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Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund

Grant Type
Formula grant
Office
ALN
84.425D (ESSER I and II)/84.425U (ARP ESSER)
Contact
Eligibility
State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
Application Deadline
Application Status
Not Applicable

Program Overview

ESSER I

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.

ESSER I Award Resources

ESSER II

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.

ESSER II Award Resources

ARP ESSER

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.

ARP ESSER Awards

ESSER Implementation Resources

Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

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.

Section 2004 of the ARP Act includes new maintenance of equity provisions that are a condition for State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to receive funds under ARP ESSER.   These provisions are central to ensuring that essential resources are meeting the needs of students who have been subject to longstanding opportunity gaps in our education system.

Frequently Asked Questions

On June 9, 2021, the Department released maintenance of equity guidance, which the Department updated on October 1, 2021, December 29, 2021, and January 23, 2023. The Department updated Appendix A on July 26, 2022. The updated guidance is available here in English and the notice that grantees received regarding this update is available here in Spanish.

The Secretary's August 6, 2021 letter to chief state school officers and school districts superintendents is available here.

LEA-Level Maintenance of Equity

On October 12, 2021, the Department released additional information for LEAs about the process for submitting an exception request for FY 2022 maintenance of equity determinations. That information is available here and here.

On Friday, October 1, 2021, the Department submitted the following documents for publication in the Federal Register: 1) Notice of Proposed Requirements (NPR) that proposes a requirement that SEAs publish LEAs' maintenance of equity data on their websites; 2) Request for Information (RFI) to help inform the Department's support for SEAs and LEAs in implementing the MOEquity provisions. Following public comment, on December 29, 2021, the Department submitted the following Notice of Proposed Requirements (NPR) document for publication in the Federal Register.

On June 2, 2022, the Department submitted a Notice of Final Requirement (NFR) for publication in the Federal Register regarding the LEA-level maintenance of equity provisions under section 2004(c) of the ARP Act. This NFR establishes requirements for publishing LEA-level maintenance of equity data to demonstrate that LEAs are maintaining both fiscal and staffing equity in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. SEAs will be required to publish the following information on their website:

  • July 8, 2022 — SEAs publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty schools for FY 2022 and describe how the SEA will ensure that each LEA that is not excepted from the LEA-level maintenance of equity requirements is maintaining equity in its high-poverty schools.
  • November 1, 2022 — SEAs publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty schools for FY 2023
  • December 31, 2022 — SEAs publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2022
  • July 31, 2023 - Deadline for SEAs to provide final FY 2023 data to the Department
  • December 31, 2023 — SEAs publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2023

On August 16, 2023, the Department held a Grantee Learning Series webinar on Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity.

Maintenance of Equity Data

Data will be posted in the maintenance of equity data table as they are received.

SEA-Level Maintenance of Equity Data

Appendix A of the maintenance of equity guidance includes information on baseline and initial data that each SEA was required to submit by July 30, 2021, for FY 2022. To the extent that FY 2022 funding data are not available, an SEA may provide for projected data or request an extension to provide the data that are not currently available by October 15, 2021. For the purposes of maintaining equity for FY 2023, each State must update their original MOEquity data submission to include baseline and initial FY 2023 data by July 29, 2022. To the extent that FY 2023 funding data are not available, an SEA may provide projected data or request an extension to provide the data that are not currently available by October 14, 2022.

LEA-Level Maintenance of Equity Data

SEAs are required to publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty schools and applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2022 and FY 2023. SEAs are also required to describe how the SEA will ensure that each LEA that is not excepted from the LEA-level maintenance of equity requirements is maintaining equity in its high-poverty schools.

On January 23, 2023, the Department released a Maintenance of Equity LEA-level staffing equity data template, available here. On October 20, 2023, the Department released a FY 2023 data template, available here.

StateDate of Most Recent SubmissionFY 2022 SEA-Level Data Submission Files*FY 2023 SEA-Level Data Submission Files*Department Correspondence Regarding SEA-level ComplianceLEA-Level Data Published on SEA WebsitesResponse to LEA Exception Requests
AlabamaJuly 17, 2023Excel, Excel, PDFExcelLetterURL 
AlaskaMarch 8, 2024Excel, PDF, Excel, ExcelPDF, Excel

12/22/2023 USED

3/18/2024 USED

3/22/2024 Alaska

3/27/2024 USED

4/5/2024 Alaska

4/11/2024 USED

5/9/2024 Alaska

7/16/2024 USED

7/30/2024 USED

8/15/2024 Alaska

9/12/2024 USED

9/13/2024 USED

9/16/2024 Alaska

9/30/2024 Alaska

10/18/2024 USED

10/18/2024 USED

URL 
ArizonaOctober 18, 2023PDF, Excel, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY2023)

URL 
ArkansasJuly 24, 2023Excel, PDF, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
CaliforniaAugust 8, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal (FY23)

URLPDF
ColoradoAugust 11, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal (FY23)

Letter

URL 
ConnecticutJuly 31, 2023ExcelPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
DelawareJuly 21, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, PDF

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

URL 
District of ColumbiaJuly 28, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
FloridaJuly 31, 2023Excel, PDF, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
GeorgiaJuly 13, 2023PDF, PDF, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter, Response Letter

Letter

URLPDF
HawaiiAugust 25, 2023Excel, Excel, PDF, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
IdahoAugust 11,2023Excel, Excel, PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

URL 
IllinoisSeptember 30, 2023Excel, PDF, Excel, PDF, Excel, PDF, Excel, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

URL 
IndianaAugust 24, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
IowaAugust 1, 2023PDF, Excel, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

URL 
KansasNovember 16, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22, FY23)

Letter

  
KentuckyJuly 27, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

URLPDF
LouisianaSeptember 6, 2023JPG, ExcelExcel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

URL 
MaineSeptember 1, 2023Excel, PDF, Excel, Excel, PDF, Excel, ExcelPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
MarylandAugust 1, 2023PDF, PDF, ExcelPDF, PDFLetterURL 
MassachusettsJanuary 30, 2024PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
MichiganSeptember 29, 203PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY 2023)

URL 
MinnesotaNovember 15, 2021MS Word, PDF, PDF, PDF Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)URLPDF
MississippiOctober 13, 2023Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

URL 
MissouriJuly 11, 2023PDF, PDF, , Excel, PDFPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
MontanaAugust 3, 2023PDF, Excel, PDF, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

URLPDF
NebraskaNovember 8, 2023Excel, PDF,PDF Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)URL 
NevadaOctober 2, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, PDFExcel

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY2023)

URL 
New HampshireSeptember 22, 2023PDF, Excel, PDF, PDFPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

 

URL 
New JerseyDecember 14, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

NJDOE Letter

USED Letter

USED Letter

NJDOE Letter

URL 
New MexicoJuly 11, 2023Excel, PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
New YorkJuly 31, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, Excel, PDF, ExcelPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
North CarolinaAugust 31, 2023Excel, PDFPDF, ExcelLetter  
North DakotaOctober 9, 2023PDF, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
OhioJanuary 5, 2024Excel, PDF, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
OklahomaSeptember 29, 2023PDF, ExcelExcel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY 2023)

URL 
OregonSeptember 21, 2023PDF, ExcelExcel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

URL 
PennsylvaniaAugust 31, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

URL 
Puerto RicoSeptember 1, 2021Excel, ExcelN/ALetterURL 
Rhode IslandJanuary 22, 2024Excel ,Excel, PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
South CarolinaOctober 18, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
South DakotaSeptember 5, 2023PDF, Excel, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

URLPDF
TennesseeSeptember 22, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Letter

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY 2023)

URLPDF (2023)
TexasAugust 23, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, ExcelLetterURL

PDF (2022)

PDF (2023)

UtahOctober 13, 2023Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, Excel, ExcelLetterURLPDF
VermontOctober 13, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL

PDF, PDF, PDF, PDF, PDF

PDF (2023)

VirginiaJuly 28, 2023PDF, Excel, Excel, Excel, PDFPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
WashingtonJanuary 10, 2024Excel, PDFPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
West VirginiaAugust 11, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, ExcelLetterURL 
WisconsinAugust 1, 2023PDF, ExcelExcel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY23)

Letter

URL 
WyomingNovember 29, 2023PDF, ExcelPDF, Excel

Response to Tolerance Proposal Letter (FY22)

Letter

 

URL

PDF, PDF, PDF

PDF (2023)

* Accessibility: The Department places a high priority on posting documents on its website that meet the accessibility standards established by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and is working diligently to ensure that those standards are met by all documents posted on this page. If you experience problems with the accessibility of any of these materials, and need them in an alternative format, please contact OESE's Office of State and Grantee Relations at SGR@ed.gov or (202) 453-5563. Please be specific in your request about the information you need, which may include identifying MOEquity data from a specific State.

The Department released initial maintenance of effort (MOE) guidance on April 21, 2021, providing information on the MOE requirements under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund and the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. This maintenance of effort (MOE) guidance document was updated on August 15, 2022.

Consistent with a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Department is allowing States to include both Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) awarded under the CARES Act and Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF) awarded under the ARP Act that are spent on elementary and secondary education or higher education, as applicable, for the purpose of determining State support for education under the maintenance of effort requirements.

Updated on December 9, 2022, the MOE Appendix B Template is available for State internal use.

States' MOE data can be found in the ESF Transparency Portal under each State.

On August 16, 2023, the Department held a Grantee Learning Series webinar on Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity.

Maintenance of Effort Waiver Requests

The Department has received the following MOE waiver requests.

StateMOE Waiver RequestStatus
ColoradoPDFWithdrawn by State
ConnecticutPDF, PDF, PDFWithdrawn by State
FloridaPDFWithdrawn by State
GeorgiaPDFFY 2023 Waiver Approved
IdahoPDFFY 2023 Waiver Approved
IndianaPDF, PDF, PDFWithdrawn by State
IllinoisPDFWithdrawn by State
KansasPDF, PDFWithdrawn by State
KentuckyPDFFY 2023 Waiver Approved
LouisianaPDF, PDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved
MichiganPDFWithdrawn by State
MinnesotaPDF, Word, PDF, PDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved, FY 2023 Waiver Approved
MissouriPDF, PDFWithdrawn by State (FY 2020, 2023)
North DakotaPDF, WordWithdrawn by State
Northern Mariana IslandsPDFFYs 2020 and 2021 Waiver Approved
New HampshirePDF, PDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved
New HampshirePDF, PDF, PDFFY 2023 Waiver Approved
New JerseyPDFWithdrawn by State
New MexicoPDF, PDF, PDFWithdrawn by State
New YorkPDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved
New YorkPDFFY 2023 Waiver under review
NebraskaPDFFY 2023 Waiver Approved
OhioPDF, PDFFY 2023 Waiver Approved
OklahomaPDF, PDF, WordWithdrawn by State (FY's 2021, 2022, 2023)
OregonPDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved, FY 2023 Waiver under review
PennsylvaniaPDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved
Puerto RicoPDF, PDF, Excel, PDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved
Rhode IslandPDFWithdrawn by State
WashingtonPDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved, FY 2023 Waiver Withdrawn by State
West VirginiaPDF, PDF, PDFFY 2022 Waiver Approved, FY 2023 Waiver Approved

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 grant recipients report on subawards made that equal or exceed $30,000. Federal Prime recipients of 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 subaward reporting requirements see FSRS — Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System and eCFR :: 2 CFR Part 170.

FFATA Reporting Webinar and Forum (2.1.2023)

GSA Answers Your FFATA Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) Questions (4.28.2023)

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 Quarterly Reporting

The ESSER I Quarterly Reporting Fact Sheet can be found here: CARES-Act-Quarterly-Reporting-FINAL-Reissued-11162020.pdf.

State and school district/Local Educational Agency (LEAs) plans for using ARP ESSER funds are an important resource for public transparency into the use of ARP ESSER funds. The Department encourages all stakeholders, including parents, families, and educators, to review their State and LEA/school district plans, and to contact State and local education officials to learn more. Links to all ARP ESSER State and LEA/school district plans and approved materials are posted below.

What Families and Communities Need to Know

Within two weeks of signing the American Rescue Plan, the Department of Education distributed $81,316,533,333.00 of ARP ESSER funds to States, two-thirds of each State's total funding. In order to receive their remaining funding, the American Rescue Plan required States to submit and the Department to approve a plan for how the State would use ARP ESSER funds to safely re-open and provide academic and mental health supports for school communities to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. As of the end of 2021, all State Plans were approved, and all ARP ESSER funds were distributed to the States. Using the table below, you can find the plan your State submitted, the plan the Department approved, and highlights of the approved Plan.

The Department also required States to make sure that school districts/LEAs provided plans for how they were spending their American Rescue Plan funds for the safe return to in-person instruction and a safe academic recovery. At the Department's direction, each State was required to provide a way for families and communities to view their individual district's plan. In the table below, you can find the link to where each State's district/LEA plans can be found.

Engaging with State and Local Leaders

Both States and school districts/LEAs were required to engage families, educators, representatives of students with disabilities, and a broad range of other stakeholders as they created these plans. The publication of a plan, however, should not be the end of this engagement, as school districts/LEAs are expected to adjust their plans based on the needs of students. If your State does not have your school district/LEA's plan listed, please directly contact your school district/LEA or use the school district's website to locate the plan. All school districts/LEAs are required to post their plans, and all States are responsible for ensuring all school district/LEA plans are posted on the State Educational Agency website.

Parents, families, educators, and communities have a deep understanding of the needs of their students. If you have questions or concerns about how your State or school district/LEA plans to use its ARP ESSER funds, the Department encourages you to engage with your local school district/LEA. While the Department of Education is using its full authority to oversee and monitor the effective use of these funds, the voices of local communities are critical to ensuring that funds are used to address the specific needs of students in your community.

StateTotal American Rescue Plan ESSER Funds AwardedApproved State
Materials (Final ARP ESSER State Plan,
Approval Letter)
Communication Materials
(State Plan Highlights)
School District/LEA Use of Funds Plans on State Websites
ALABAMA$2,021,518,529
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Alabama State Link to Local Plans
ALASKA$358,770,937
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Alaska State Link to Local Plans

Alaska State Link to Local Plans (PDF)

ARIZONA$2,583,943,517
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
    (11/8/2022)
  • Approval Letter
    (10/7/2022)
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (5/30/2024) (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Arizona State Link to Local Plans
ARKANSAS $1,254,119,960 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (10/16/2023) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (7/7/2021) 
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Arkansas State Link to Local Plans
CALIFORNIA$15,079,696,097
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
California State Link to Local Plans
COLORADO$1,167,153,961
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (12/19/23) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (11/4/2021)
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (6/9/2021) (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Colorado State Link to Local Plans
CONNECTICUT $1,106,696,657 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (6/23/2023) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (8/27/2021)
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Connecticut State Link to Local Plans

Connecticut State Link to Local Plans (Word)

DELAWARE$410,733,965  
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (7/22/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (1/31/2022) (PDF)
  • Approved Letter (10/26/2023) (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Delaware State Link to Local Plans
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $386,476,999 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (7/7/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (1/18/2022) (PDF)
  • Attachments
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
District of Columbia State Link to Local Plans
FLORIDA$7,043,370,152
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights
    (PDF)
Florida State Link to Local Plans
GEORGIA $4,249,371,244 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Georgia State Link to Local Plans
HAWAII$412,530,212
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Hawaii State Link to Local Plans

 

IDAHO$440,131,922
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (9/13/2021)(PDF)
  • Approval Letter (3/18/2022) (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Idaho State Link to Local Plans
ILLINOIS$5,058,601,934  
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Illinois State Link to Local Plans
INDIANA$1,996,145,076
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (8/12/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (6/2/2022) (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Indiana State Link to Local Plans (Excel)
IOWA  
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Iowa State Link to Local Plans

Iowa State Link to Local Plans (Excel)

 

KANSAS $830,585,182 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Kansas State Link to Local Plans
KENTUCKY $2,001,216,921
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Kentucky State Link to Local Plans
LOUISIANA $2,607,334,054 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Louisiana State Link to Local Plans

Louisiana State Link to Local Plans

MAINE  
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF) (9/13/2021)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)(3/17/2023)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Maine State Link to Local Plans
MARYLAND$1,952,539,087
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Maryland State Link to Local Plans (Excel)
MASSACHUSETTS $1,831,416,990 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF) (7/7/2021)
  • Approval Letter (PDF) (9/2/2022)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Massachusetts State Link to Local Plans (Excel)
MICHIGAN $3,722,478,258 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Michigan State Link to Local Plans

Michigan State Link to Local Plans (Excel)

MINNESOTA$1,321,564,450
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Minnesota State Link to Local Plans
MISSISSIPPI$1,628,366,137
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (11/8/2022)
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (12/30/2021)
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Mississippi State Link to Local Plans
MISSOURI$1,957,916,288
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (10/5/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (3/25/2022) (PDF)**
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Missouri State Link to Local Plans
MONTANA$382,019,236 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (8/5/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (5/11/2022) (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Montana State Link to Local Plans
NEBRASKA$546,290,147 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF) (4/11/2023)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Nebraska State Link to Local Plans
NEVADA$ 1,072,783,189
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (9/13/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (5/23/2022) (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlight (PDF)
Nevada State Link to Local Plans
NEW HAMPSHIRE $350,561,159 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
    (9/13/2022)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
    (8/15/2022)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
New Hampshire State Link to Local Plans
NEW JERSEY $2,766,529,533 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (10/16/2023) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (8/12/2021) (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
New Jersey State Link to Local Plans (Excel)
NEW MEXICO $979,056,256 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (7/22/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (1/7/2022) (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
New Mexico State Link to Local Plans
NEW YORK $8,995,282,324 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
New York State Link to Local Plans
NORTH CAROLINA$3,601,780,364  
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (6/23/2023) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (9/13/2021) (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
North Carolina State Link to Local Plans
NORTH DAKOTA $305,338,029 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

North Dakota State Link to Local Plans

North Dakota State Link to Local Plans (Excel)

OHIO $4,475,243,513 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (7/15/2022)
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (7/7/2022)
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Ohio State Link to Local Plans
OKLAHOMA $1,494,647,051 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Oklahoma State Link to Local Plans (PDF)
OREGON $1,121,814,984 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (7/15/2021) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (5/27/2022) (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Oregon State Link to Local Plans
PENNSYLVANIA$5,000,509,095
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Pennsylvania State Link to Local Plans
PUERTO RICO$2,968,079,229
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF) - English, (PDF) - Spanish
N/A
RHODE ISLAND $415,145,839 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Rhode Island State Link to Local Plans

Rhode Island State Link to Local Plans (PDF)

SOUTH CAROLINA$2,113,567,527
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
South Carolina State Link to Local Plans
SOUTH DAKOTA $382,019,236
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
    (1/10/2023)
  • Approval Letter
    (7/21/2021)
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

South Dakota State Link to Local Plans (Excel)

South Dakota State Link to Local Plans

TENNESSEE $2,489,423,407 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • Attachment (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Tennessee State Link to Local Plans

Tennessee State Link to Local Plans (PDF)

TEXAS $12,427,523,267 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter
    (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Texas State Link to Local Plans

Texas State Link to Local Plans (Excel)

UTAH $615,292,016 
  • Approved ARP ESSER
    State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (7/7/2021)
    (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (5/11/2022) (PDF)
  • Attachments (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Utah State Link to Local Plans
VERMONT$285,223,414
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (9/14/2023) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (12/30/2021) (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Vermont State Link to Local Plans
VIRGINIA$2,110,988,891
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Virginia State Link to Local Plans (Excel)
WASHINGTON$1,852,501,071 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)

Washington State Link to Local Plans

Washington State Link to Local Plans

WEST VIRGINIA $761,960,095 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
West Virginia State Link to Local Plans
WISCONSIN$1,541,867,439
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (12/6/21) (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (5/2/22) (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)

Wisconsin State Link to Local Plans

 

WYOMING $303,779,377 
  • Approved ARP ESSER State Plan (PDF)
  • Approval Letter (PDF)
  • PDF (Submitted)
  • Highlights (PDF)
Wyoming Sate Link to Local Plans

* Award Amount: Two-thirds of the ARP ESSER awards were allocated to states on March 24, 2021. States were subsequently required to complete and submit an ARP ESSER State plan to receive the additional one-third of ARP ESSER funds upon Department approval. 

** Accessibility: The Department places a high priority on posting documents on its website that meet the accessibility standards established by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and is working diligently to ensure that those standards are met by all documents posted on this page. If you experience problems with the accessibility of any of these materials, and need them in an alternative format, please contact OESE's Office of State and Grantee Relations at SGR@ed.gov or (202) 453-5563. Please be specific in your request about the information you need, which may include identifying a specific ARP ESSER State plan or portion of an ARP ESSER State plan.

*** Disclaimer: The links/files posted above have been submitted to the Department by SEAs. SEAs are responsible for reviewing the posted links/files and all contents to ensure the accuracy of what is publicly available. Should an SEA wish to update any of the links/files posted above, it should contact its State mailbox at STATE.oese@ed.gov (e.g. Alabama.oese@ed.gov). The Department will update the links when it receives new or revised information from States. The Department does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any of the information available at the State-provided links. Please note: Some state-provided links take the reader to a landing page where additional steps are needed to access the data. In some cases, the reader may need to enter the name of the LEA to search.

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As a part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, state educational agencies (SEAs) were required to provide to the Department a URL where the public can readily find data on each school's operating status. The chart below includes the URL that each SEA provided to the Department.

The SEA was also required to provide the Department with the URL(s) for the SEA and/or local educational agency (LEA) websites where the public can find the LEA plans for the safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of services required under section 2001(i) of the ARP Act. The Department will post links to the SEA or LEA websites where these LEA plans can be found as they are submitted by States. 

ARP ESSER Operating Status and Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plans

StateLink to State Website with State-Provided Data on School Operating Status**Link to State or LEA website with LEA Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Service Plans**
AlabamaLinkExcel
AlaskaExcelLink
ArizonaLinkLink
ArkansasLink
Link
Link
CaliforniaLinkLink
ColoradoLinkLink
ConnecticutLinkExcel
DelawareLinkLink
District of ColumbiaLink
Link
Link
FloridaLinkLink
GeorgiaLinkLink
HawaiiLinkLink
IdahoLinkLink
IllinoisLinkLink
IndianaLink
Excel
Excel
IowaLinkLink
KansasLinkExcel
KentuckyLinkLink
LouisianaLinkLink
Link
MaineLinkExcel
MarylandLinkExcel
MassachusettsLinkExcel
MichiganLinkExcel
Link
MinnesotaLinkLink
MississippiExcelLink
MissouriLinkLink
MontanaLinkLink
NebraskaLinkLink
NevadaLinkLink
New HampshireLinkLink
New JerseyLinkExcel
New MexicoLinkExcel
New YorkLinkLink
North CarolinaLinkLink
North DakotaLinkExcel
OhioLinkLink
OklahomaLinkLink
OregonLinkLink
PennsylvaniaLinkLink
Puerto RicoLinkN/A
Rhode IslandLinkLink
South CarolinaLinkLink
South DakotaLinkExcel
Link
TennesseeExcelLink
PDF
TexasLinkLink
Excel
UtahLinkLink
VermontLink
Link
Link
VirginiaLinkExcel
WashingtonLinkLink
West VirginiaLinkLink
WisconsinLinkLink
WyomingLinkLink

*Accessibility: The Department places a high priority on posting documents on its website that meet the accessibility standards established by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and is working diligently to ensure that those standards are met by all documents posted on this page. If you experience problems with the accessibility of any of these materials, and need them in an alternative format, please contact OESE's Office of State and Grantee Relations at SGR@ed.gov or (202) 453-5563. Please be specific in your request about the information you need.

**Disclaimer: The links/files posted above have been submitted to the Department by SEAs. SEAs are responsible for reviewing the posted links/files and all contents to ensure the accuracy of what is publicly available. Should an SEA wish to update any of the links/files posted above, it should contact its State mailbox at STATE.oese@ed.gov (e.g., Alabama.oese@ed.gov). The Department will update the links when it receives new or revised information from States. The Department does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of any of the information available at the State-provided links. Please note: Some State-provided links take the reader to a landing page where additional steps are needed to access the data. In some cases, the reader may need to enter the name of the LEA to search.

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