by the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5190).

SEA Name Final Award
California Department of Education $16,507,145
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public School System $9,385,574
Florida Department of Education $44,271,500
Mississippi Department of Education $186,450
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction $3,395,009
Ohio Department of Education $587,821
Texas Education Agency $25,445,162
TOTAL $99,778,661

 

2018 Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Grants

2018 grantees received funds to assist with supporting LEAs and non-public schools impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, or the 2017 California wildfires for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared under Section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191).

SEA Name Final Award
California Department of Education $14,938,884
Florida Department of Education $84,470,000
Puerto Rico Department of Education $589,170,000
Texas Education Agency $89,420,000
The United States Virgin Islands Department of Education $13,100,000
TOTAL $791,098,884

 

Applicant Information

2019 Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations Applicant Information

The Department is not accepting applications for this program at this time. This page will be updated to with new information for future applicants when funding is made available.

Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance

2019

The 2019 Emergency Impact Aid program was authorized in the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019, P.L. 116-20 (June 06, 2019). In enacting this legislation, Congress directed the Department to implement, with some modifications, certain provisions of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, P.L. 109-148 (HERA).

2018

The 2018 Emergency Impact Aid program was authorized in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, P.L. 115-123 (February 9, 2018). In enacting this legislation, Congress directed the Department to implement, with some modifications, certain provisions of the Hurricane Education Recovery Act, P.L. 109-148 (HERA).

Eligibility Information

The Department is not accepting applications for this program at this time. This page will be updated to reflect the eligibility criteria for future applicants when funding is made available.

2019 Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students Program

2019 grantees were eligible to apply for funds to make payments to eligible Local educational agencies and eligible Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools for costs incurred during the 2018-2019 school year as a result of educating public and non-public school students displaced by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5190).

SEAs applying for funding, under the Emergency Impact Aid program, must ensure that LEAs and non-public schools are serving displaced students as defined in the statute authorizing the program. For the purpose of the definition, the areas of a covered disaster or emergency are the counties that FEMA designated as eligible for individual or public assistance, as a result of a Presidential declaration of a major disaster related to a covered disaster or emergency.

2019 Qualifying Major Disasters or Emergency Declarations document.

Awards

2019 Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students Awards

2019 grantees received funds to assist with the cost of educating public and non-public school students in the 2018-2019 school year that were displaced by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5190).

Grantee
Amount Awarded
California Department of Education $4,552,125
Florida Department of Education $16,368,000
Maryland State Department of Education $227,531
Mississippi Department of Education $185,156
Nebraska Department of Education $25,312
New Jersey Department of Education $567,187
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction $467,250

 

2018 Emergency Impact Aid for Displaced Students Awards

2018 grantees received funds to assist with the cost of educating public and non-public school students in the 2017-2018 school year that were displaced by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, or the 2017 California wildfires for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared under Section 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191).

Grantee
Amount Awarded
New Hampshire Department of Education $618,375
South Carolina Department of Education $304,000
Louisiana Department of Education $963,500
Connecticut Department of Education $10,644,625
New Jersey Department of Education $10,909,875
Delaware Department of Education $636,875
Tennessee Department of Education $992,625
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction $3,554,375
Michigan Department of Education $669,375
New York State Department of Education $15,942,000
Minnesota Department of Education $958,250
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $15,541,125
Texas Education Agency $174,242,375
Florida Department of Education $99,891,500
Virgin Islands Department of Education $4,156,125
Ohio Department of Education $6,261,250
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education $1,137,000
Maryland Department of Education $963,375
Puerto Rico Department of Education $70,091,000
Pennsylvania Department of Education $13,876,500
Indiana Department of Education $78,750
Kansas Department of Education $1,470,125
Iowa Department of Education $594,000
Alabama Department of Education $110,750
California Department of Education $3,556,125
Mississippi Department of Education $629,250