View the "Announcements" tab for the most recent information related to ARP programs.
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.
- ARP law: R. 1319
- ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief — Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY)
- American Rescue Plan American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE)
- ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER)
- ARP Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (ARP EANS)
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.
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
Click on each program for program-related announcements
ESSER
- G5 Email, December 5, 2024: CRRSA and ARP Liquidation Extensions Communication
- G5 Email, November 21, 2024: ARP ESSER State Plan Amendment Update
- G5 Email, November 13, 2024: Implementation of Approved ARP Waiver
- October 25, 2024: FFATA Reporting Deadline for ARP Grant Programs
- G5 Email, September 9, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadline Approaching
- G5 Email, September 6, 2024: Memo from Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Schott re: LEA-level Maintenance of Equity Requirements
- G5 Email, July 23, 2024: Reallocation of Unobligated ARP ESSER Funds
- G5 Email, June 12, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadlines and Liquidation Extensions
- G5 Email, May 10, 2024: Consolidated Admin Funds Tydings Waiver Q & A
- G5 Email, April 29, 2024: Webinar Presentation — Consolidated Administrative Funds Tydings Waiver
- Dear Colleague Letter, April 25, 2024: FY 2022 Admin Funds Tydings Waiver
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, February 7, 2024: ESSER FY23 Intervention Participation and Expenditure Detail Reporting Review Webinar Materials
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, January 31, 2024: ESSER Reporting Resources and Expectations
- G5 Email, January 29, 2024: ARP ESSER State Plan Amendments
- G5 Email, January 9, 2024: ARP ESSER Liquidation Extension Letter. Updated Technical FAQs for ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extensions. View the ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extension Request template here.
- G5 Email, January 8, 2024: FY2023 Maintenance of Effort Update
- G5 Email, October 25, 2023: State Invitation and Interest Form for Strategic Planning and Continued Recovery
- G5 Email, October 24, 2023: LEA-level MOEquity Reporting Update
- G5 Email, September 18, 2023: ARP Liquidation Extension Request Letter
- G5 Email, September 1, 2023: ESSER Activity Participation Reporting; ESSER-Funded Activities
- G5 Email, August 31, 2023: Letter regarding Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 Maintenance of Equity Requirements
- SF Reporting Help Desk Email, July 24, 2023: ESSER FY 2022 (Year 3) Annual Performance Report Data Collection Now Re-Open!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, July 3, 2023: ESSER FY 2021 (Year 2) Annual Performance Report Data Collection Now Re-Open!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, June 28, 2023: ESSER/ESF-SEA — ESF Reporting Helpdesk Office Hours Available!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, June 20, 2023: ESSER Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 2) Re-Open Advance Reminder
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- G5 Email, May 3, 2023: Davis-Bacon Resources and Office Hours
- G5 Email, April 27, 2023: Davis-Bacon Overview Brief
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, April 13, 2023: Two weeks left to submit ESSER fiscal year 2022 (Year 3) APR!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 22, 2023: Official UEIs Required for Submission of ESSER Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) and Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 2) APRs
- SF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 20, 2023: In preparation for Year 3 of the ESSER Fund Annual Performance Reporting data collection, ESSER Year 3 Business Rules Guide was posted to the Grantee Help Page.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 15, 2023: Notice of upcoming webinar on ESSER Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) Annual Reporting Technical Process. Webinar session will be held on 4/3/2023, 2pm EDT
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 7, 2023: ESSER Year 3 Reporting Submitter Confirmation
- G5 Email, February 27, 2023: Notice of upcoming webinar on the federal grant closeout process for CARES grants. Webinar sessions will be held on 3/7/2023, 11am EST and 3/9/2023, 2pm EST
- G5 Email, February 2, 2023: ESSER Reporting Resources and Expectations
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Obligated but Unused ESSER I or GEER I Equitable Services Funds
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Administrative Costs During the ESSER I and GEER I Liquidation Period
- G5 Email, January 23, 2023: Maintenance of Equity FAQs Update Letter
- G5 Email, December 22, 2022: Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity Requirements Memo
- G5 Email, December 19, 2022: MOE FY2023 Interim Data Submission Deadline
- G5 Email, December 7, 2022: Updated ESSER and GEER FAQs
- Dear Colleague Letter, November 14, 2022: Regarding the Use of American Rescue Plan Funds for Career Pathway
- G5 Email, October 28, 2022: Liquidation Extension November 9 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, October 21, 2022: Liquidation Extension October 26 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, October 3, 2022: Reminder of upcoming ARP ESSER LEA-level Maintenance of Equity deadline on November 1
- G5 Email, September 29, 2022: Release of a Liquidation Extension Request Template for CARES ESSER and CARES GEER. Link to Liquidation Extension Request Template. Link to CARES Liquidation Extension Letter.
- G5 Email, September 19, 2022: Notification of ARP ESSER State Plan Amendment Requirements
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, August 22, 2022: ESSER Year 2 APR Reopen Now Available! All SEAs are required to review and resubmit the ESSER Year 2 APR by September 9, 2022.
- G5 Email, August 17, 2022: ESSER I and GEER I Obligation Deadlines Guidance
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, August 2, 2022: The ESSER Year 2 Annual Performance Report (APR) will have a reopen period from Monday, August 22, 2022 — Friday, September 9, 2022. Your SEA will be able to resolve isolated data quality issues identified by the Department and update reported data within the ESSER Year 2 APR. You will receive a notification from the ESF Helpdesk if the U.S. Department of Education identifies your state with potential data quality issues. Participation will be mandatory if your state provided unofficial Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs) in the initial open.
- G5 Email, July 27, 2022: CARES Act Disposition of Equipment and Supplies
- G5 Email, July 26, 2022: Maintenance of Equity Updated FAQs
- G5 Email, July 22, 2022: Maintenance of Effort update
- G5 Email, July 1, 2022: Reminder of upcoming MOEquity reporting deadlines
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email June 21, 2022: Due to the FY 2020 Title I data correction and adjustments to ESSER I allocations resulting from the FY 2019 Title I data correction, the U.S. Department of Education revised the ARP ESSER fund allocations to states. These revisions were not originally reflected in the ESSER Year 2 APR within the ESF Data Collection Tool but are now shown on Page 1 under the ARP ESSER
- June 9, 2022 at 2pm EST: the Department hosted a webinar entitled LEA-level Maintenance of Equity Reporting Requirements, outlining the local maintenance of equity reporting requirements for SEAs and LEAs in the Notice of Final Requirement.
- G5 Email, June 2, 2022: The Department has published a Notice of Final Requirement (NFR) 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.
- ESSER Year 2 reporting window open: May 31 through July 1, 2022
- ESSER Year 2 APR Technical Webinar: a technical demonstration and overview of the Data Collection Tool -- Tuesday, May 17 at 2 pm ET
Register here: https://aemcorp.webex.com/aemcorp/j.php?RGID=r9cc80d5c8655e428c690772d638170eb - ESSER Year 2 Definitions Webinar: additional guidance provided by the U.S. Department of Education on ESSER Definitions -- Wednesday, May 4 at 2 pm ET
Register here: https://aemcorp.webex.com/aemcorp/j.php?RGID=rd95d5592264e551f8a1e646575048847 - G5 Email March 14, 2022: ESSER Year 2 Form Review Webinar (3/1/22) and Q&A posted in ESF Annual Reporting Tool Grantee Help Page, under the Year 2 Annual Performance Report Preparation section: https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/esser.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email March 11, 2022: Important Clarification on Definition of "Expenditure" for ESSER APR; Reporting periods for ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP ESSER
GEER
- G5 Email, August 5, 2024: Reverting ARP EANS Funds
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, August 14, 2023: GEER Year 2 Reopen Period and TA
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, May 17, 2023: GEER/ESF-Governor Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) Annual Performance Reporting Technical Webinar — May 31, 2023
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, May 15, 2023: GEER and ESF-Governor Year 3 Business Rules Guide, Reporting Checklist Resource, and File Checker Available
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, May 10, 2023: Official UEIs Required for Submission of GEER Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) and Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 2) APRs
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- G5 Email, May 3, 2023: Davis-Bacon Resources and Office Hours
- G5 Email, April 27, 2023: Davis-Bacon Overview Brief
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 9, 2023: GEER Reporting Resources and Expectations Letter
- G5 Email, February 27, 2023: Notice of upcoming webinar on the federal grant closeout process for CARES grants. Webinar sessions will be held on 3/7/2023, 11am EST and 3/9/2023, 2pm EST
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Obligated but Unused ESSER I or GEER I Equitable Services Funds
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Administrative Costs During the ESSER I and GEER I Liquidation Period
- G5 Email, December 22, 2022: Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity Requirements Memo
- G5 Email, December 19, 2022: MOE FY2023 Interim Data Submission Deadline
- G5 Email, December 7, 2022: Updated ESSER and GEER FAQs
- Dear Colleague Letter, November 14, 2022: Regarding the Use of American Rescue Plan Funds for Career Pathway
- G5 Email, October 28, 2022: Liquidation Extension October 26 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, October 21, 2022: Liquidation Extension October 26 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, September 29, 2022: Release of a Liquidation Extension Request Template for CARES ESSER and CARES GEER. Link to Liquidation Extension Request Template. Link to CARES Liquidation Extension Letter.
- G5 Email, August 17, 2022: ESSER I and GEER I Obligation Deadlines Guidance
- G5 Email, August 2, 2022: EANS Disposition Clarification
- G5 Email, July 29, 2022: Reverted EANS Funds and Reimbursing Non-Public Schools and FFATA Reporting
- G5 Email, July 27, 2022: CARES Act Disposition of Equipment and Supplies
- July 22, 2022: The GEER and ESF-Governor Year 2 Annual Performance Report will have a targeted reopen period from Monday, August 1, 2022 — Friday, August 19, 2022.
- G5 Email, February 15, 2022: The Year 2 Annual Reporting period opens Monday, May 16, 2022, through Friday, June 10, 2022 for GEER I (Year 2 Data) and GEER II (Year 1 Data). Resources are posted on the ESF Grantee Help Page.
EANS
- G5 Email, December 5, 2024: CRRSA and ARP Liquidation Extensions Communication
- G5 Email, November 13, 2024: Implementation of Approved APR Waiver
- October 25, 2024: FFATA Reporting Deadline for ARP Grant Programs
- G5 Email, September 26, 2024: Clarification on EANS Prior Approval Communication
- G5 Email, September 9, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadline Approaching
- G5 Email, September 5, 2024: EANS Prior Approval Communication
- G5 Email, August 5, 2024: Reverting ARP EANS Funds
- G5 Email, June 12, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadlines and Liquidation Extensions
- G5 Email, May 10, 2024: Consolidated Admin Funds Tydings Waiver Q & A
- G5 Email, April 29, 2024: Webinar Presentation — Consolidated Administrative Funds Tydings Waiver
- Dear Colleague Letter, April 25, 2024: FY 2022 Admin Funds Tydings Waiver
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- G5 Email, January 9, 2024: ARP ESSER Liquidation Extension Letter. Updated Technical FAQs for ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extensions. View the ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extension Request template here.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, December 20, 2023: EANS FY 2023 (Year 3) Annual Performance Report Forms and Changes (APR Report Form)
- G5 Email, September 18, 2023: ARP Liquidation Extension Request Letter
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, June 12, 2023: EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Data Collection Now Open
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, May 24, 2023: Webinar Announcement — EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Annual Performance Reporting Technical Webinar — 6.7.2023
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, May 17, 2023: Official UEIs Required for Submission of EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) and Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 1) APRs
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 17, 2023: EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Annual Performance Report Resources
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 5, 2023: EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Form Review Webinar — April 19, 2023
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 5, 2023: EANS Year 2 Reporting Submitter Confirmation
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, March 9, 2023: EANS Reporting Resources and Expectations Letter
- G5 Email, February 10, 2023: EANS Services and Assistance After End of Period of Performance
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Administrative Costs During the EANS Liquidation Period
- G5 Email, January 27, 2023: Letter to Governors: EANS Program Funds
- G5 Email, January 23, 2023: Maintenance of Equity FAQs Update Letter
- G5 Email, August 2, 2022: EANS Disposition Clarification (See the EANS Disposition FAQs for the most recent information on EANS Disposition)
- G5 Email, July 29, 2022: Reverted EANS Funds and Reimbursing Non-Public Schools and FFATA Reporting
- G5 Email, July 29, 2022: ARP EANS Use of Proportionality to Determine Non-Public School Eligibility
- Reporting: The EANS Year 1 data collection opens on May 16, 2022 and closes on June 3, 2022. UEIs must be reported for each EANS Subawardee and Subcontract entity to submit the Year 1 Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) Annual Performance Report (APR).
- G5 Email, May 20, 2022: EANS Disposition Guidance (See the EANS Disposition FAQs for the most recent information on EANS Disposition)
- G5 Email April 4, 2022: EANS Disposition Guidance (See the EANS Disposition FAQs for the most recent information on EANS Disposition)
- G5 Email March 15, 2022: EANS Year 1 Form Review Webinar (2/24/22)and Q&A posted in ESF Annual Reporting Tool Grantee Help Page, under Year 1 Annual Performance Report Preparation section: https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/eans.
- G5 Email January 21, 2022: Handling Unobligated CRRSA EANS Funds
- Email, September 28, 2021: 6-month Obligation Deadline
- G5 Email, July 21, 2021: Implementation at the 6-month Mark
General
- Dear Colleague Letter: Follow Up on ESF Funding (April 3, 2025)
- G6 Email, January 14, 2025: Final Message from Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Schott
- January 14, 2025 Drawdown summary
- Fiscal Year 2023 ESSER Annual Performance Report
- G6 Email, October 3, 2024: Uniform Guidance Updates for ESSER, GEER, and EANS Grantees
- ED's FAQs: https://www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/about/offices/list/ofo/oaga/uniformguidancefaqs.pdf
- Federal Register Notice: https://www.govinfo.gov/link/fr/89/30136
- Redline of changes: https://www.cfo.gov/assets/files/2%20CFR%20Revisions%202024%20Redline.pdf
- G5 Email, August 7, 2024: ESF Information Collection Requests in Federal Register
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- G5 Email, March 15, 2024: CRRSA ESSER, GEER and EANS Liquidation Guidance
- G5 Email, February 9, 2024: Davis Bacon 12/7/23 Webinar Questions and Responses
- G5 Email, January 12, 2024: FY24 Improper Payments Study Communication
- G5 Email, January 11, 2024: ARP Liquidation Extension Webinar
- G5 Email, November 1, 2023: Invitation to SPRC kick-off webinar
- Email bulletin, September 7, 2023: U.S. Department of Education Refunds Process Change
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, September 8, 2023: Redesigned ESF Transparency Portal Homepage
- G5 Email, July 27, 2023: CRRSA ESSER, GEER, and EANS Obligation Deadlines and Extensions
- G5 Email, June 26, 2023: TA on Activities Continuing Beyond the Obligation and Liquidation Periods, FAQ E3d.
- G5 Email, June 5, 2023: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and COVID-19 Relief Funds
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 5, 2023: GEER Year 3 Reporting Submitter Confirmation
- G5 Email, March 22, 2023: Invitation to Education, Innovation, and Research (EIR) Program Overview and Application Considerations Webinar
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, March 8, 2023: Webinar Announcement - ESF-SEA Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) Form Review Webinar — March 21, 2023
- G5 Email, February 15, 2023: FFATA Reporting Requirements and Accuracy
- G5 Email, January 25, 2023: FFATA Reporting Webinar and Forum rescheduled to February 1, 2023, 2:30-4:30pm EST.
- G5 Email, January 12, 2023: Notice of Upcoming FFATA Reporting Webinar and Forum on 1/26/2023.
- G5 Email, September 29, 2022: Release of a Liquidation Extension Request Template for CARES ESSER and CARES GEER. Link to Liquidation Extension Request Template. Link to CARES Liquidation Extension Letter.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, August 10, 2022: Please reference this guidance regarding the inability to obtain official Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs) for the EANS, GEER/ESF-Gov, and ESSER/ESF-SEA Annual Performance Report Reopen periods. If an entity has applied for a UEI but has not yet received the UEI by the respective APR reporting deadline, submit with the provided temporary UEI. These temporary UEIs will need to be updated to actual UEIs at a later date. If an entity has applied for a UEI but SAM.gov denied the UEI because it was determined the entity is not unique (shared name, tax ID, etc.), reporting for that entity should be aggregated to the level/entity recognized by SAM.gov as unique.
- G5 Email, June 29, 2022: Compliance Supplement Webinar
- May 13, 2022: The Department shared a letter concerning late liquidation for the ESSER, GEER, and EANS programs
- Reporting Template Package available on ESF Grantee Help Page: Six templates are available for the subgrantee reporting to include: 1) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act LEA; 2) Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act LEA; 3) CARES Act IHE; 4) CRRSA IHE; 5) CARES Act Other; and 6) CRRSA Other
- G5 Email April 21, 2022: FY 2022 Grantee Satisfaction Survey launch
- G5 Email April 18, 2022: Practical and Sustainable Strategies for Leveraging COVID Relief Funds to Support Student and Staff Mental Health Webinar, April 21, 2022 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm EST. See Promising Practices - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- G5 Email April 15, 2022: Announcement of improvements to OESE SGR web pages
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email March 31, 2022: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) will be used as the primary means of entity identification for Federal awards government-wide beginning April 4, 2022.
- G5 Email March 25, 2022: Update your State's APR Submitter and Editors, "Update User Account and Access Video" found at https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help.
- G5 Email March 25, 2022: MOE Equity March 31st deadline postponed; ESSER Year 2 reporting window open (NEW): May 31 through July 1, 2022; Webinar recording and FAQs posted to ESF Grantee Help page ESF - Help (ed.gov)
- G5 Email Mach 17, 2022: State MOE Required Levels - requesting for a confirmation that your State's MOE data is correct, or an update is needed
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email March 15, 2022: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - New FAQs will be available on 4/22/25. https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/esser/faq
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FY 2024 | |||
| Date | Award | Event | Resources |
| September 30, 2024 | ARP ESSER, ARP EANS | Deadline to obligate funds (including Tydings period) and performance period ends | |
| March 15, 2024 | CRRSA Act, ARP Act (ESSER & GEER) | Maintenance of Effort final expenditure data for FY2023 overall State spending due | |
| October 28, 2024 - November 7, 2024 | EANS | Annual Report Year 3 Corrections Re-Open Period | |
| October 21, 2024 - October 31, 2024 | GEER | Annual Report Year 4 Corrections Re-Open Period | |
| October 7, 2024 - October 17, 2024 | EANS | Annual Performance Report Year 2 Prior Year Re-Open Period | |
| September 30, 2024 - October 10, 2024 | GEER | Annual Performance Report Year 3 Prior Year Re-Open Period | |
| September 9, 2024 - September 26, 2024 | ESSER | Annual Performance Report Year 4 Corrections Re-Open Period | |
| July 29, 2024 - August 15, 2024 | ESSER | Annual Performance Report Year 3 Prior Year Re-Open Period | |
| May 13, 2024 - June 6, 2024 | ESSER | Annual Performance Report Year 4 Submission Period | |
| April 22, 2024 - May 9, 2024 | EANS | Annual Performance Report Year 3 Submission Period | |
| April 15, 2024 - May 2, 2024 | GEER | Annual Performance Report Year 4 Submission Period | |
FY 2023 | |||
| Date | Award | Event | Resources |
| December 31, 2023 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2023 on the SEA website | |
| September 30, 2023 | ESSER II GEER II EANS | Deadline to obligate funds (includes Tydings period) and reporting period ends | |
| July 31, 2023 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to provide final FY 2023 Maintenance of Equity data to the Department | SEAs 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, 2023 | EANS | Annual Report Year 2 Submission Window | |
| June 5, 2023 — June 22, 2023 | GEER | Annual Report Year 3 Submission Window | |
| April 10, 2023 — May 4, 2023 | ESSER | Annual Report Year 3 Submission Window | |
| March 15, 2023 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to submit a small LEA tolerance proposal for the FY 2022 Maintenance of Equity requirement | Responses to SEA proposals are available here: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund |
| March 15, 2023 | ESSER 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, 2023 | ESSER II, ARP ESSER | CRRSA & ARP Maintenance of Effort (MOE): Deadline for SEAs to submit final FY2022 Maintenance | Updated on December 9, 2022, the MOE Appendix B Template is available for State internal use |
FY 2022 | |||
| Date | Award | Event | Resources |
| December 31, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2022 | Notice of Final Requirement |
| December 31, 2022 | ESSER I GEER I | Recommended deadline for SEAs to apply for liquidation extension requests under CARES ESSER and GEER programs | Liquidation Extension Request Template
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| November 1, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty school FY 2023 | Notice of Final Requirement |
| October 14, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to provide initial FY 2023 SEA-level maintenance of equity data | Appendix A https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/12/Maintenance-of-Equity-updated-FAQs_12.29.21_Final.pdf |
| September 30, 2022 |
| Deadline to obligate funds (includes Tydings Period)/Reporting Period Ends | |
| August-December, 2022 | ARP ESSER | ARP ESSER one-year award deadline for supplemental 1/3 | |
| July 8, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty school FY 2022 | Notice of Final Requirement |
| May 16 — July 1, 2022 |
| Annual Report Submission Window:
| https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help |
| May 16 — June 10, 2022 |
| Annual Report Submission Window:
| https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help |
| May 16 — June 3, 2022 | CRSSA EANS | Annual Report Submission Window:
| https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help |
| May 13, 2022 | ESSER
GEER EANS | Late Liquidation Letter | Late Liquidation Letter |
| April 1, 2022 |
| Deadline for grantees to confirm data for MOE CRRSA/ARP | Email sent to grantees on March 17,2022 |
| March 24 — September 2, 2022 | ARP EANS | ARP EANS six-month award deadline | |
| March 24, 2022 | ARP ESSER | ARP ESSER one-year award deadline for first 2/3 of funds | |
| March 21-April 1, 2022 | ESSER I GEER I | APR Re-Open Period - ESSER I and GEER I (Year 1) Corrections | |
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
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.
| State | Date | Type of Monitoring | Report Link | Findings | Closeout Letter | |
| Tennessee | April 2020 | Consolidated - ESSER and GEER | PDF, PDF | Yes - other program | ||
| Kentucky | August 2020 | Consolidated - ESSER and GEER | No findings | n/a | ||
| Indiana | October 2021 | Comprehensive - ESSER and GEER | Yes — Programmatic (ESSER and GEER) | |||
| Iowa | October 2020 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (ESSER) | |||
| Texas | November 2020 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Maine | September 2023 | Consolidated - ESSER | Yes - Programmatic (ESSER) | Pending | ||
| Montana | December 2020 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| New Jersey | March 2024 | Comprehensive - ESSER and EANS | No findings | n/a | ||
| New Mexico | March 2024 | Consolidated - ESSER and EANS | Yes - Programmatic (ESSER) | Pending | ||
| North Carolina | January 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Nevada | January 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Oklahoma | February 2021 | Targeted - GEER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| West Virginia | February 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Maine | November 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Pending | Pending | ||
| Nebraska | June 2022 | Targeted - ESSER | No findings | |||
| Wisconsin | August 2022 | Targeted - ESSER | No findings | n/a | ||
| California | July 2022 | Comprehensive - ESSER and GEER | Yes — Programmatic (ESSER) | |||
| Florida | November 2022 | Consolidated — ESSER and GEER | No findings | n/a | ||
| Washington | February 2023 | Consolidated - ESSER | PDF, PDF | Yes - other programs | Pending |
Fiscal Monitoring Protocols
ESSER Monitoring Protocols
GEER Monitoring Protocols
EANS Monitoring Protocols
Liquidation Extension Protocols
- EANS Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Grantee
- EANS Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Subrecipient
- ESSER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Grantee
- ESSER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Subrecipient
- GEER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Grantee
- GEER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment - Subrecipient
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
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)
- English Recording
- Spanish Recording
- English Transcript
- Spanish Transcript
- PDF Presentation
- PowerPoint Presentation
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) | ||
| Program | APR Period | Data Correction Period |
| ESSER Year 4 (FY23) | 5/13/2024 to 6/6/2024 | 9/9/2024 to 9/26/2024 |
| ESSER Year 3 (FY22) | Closed | 7/29/2024 to 8/15/2024 |
| GEER Year 4 (FY23) | 4/14/2024 to 5/2/2024 | 10/21/2024 to 10/31/2024 |
| GEER Year 3 (FY22) | Closed | 9/30/2024 to 10/10/2024 |
| EANS Year 3 (FY23) | 4/22/2024 to 5/9/2024 | 10/28/2024 to 11/7/2024 |
| EANS Year 2 (FY22) | Closed | 10/7/2024 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.
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
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.
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
View the "Announcements" tab for the most recent information related to ARP programs.
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.
- ARP law: R. 1319
- ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief — Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY)
- American Rescue Plan American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE)
- ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER)
- ARP Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (ARP EANS)
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.
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
Click on each program for program-related announcements
ESSER
- G5 Email, December 5, 2024: CRRSA and ARP Liquidation Extensions Communication
- G5 Email, November 21, 2024: ARP ESSER State Plan Amendment Update
- G5 Email, November 13, 2024: Implementation of Approved ARP Waiver
- October 25, 2024: FFATA Reporting Deadline for ARP Grant Programs
- G5 Email, September 9, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadline Approaching
- G5 Email, September 6, 2024: Memo from Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Schott re: LEA-level Maintenance of Equity Requirements
- G5 Email, July 23, 2024: Reallocation of Unobligated ARP ESSER Funds
- G5 Email, June 12, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadlines and Liquidation Extensions
- G5 Email, May 10, 2024: Consolidated Admin Funds Tydings Waiver Q & A
- G5 Email, April 29, 2024: Webinar Presentation — Consolidated Administrative Funds Tydings Waiver
- Dear Colleague Letter, April 25, 2024: FY 2022 Admin Funds Tydings Waiver
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, February 7, 2024: ESSER FY23 Intervention Participation and Expenditure Detail Reporting Review Webinar Materials
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, January 31, 2024: ESSER Reporting Resources and Expectations
- G5 Email, January 29, 2024: ARP ESSER State Plan Amendments
- G5 Email, January 9, 2024: ARP ESSER Liquidation Extension Letter. Updated Technical FAQs for ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extensions. View the ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extension Request template here.
- G5 Email, January 8, 2024: FY2023 Maintenance of Effort Update
- G5 Email, October 25, 2023: State Invitation and Interest Form for Strategic Planning and Continued Recovery
- G5 Email, October 24, 2023: LEA-level MOEquity Reporting Update
- G5 Email, September 18, 2023: ARP Liquidation Extension Request Letter
- G5 Email, September 1, 2023: ESSER Activity Participation Reporting; ESSER-Funded Activities
- G5 Email, August 31, 2023: Letter regarding Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 Maintenance of Equity Requirements
- SF Reporting Help Desk Email, July 24, 2023: ESSER FY 2022 (Year 3) Annual Performance Report Data Collection Now Re-Open!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, July 3, 2023: ESSER FY 2021 (Year 2) Annual Performance Report Data Collection Now Re-Open!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, June 28, 2023: ESSER/ESF-SEA — ESF Reporting Helpdesk Office Hours Available!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, June 20, 2023: ESSER Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 2) Re-Open Advance Reminder
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- G5 Email, May 3, 2023: Davis-Bacon Resources and Office Hours
- G5 Email, April 27, 2023: Davis-Bacon Overview Brief
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, April 13, 2023: Two weeks left to submit ESSER fiscal year 2022 (Year 3) APR!
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 22, 2023: Official UEIs Required for Submission of ESSER Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) and Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 2) APRs
- SF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 20, 2023: In preparation for Year 3 of the ESSER Fund Annual Performance Reporting data collection, ESSER Year 3 Business Rules Guide was posted to the Grantee Help Page.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 15, 2023: Notice of upcoming webinar on ESSER Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) Annual Reporting Technical Process. Webinar session will be held on 4/3/2023, 2pm EDT
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 7, 2023: ESSER Year 3 Reporting Submitter Confirmation
- G5 Email, February 27, 2023: Notice of upcoming webinar on the federal grant closeout process for CARES grants. Webinar sessions will be held on 3/7/2023, 11am EST and 3/9/2023, 2pm EST
- G5 Email, February 2, 2023: ESSER Reporting Resources and Expectations
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Obligated but Unused ESSER I or GEER I Equitable Services Funds
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Administrative Costs During the ESSER I and GEER I Liquidation Period
- G5 Email, January 23, 2023: Maintenance of Equity FAQs Update Letter
- G5 Email, December 22, 2022: Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity Requirements Memo
- G5 Email, December 19, 2022: MOE FY2023 Interim Data Submission Deadline
- G5 Email, December 7, 2022: Updated ESSER and GEER FAQs
- Dear Colleague Letter, November 14, 2022: Regarding the Use of American Rescue Plan Funds for Career Pathway
- G5 Email, October 28, 2022: Liquidation Extension November 9 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, October 21, 2022: Liquidation Extension October 26 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, October 3, 2022: Reminder of upcoming ARP ESSER LEA-level Maintenance of Equity deadline on November 1
- G5 Email, September 29, 2022: Release of a Liquidation Extension Request Template for CARES ESSER and CARES GEER. Link to Liquidation Extension Request Template. Link to CARES Liquidation Extension Letter.
- G5 Email, September 19, 2022: Notification of ARP ESSER State Plan Amendment Requirements
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, August 22, 2022: ESSER Year 2 APR Reopen Now Available! All SEAs are required to review and resubmit the ESSER Year 2 APR by September 9, 2022.
- G5 Email, August 17, 2022: ESSER I and GEER I Obligation Deadlines Guidance
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, August 2, 2022: The ESSER Year 2 Annual Performance Report (APR) will have a reopen period from Monday, August 22, 2022 — Friday, September 9, 2022. Your SEA will be able to resolve isolated data quality issues identified by the Department and update reported data within the ESSER Year 2 APR. You will receive a notification from the ESF Helpdesk if the U.S. Department of Education identifies your state with potential data quality issues. Participation will be mandatory if your state provided unofficial Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs) in the initial open.
- G5 Email, July 27, 2022: CARES Act Disposition of Equipment and Supplies
- G5 Email, July 26, 2022: Maintenance of Equity Updated FAQs
- G5 Email, July 22, 2022: Maintenance of Effort update
- G5 Email, July 1, 2022: Reminder of upcoming MOEquity reporting deadlines
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email June 21, 2022: Due to the FY 2020 Title I data correction and adjustments to ESSER I allocations resulting from the FY 2019 Title I data correction, the U.S. Department of Education revised the ARP ESSER fund allocations to states. These revisions were not originally reflected in the ESSER Year 2 APR within the ESF Data Collection Tool but are now shown on Page 1 under the ARP ESSER
- June 9, 2022 at 2pm EST: the Department hosted a webinar entitled LEA-level Maintenance of Equity Reporting Requirements, outlining the local maintenance of equity reporting requirements for SEAs and LEAs in the Notice of Final Requirement.
- G5 Email, June 2, 2022: The Department has published a Notice of Final Requirement (NFR) 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.
- ESSER Year 2 reporting window open: May 31 through July 1, 2022
- ESSER Year 2 APR Technical Webinar: a technical demonstration and overview of the Data Collection Tool -- Tuesday, May 17 at 2 pm ET
Register here: https://aemcorp.webex.com/aemcorp/j.php?RGID=r9cc80d5c8655e428c690772d638170eb - ESSER Year 2 Definitions Webinar: additional guidance provided by the U.S. Department of Education on ESSER Definitions -- Wednesday, May 4 at 2 pm ET
Register here: https://aemcorp.webex.com/aemcorp/j.php?RGID=rd95d5592264e551f8a1e646575048847 - G5 Email March 14, 2022: ESSER Year 2 Form Review Webinar (3/1/22) and Q&A posted in ESF Annual Reporting Tool Grantee Help Page, under the Year 2 Annual Performance Report Preparation section: https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/esser.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email March 11, 2022: Important Clarification on Definition of "Expenditure" for ESSER APR; Reporting periods for ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP ESSER
GEER
- G5 Email, August 5, 2024: Reverting ARP EANS Funds
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, August 14, 2023: GEER Year 2 Reopen Period and TA
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, May 17, 2023: GEER/ESF-Governor Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) Annual Performance Reporting Technical Webinar — May 31, 2023
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, May 15, 2023: GEER and ESF-Governor Year 3 Business Rules Guide, Reporting Checklist Resource, and File Checker Available
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, May 10, 2023: Official UEIs Required for Submission of GEER Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) and Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 2) APRs
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- G5 Email, May 3, 2023: Davis-Bacon Resources and Office Hours
- G5 Email, April 27, 2023: Davis-Bacon Overview Brief
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email, March 9, 2023: GEER Reporting Resources and Expectations Letter
- G5 Email, February 27, 2023: Notice of upcoming webinar on the federal grant closeout process for CARES grants. Webinar sessions will be held on 3/7/2023, 11am EST and 3/9/2023, 2pm EST
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Obligated but Unused ESSER I or GEER I Equitable Services Funds
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Administrative Costs During the ESSER I and GEER I Liquidation Period
- G5 Email, December 22, 2022: Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity Requirements Memo
- G5 Email, December 19, 2022: MOE FY2023 Interim Data Submission Deadline
- G5 Email, December 7, 2022: Updated ESSER and GEER FAQs
- Dear Colleague Letter, November 14, 2022: Regarding the Use of American Rescue Plan Funds for Career Pathway
- G5 Email, October 28, 2022: Liquidation Extension October 26 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, October 21, 2022: Liquidation Extension October 26 Office Hours Invitation
- G5 Email, September 29, 2022: Release of a Liquidation Extension Request Template for CARES ESSER and CARES GEER. Link to Liquidation Extension Request Template. Link to CARES Liquidation Extension Letter.
- G5 Email, August 17, 2022: ESSER I and GEER I Obligation Deadlines Guidance
- G5 Email, August 2, 2022: EANS Disposition Clarification
- G5 Email, July 29, 2022: Reverted EANS Funds and Reimbursing Non-Public Schools and FFATA Reporting
- G5 Email, July 27, 2022: CARES Act Disposition of Equipment and Supplies
- July 22, 2022: The GEER and ESF-Governor Year 2 Annual Performance Report will have a targeted reopen period from Monday, August 1, 2022 — Friday, August 19, 2022.
- G5 Email, February 15, 2022: The Year 2 Annual Reporting period opens Monday, May 16, 2022, through Friday, June 10, 2022 for GEER I (Year 2 Data) and GEER II (Year 1 Data). Resources are posted on the ESF Grantee Help Page.
EANS
- G5 Email, December 5, 2024: CRRSA and ARP Liquidation Extensions Communication
- G5 Email, November 13, 2024: Implementation of Approved APR Waiver
- October 25, 2024: FFATA Reporting Deadline for ARP Grant Programs
- G5 Email, September 26, 2024: Clarification on EANS Prior Approval Communication
- G5 Email, September 9, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadline Approaching
- G5 Email, September 5, 2024: EANS Prior Approval Communication
- G5 Email, August 5, 2024: Reverting ARP EANS Funds
- G5 Email, June 12, 2024: ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Obligation Deadlines and Liquidation Extensions
- G5 Email, May 10, 2024: Consolidated Admin Funds Tydings Waiver Q & A
- G5 Email, April 29, 2024: Webinar Presentation — Consolidated Administrative Funds Tydings Waiver
- Dear Colleague Letter, April 25, 2024: FY 2022 Admin Funds Tydings Waiver
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- G5 Email, January 9, 2024: ARP ESSER Liquidation Extension Letter. Updated Technical FAQs for ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extensions. View the ARP ESSER and ARP EANS Liquidation Extension Request template here.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, December 20, 2023: EANS FY 2023 (Year 3) Annual Performance Report Forms and Changes (APR Report Form)
- G5 Email, September 18, 2023: ARP Liquidation Extension Request Letter
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, June 12, 2023: EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Data Collection Now Open
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, May 24, 2023: Webinar Announcement — EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Annual Performance Reporting Technical Webinar — 6.7.2023
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, May 17, 2023: Official UEIs Required for Submission of EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) and Fiscal Year 2021 (Year 1) APRs
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 17, 2023: EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Annual Performance Report Resources
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 5, 2023: EANS Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 2) Form Review Webinar — April 19, 2023
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 5, 2023: EANS Year 2 Reporting Submitter Confirmation
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, March 9, 2023: EANS Reporting Resources and Expectations Letter
- G5 Email, February 10, 2023: EANS Services and Assistance After End of Period of Performance
- G5 Email, February 1, 2023: Administrative Costs During the EANS Liquidation Period
- G5 Email, January 27, 2023: Letter to Governors: EANS Program Funds
- G5 Email, January 23, 2023: Maintenance of Equity FAQs Update Letter
- G5 Email, August 2, 2022: EANS Disposition Clarification (See the EANS Disposition FAQs for the most recent information on EANS Disposition)
- G5 Email, July 29, 2022: Reverted EANS Funds and Reimbursing Non-Public Schools and FFATA Reporting
- G5 Email, July 29, 2022: ARP EANS Use of Proportionality to Determine Non-Public School Eligibility
- Reporting: The EANS Year 1 data collection opens on May 16, 2022 and closes on June 3, 2022. UEIs must be reported for each EANS Subawardee and Subcontract entity to submit the Year 1 Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) Annual Performance Report (APR).
- G5 Email, May 20, 2022: EANS Disposition Guidance (See the EANS Disposition FAQs for the most recent information on EANS Disposition)
- G5 Email April 4, 2022: EANS Disposition Guidance (See the EANS Disposition FAQs for the most recent information on EANS Disposition)
- G5 Email March 15, 2022: EANS Year 1 Form Review Webinar (2/24/22)and Q&A posted in ESF Annual Reporting Tool Grantee Help Page, under Year 1 Annual Performance Report Preparation section: https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/eans.
- G5 Email January 21, 2022: Handling Unobligated CRRSA EANS Funds
- Email, September 28, 2021: 6-month Obligation Deadline
- G5 Email, July 21, 2021: Implementation at the 6-month Mark
General
- Dear Colleague Letter: Follow Up on ESF Funding (April 3, 2025)
- G6 Email, January 14, 2025: Final Message from Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Schott
- January 14, 2025 Drawdown summary
- Fiscal Year 2023 ESSER Annual Performance Report
- G6 Email, October 3, 2024: Uniform Guidance Updates for ESSER, GEER, and EANS Grantees
- ED's FAQs: https://www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/about/offices/list/ofo/oaga/uniformguidancefaqs.pdf
- Federal Register Notice: https://www.govinfo.gov/link/fr/89/30136
- Redline of changes: https://www.cfo.gov/assets/files/2%20CFR%20Revisions%202024%20Redline.pdf
- G5 Email, August 7, 2024: ESF Information Collection Requests in Federal Register
- G5 Email, April 5, 2024: FFATA Subaward Reporting Accuracy and Completion
- G5 Email, March 21, 2024: Recording and Reporting Federal Interest
- G5 Email, March 15, 2024: CRRSA ESSER, GEER and EANS Liquidation Guidance
- G5 Email, February 9, 2024: Davis Bacon 12/7/23 Webinar Questions and Responses
- G5 Email, January 12, 2024: FY24 Improper Payments Study Communication
- G5 Email, January 11, 2024: ARP Liquidation Extension Webinar
- G5 Email, November 1, 2023: Invitation to SPRC kick-off webinar
- Email bulletin, September 7, 2023: U.S. Department of Education Refunds Process Change
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, September 8, 2023: Redesigned ESF Transparency Portal Homepage
- G5 Email, July 27, 2023: CRRSA ESSER, GEER, and EANS Obligation Deadlines and Extensions
- G5 Email, June 26, 2023: TA on Activities Continuing Beyond the Obligation and Liquidation Periods, FAQ E3d.
- G5 Email, June 5, 2023: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and COVID-19 Relief Funds
- Newsflash, May 5, 2023: Notice of updated technical FAQs for liquidation extensions and an updated CRRSA liquidation extension request template.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, April 5, 2023: GEER Year 3 Reporting Submitter Confirmation
- G5 Email, March 22, 2023: Invitation to Education, Innovation, and Research (EIR) Program Overview and Application Considerations Webinar
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, March 8, 2023: Webinar Announcement - ESF-SEA Fiscal Year 2022 (Year 3) Form Review Webinar — March 21, 2023
- G5 Email, February 15, 2023: FFATA Reporting Requirements and Accuracy
- G5 Email, January 25, 2023: FFATA Reporting Webinar and Forum rescheduled to February 1, 2023, 2:30-4:30pm EST.
- G5 Email, January 12, 2023: Notice of Upcoming FFATA Reporting Webinar and Forum on 1/26/2023.
- G5 Email, September 29, 2022: Release of a Liquidation Extension Request Template for CARES ESSER and CARES GEER. Link to Liquidation Extension Request Template. Link to CARES Liquidation Extension Letter.
- ESF Reporting Help Desk, August 10, 2022: Please reference this guidance regarding the inability to obtain official Unique Entity Identifiers (UEIs) for the EANS, GEER/ESF-Gov, and ESSER/ESF-SEA Annual Performance Report Reopen periods. If an entity has applied for a UEI but has not yet received the UEI by the respective APR reporting deadline, submit with the provided temporary UEI. These temporary UEIs will need to be updated to actual UEIs at a later date. If an entity has applied for a UEI but SAM.gov denied the UEI because it was determined the entity is not unique (shared name, tax ID, etc.), reporting for that entity should be aggregated to the level/entity recognized by SAM.gov as unique.
- G5 Email, June 29, 2022: Compliance Supplement Webinar
- May 13, 2022: The Department shared a letter concerning late liquidation for the ESSER, GEER, and EANS programs
- Reporting Template Package available on ESF Grantee Help Page: Six templates are available for the subgrantee reporting to include: 1) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act LEA; 2) Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act LEA; 3) CARES Act IHE; 4) CRRSA IHE; 5) CARES Act Other; and 6) CRRSA Other
- G5 Email April 21, 2022: FY 2022 Grantee Satisfaction Survey launch
- G5 Email April 18, 2022: Practical and Sustainable Strategies for Leveraging COVID Relief Funds to Support Student and Staff Mental Health Webinar, April 21, 2022 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm EST. See Promising Practices - Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- G5 Email April 15, 2022: Announcement of improvements to OESE SGR web pages
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email March 31, 2022: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) will be used as the primary means of entity identification for Federal awards government-wide beginning April 4, 2022.
- G5 Email March 25, 2022: Update your State's APR Submitter and Editors, "Update User Account and Access Video" found at https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help.
- G5 Email March 25, 2022: MOE Equity March 31st deadline postponed; ESSER Year 2 reporting window open (NEW): May 31 through July 1, 2022; Webinar recording and FAQs posted to ESF Grantee Help page ESF - Help (ed.gov)
- G5 Email Mach 17, 2022: State MOE Required Levels - requesting for a confirmation that your State's MOE data is correct, or an update is needed
- ESF Reporting Help Desk Email March 15, 2022: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - New FAQs will be available on 4/22/25. https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help/esser/faq
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FY 2024 | |||
| Date | Award | Event | Resources |
| September 30, 2024 | ARP ESSER, ARP EANS | Deadline to obligate funds (including Tydings period) and performance period ends | |
| March 15, 2024 | CRRSA Act, ARP Act (ESSER & GEER) | Maintenance of Effort final expenditure data for FY2023 overall State spending due | |
| October 28, 2024 - November 7, 2024 | EANS | Annual Report Year 3 Corrections Re-Open Period | |
| October 21, 2024 - October 31, 2024 | GEER | Annual Report Year 4 Corrections Re-Open Period | |
| October 7, 2024 - October 17, 2024 | EANS | Annual Performance Report Year 2 Prior Year Re-Open Period | |
| September 30, 2024 - October 10, 2024 | GEER | Annual Performance Report Year 3 Prior Year Re-Open Period | |
| September 9, 2024 - September 26, 2024 | ESSER | Annual Performance Report Year 4 Corrections Re-Open Period | |
| July 29, 2024 - August 15, 2024 | ESSER | Annual Performance Report Year 3 Prior Year Re-Open Period | |
| May 13, 2024 - June 6, 2024 | ESSER | Annual Performance Report Year 4 Submission Period | |
| April 22, 2024 - May 9, 2024 | EANS | Annual Performance Report Year 3 Submission Period | |
| April 15, 2024 - May 2, 2024 | GEER | Annual Performance Report Year 4 Submission Period | |
FY 2023 | |||
| Date | Award | Event | Resources |
| December 31, 2023 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2023 on the SEA website | |
| September 30, 2023 | ESSER II GEER II EANS | Deadline to obligate funds (includes Tydings period) and reporting period ends | |
| July 31, 2023 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to provide final FY 2023 Maintenance of Equity data to the Department | SEAs 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, 2023 | EANS | Annual Report Year 2 Submission Window | |
| June 5, 2023 — June 22, 2023 | GEER | Annual Report Year 3 Submission Window | |
| April 10, 2023 — May 4, 2023 | ESSER | Annual Report Year 3 Submission Window | |
| March 15, 2023 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to submit a small LEA tolerance proposal for the FY 2022 Maintenance of Equity requirement | Responses to SEA proposals are available here: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund |
| March 15, 2023 | ESSER 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, 2023 | ESSER II, ARP ESSER | CRRSA & ARP Maintenance of Effort (MOE): Deadline for SEAs to submit final FY2022 Maintenance | Updated on December 9, 2022, the MOE Appendix B Template is available for State internal use |
FY 2022 | |||
| Date | Award | Event | Resources |
| December 31, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish applicable LEA high-poverty school data for FY 2022 | Notice of Final Requirement |
| December 31, 2022 | ESSER I GEER I | Recommended deadline for SEAs to apply for liquidation extension requests under CARES ESSER and GEER programs | Liquidation Extension Request Template
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| November 1, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty school FY 2023 | Notice of Final Requirement |
| October 14, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to provide initial FY 2023 SEA-level maintenance of equity data | Appendix A https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/12/Maintenance-of-Equity-updated-FAQs_12.29.21_Final.pdf |
| September 30, 2022 |
| Deadline to obligate funds (includes Tydings Period)/Reporting Period Ends | |
| August-December, 2022 | ARP ESSER | ARP ESSER one-year award deadline for supplemental 1/3 | |
| July 8, 2022 | ARP ESSER | Deadline for SEAs to publish LEA exceptions and identify high-poverty school FY 2022 | Notice of Final Requirement |
| May 16 — July 1, 2022 |
| Annual Report Submission Window:
| https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help |
| May 16 — June 10, 2022 |
| Annual Report Submission Window:
| https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help |
| May 16 — June 3, 2022 | CRSSA EANS | Annual Report Submission Window:
| https://covid-relief-data.ed.gov/grantee-help |
| May 13, 2022 | ESSER
GEER EANS | Late Liquidation Letter | Late Liquidation Letter |
| April 1, 2022 |
| Deadline for grantees to confirm data for MOE CRRSA/ARP | Email sent to grantees on March 17,2022 |
| March 24 — September 2, 2022 | ARP EANS | ARP EANS six-month award deadline | |
| March 24, 2022 | ARP ESSER | ARP ESSER one-year award deadline for first 2/3 of funds | |
| March 21-April 1, 2022 | ESSER I GEER I | APR Re-Open Period - ESSER I and GEER I (Year 1) Corrections | |
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
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.
| State | Date | Type of Monitoring | Report Link | Findings | Closeout Letter | |
| Tennessee | April 2020 | Consolidated - ESSER and GEER | PDF, PDF | Yes - other program | ||
| Kentucky | August 2020 | Consolidated - ESSER and GEER | No findings | n/a | ||
| Indiana | October 2021 | Comprehensive - ESSER and GEER | Yes — Programmatic (ESSER and GEER) | |||
| Iowa | October 2020 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (ESSER) | |||
| Texas | November 2020 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Maine | September 2023 | Consolidated - ESSER | Yes - Programmatic (ESSER) | Pending | ||
| Montana | December 2020 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| New Jersey | March 2024 | Comprehensive - ESSER and EANS | No findings | n/a | ||
| New Mexico | March 2024 | Consolidated - ESSER and EANS | Yes - Programmatic (ESSER) | Pending | ||
| North Carolina | January 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Nevada | January 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Oklahoma | February 2021 | Targeted - GEER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| West Virginia | February 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Yes — Programmatic (GEER) | |||
| Maine | November 2021 | Targeted - ESSER | Pending | Pending | ||
| Nebraska | June 2022 | Targeted - ESSER | No findings | |||
| Wisconsin | August 2022 | Targeted - ESSER | No findings | n/a | ||
| California | July 2022 | Comprehensive - ESSER and GEER | Yes — Programmatic (ESSER) | |||
| Florida | November 2022 | Consolidated — ESSER and GEER | No findings | n/a | ||
| Washington | February 2023 | Consolidated - ESSER | PDF, PDF | Yes - other programs | Pending |
Fiscal Monitoring Protocols
ESSER Monitoring Protocols
GEER Monitoring Protocols
EANS Monitoring Protocols
Liquidation Extension Protocols
- EANS Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Grantee
- EANS Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Subrecipient
- ESSER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Grantee
- ESSER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Subrecipient
- GEER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment — Grantee
- GEER Liquidation Extension Self-Assessment - Subrecipient
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
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)
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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) | ||
| Program | APR Period | Data Correction Period |
| ESSER Year 4 (FY23) | 5/13/2024 to 6/6/2024 | 9/9/2024 to 9/26/2024 |
| ESSER Year 3 (FY22) | Closed | 7/29/2024 to 8/15/2024 |
| GEER Year 4 (FY23) | 4/14/2024 to 5/2/2024 | 10/21/2024 to 10/31/2024 |
| GEER Year 3 (FY22) | Closed | 9/30/2024 to 10/10/2024 |
| EANS Year 3 (FY23) | 4/22/2024 to 5/9/2024 | 10/28/2024 to 11/7/2024 |
| EANS Year 2 (FY22) | Closed | 10/7/2024 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.
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
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.
For more information on the ESF programs, visit the ESSER page, GEER page, or EANS page.
Supports Tribal education agencies (TEAs) in the provision of direct services to Indian children and youth.
Supports the specific needs of homeless children and youth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supports public elementary and secondary education schools with relief funding during the pandemic.
Supports non-public schools with relief funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.