American Rescue Plan / Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ARP / ESSER)
ABOUT THE
American Rescue Plan / Elementary and Secondary School Emergency
Relief Funds (ARP / ESSER)
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law. It was an unprecedented $1.9 trillion package of assistance measures, including $122 billion for the ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund. Funds are provided to States and Local Schools to help safely reopen and sustain the same operation of schools and address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Nation’s students. ARP / ESSER Fund awards to State Departments of Education are in the same proportion as each State received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, in fiscal year 2020. For more information on ESSER awards, please visit https://oese.ed.gov/offices/ .
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