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American Rescue Plan

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On Thursday, March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, which delivered critical aid to States (as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia), districts, schools, educators, students, and families as the country continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education (Department) will move quickly to get these vital resources to each State, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.

The Department is committed to supporting State educational agencies (SEAs) and school districts in implementing these unprecedented resources to promote safe school operations and equity-driven, sustainable, evidence-based programs to serve students — especially those who are the furthest from opportunity — and to continue to strengthen teaching and learning.

Bureau of Indian Education

As part of the CARES Act’s Education Stabilization Fund, the Department is required to set aside one-half of 1% of the $30.75 billion ($153,750,000) for programs operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Interior. The Department signed an agreement with BIE on June 12, 2020, to govern the terms of the funds transferred to BIE.  The Department initiated the transfer of funds to Interior on June 15, 2020.

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General

SGR Newsflash


FY 2024
DateAwardEventResources
September 30, 2024ARP ESSER, ARP EANSDeadline to obligate funds (including Tydings period) and performance period ends 
March 15, 2024CRRSA Act, ARP Act (ESSER & GEER)Maintenance of Effort final expenditure data for FY2023 overall State spending due 
October 28, 2024 - November 7, 2024EANSAnnual Report Year 3 Corrections Re-Open Period 
October 21, 2024 - October 31, 2024GEERAnnual Report Year 4 Corrections Re-Open Period 
October 7, 2024 - October 17, 2024EANSAnnual Performance Report Year 2 Prior Year Re-Open Period 
September 30, 2024 - October 10, 2024GEERAnnual Performance Report Year 3 Prior Year Re-Open Period 
September 9, 2024 - September 26, 2024ESSERAnnual Performance Report Year 4 Corrections Re-Open Period 
July 29, 2024 - August 15, 2024ESSERAnnual Performance Report Year 3 Prior Year Re-Open Period 
May 13, 2024 - June 6, 2024ESSERAnnual Performance Report Year 4 Submission Period 
April 22, 2024 - May 9, 2024EANSAnnual Performance Report Year 3 Submission Period 
April 15, 2024 - May 2, 2024GEERAnnual Performance Report Year 4 Submission Period 

FY 2023
DateAwardEventResources
December 31, 2023ARP ESSERDeadline for SEAs to publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2023 on the SEA website 
September 30, 2023ESSER II
GEER II
EANS
Deadline to obligate funds (includes Tydings period) and reporting period ends 
July 31, 2023ARP ESSERDeadline for SEAs to provide final FY 2023 Maintenance of Equity data to the DepartmentSEAs are encouraged to submit FY 2023 small LEA tolerance proposals, if applicable, alongside the final FY 2023 data submission. If additional time is required to develop a small LEA tolerance proposal, please provide a specific date of anticipated submission.
June 12, 2023 — June 29, 2023EANSAnnual Report Year 2 Submission Window 
June 5, 2023 — June 22, 2023GEERAnnual Report Year 3 Submission Window 
April 10, 2023 — May 4, 2023ESSERAnnual Report Year 3 Submission Window 
March 15, 2023ARP
ESSER
Deadline for SEAs to submit a small LEA tolerance proposal for the FY 2022 Maintenance of Equity requirementResponses to SEA proposals are available here: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
March 15, 2023ESSER II,
ARP ESSER
States seeking a waiver of FY 2022 MOE requirements should submit a detailed waiver request. The request must include final FY 2022 expenditure data as outlined in the Department's August 2022 guidance. The request may include information on the steps the State has taken or will take in FY 2023 to address the FY 2022 MOE shortfall with additional appropriations.The Department's August 2022 Guidance
March 15, 2023ESSER II,
ARP ESSER
CRRSA & ARP Maintenance of Effort (MOE): Deadline for SEAs to submit final FY2022 MaintenanceUpdated on December 9, 2022, the MOE Appendix B Template is available for State internal use

FY 2022
DateAwardEventResources
December 31, 2022ARP ESSERDeadline for SEAs to publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2022Notice of Final Requirement
December 31, 2022ESSER I
GEER I
Recommended deadline for SEAs to apply for liquidation extension requests under CARES ESSER and GEER programs

Liquidation Extension Request Template

 

 

CARES Liquidation Extension Letter

November 1, 2022ARP ESSERDeadline for SEAs to publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty school FY 2023Notice of Final Requirement
October 14, 2022ARP ESSERDeadline for SEAs to provide initial FY 2023 SEA-level maintenance of equity dataAppendix A https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/12/Maintenance-of-Equity-updated-FAQs_12.29.21_Final.pdf
September 30, 2022

ESSER I

 

 

GEER I

Deadline to obligate funds (includes Tydings Period)/Reporting Period Ends 
August-December, 2022ARP ESSERARP ESSER one-year award deadline for supplemental 1/3 
July 8, 2022ARP ESSERDeadline for SEAs to publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty school FY 2022Notice of Final Requirement
May 16 — July 1, 2022

ESSER I 

 

 

ESSER II

ARP ESSER

Annual Report Submission Window:

 

 

  • ESSER I (Year 2 Data)
  • ESSER II (Year 1 Data)
  • ARP ESSER (Year 1 Data)
https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help
May 16 — June 10, 2022

GEER I 

 

 

GEER II

Annual Report Submission Window:

 

 

  • GEER I (Year 2 Data)
  • GEER II (Year 1 Data)
https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help
May 16 — June 3, 2022CRSSA
EANS

Annual Report Submission Window:

 

 

  • CRSSA EANS Year 1
https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help
May 13, 2022

ESSER

 

 

GEER

EANS

Late Liquidation LetterLate Liquidation Letter
April 1, 2022

ESSER II 

 

 

GEER II

EANS

ARP ESSER

ARP EANS

Deadline for grantees to confirm data for MOE CRRSA/ARPEmail sent to grantees on March 17,2022
March 24 — September 2, 2022ARP EANSARP EANS six-month award deadline 
March 24, 2022ARP ESSERARP ESSER one-year award deadline for first 2/3 of funds 
March 21-April 1, 2022ESSER I GEER IAPR Re-Open Period - ESSER I and GEER I (Year 1) Corrections 

Targeted Monitoring focuses on specific areas of compliance with Federal requirements for States with potential grantee compliance issues. It also includes the work that the Department does to monitor and support States to come into compliance with the unique Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity provisions required by the pandemic relief acts.

Comprehensive Monitoring consists of a full programmatic and fiscal review focused on the grantee's implementation of the pandemic relief programs. This type of monitoring evaluates the systems and processes a grantee uses to implement its programs, including the grantee's accounting systems and fiscal controls, internal controls, personnel, allocations, budgeting, and subrecipient monitoring.

Consolidated Monitoring is a cross-program review of the grantee's implementation of its K-12 formula grants for both pandemic relief funding and Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) formula grant programs administered by OESE.

StateDateType of MonitoringReport LinkFindingsCloseout Letter 
TennesseeApril 2020Consolidated - ESSER and GEERPDF, PDFYes - other programPDF 
KentuckyAugust 2020Consolidated - ESSER and GEERPDFNo findingsn/a 
IndianaOctober 2021Comprehensive - ESSER and GEERPDFYes — Programmatic (ESSER and GEER)PDF 
IowaOctober 2020Targeted - ESSERPDFYes — Programmatic (ESSER)PDF 
TexasNovember 2020Targeted - ESSERPDFYes — Programmatic (GEER)PDF 
MaineSeptember 2023Consolidated - ESSERPDFYes - Programmatic (ESSER)Pending 
MontanaDecember 2020Targeted - ESSERPDFYes — Programmatic (GEER)PDF 
New JerseyMarch 2024Comprehensive - ESSER and EANSPDFNo findingsn/a 
New MexicoMarch 2024Consolidated - ESSER and EANSPDFYes - Programmatic (ESSER)Pending 
North CarolinaJanuary 2021Targeted - ESSERPDFYes — Programmatic (GEER)PDF 
NevadaJanuary 2021Targeted - ESSERPDFYes — Programmatic (GEER)PDF 
OklahomaFebruary 2021Targeted - GEERPDFYes — Programmatic (GEER)PDF 
West VirginiaFebruary 2021Targeted - ESSERPDFYes — Programmatic (GEER)PDF 
MaineNovember 2021Targeted - ESSERPDFPendingPending 
NebraskaJune 2022Targeted - ESSERPDFNo findingsPDF 
WisconsinAugust 2022Targeted - ESSERPDFNo findingsn/a 
CaliforniaJuly 2022Comprehensive - ESSER and GEERPDFYes — Programmatic (ESSER)PDF 
FloridaNovember 2022Consolidated — ESSER and GEERPDFNo findingsn/a 
WashingtonFebruary 2023Consolidated - ESSERPDF, PDFYes - other programsPending 

Fiscal Monitoring Protocols

ESSER Monitoring Protocols

GEER Monitoring Protocols

EANS Monitoring Protocols

Liquidation Extension Protocols

FY 2023 Compliance Supplement

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.

For more information on CARES Act Quarterly Reporting, please visit: https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/11/CARES-Act-Quarterly-Reporting-FINAL-Reissued-11162020.pdf.

SGR Grantee Learning Series: FFATA and APR Webinar (8.23.2023)

FFATA Reporting Webinar and Forum (2.1.2023)

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

FFATA Reporting

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

Reporting Deadlines

ESSER, GEER, and EANS FY22 Annual Performance Reporting (APR)  
ProgramAPR PeriodData Correction Period
ESSER Year 4 (FY23)5/13/2024 to 6/6/20249/9/2024 to 9/26/2024
ESSER Year 3 (FY22)Closed7/29/2024 to 8/15/2024
GEER Year 4 (FY23)4/14/2024 to 5/2/202410/21/2024 to 10/31/2024
GEER Year 3 (FY22)Closed9/30/2024 to 10/10/2024
EANS Year 3 (FY23)4/22/2024 to 5/9/202410/28/2024 to 11/7/2024
EANS Year 2 (FY22)Closed10/7/2024 to 10/17/2024

Annual Reporting

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

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

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.

Since March 2020, the Department has made available resources (see below) that highlight promising practices for State and local educational agencies to use in addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their students.

  • On July 14, 2022, the Department held a formal webinar, Compliance Supplement. The recording and transcript are available here.
  • The Department has made available resources on using ESSER and GEER funds for improving ventilation in schools to prevent COVID-19 here.
  • As a part of EO 14000, the Department set up the Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse, which highlights a number of promising practices from the field on how schools and districts can address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The Lessons from the Field Webinar series, hosted on the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments site, is a regular webinar, cohosted by the Department and the CDC, that highlights promising practices in the field. This webinar has addressed topics from early childhood education to school nutrition to mental health supports.
  • In December 2021, the Department launched two new multistate communities of practice to support states in addressing the impact of lost instructional time from the pandemic. Read more about this resource here.
  • In January 2022, the Department and its technical assistance partner, the National Comprehensive Center, released a resource to help states share their progress deploying ARP ESSER funds. Read more about this resource here.
  • In April 2022, the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services hosted a formal webinar, Practical and Sustainable Strategies for Leveraging COVID Relief Funds to Support Student and Staff Mental Health. Read more about this webinar here. Linked here is the recording and transcript.
See Also
American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE)

Supports Tribal education agencies (TEAs) in the provision of direct services to Indian children and youth.

Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY)

Supports the specific needs of homeless children and youth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER)

Supports public elementary and secondary education schools with relief funding during the pandemic.

Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (ARP EANS)

Supports non-public schools with relief funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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