U.S. Dept of Ed frequently asked questions on stimulus funding
The National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) operates the U.S. Department of Education's technical assistance and information center for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. NCHE is based at The SERVE Center at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). NCHE hosts this Homeless Education Mailing List to share information and resources with educators, service providers, and other interested stakeholders about meeting the educational needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness. The ideas on this listserv do not necessarily reflect the views of NCHE, The SERVE Center, UNCG, or the U.S. Department of Education. ALL LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. |
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Programs
Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Program
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Dear colleagues:
- A-3. How may an LEA use ESSER funds?
- A-4. Does ARP ESSER include any new provisions for LEAs that ESSER I and ESSER II do not?
- A-9. May an SEA reserve any ARP ESSER funds for the SEA’s use?
- A-11. Must an SEA engage in meaingful consultation before determining how to use the ARP ESSER funds it reserves?
- C-1. What should each State and LEA consider in order to ensure that ESSER and GEER funds are equitably allocated among schools?
- C-2. How may an LEA use ESSER and GEER funds to support students who have lost instructional time due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
- C-3. How may an LEA use ESSER and GEER funds to support students’ social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs, including by hiring support personnel such as nurses, counselors, and social workers?
- C-5. How may an LEA use ESSER and GEER funds to support the needs of children with disabilities under the IDEA?
- C-7. How may ESSER and GEER funds be used to support students experiencing homelessness?
- C-12. How may an SEA or LEA use ESSER and GEER funds to improve its data systems and its transparency when reporting to the public?
- C-19. May an LEA use ESSER and GEER funds to support distance learning, including the purchase of educational technology for student use?
As a reminder, $800,000,000 of the ESSER funding appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) was earmarked specifically to support students experiencing homelessness (ARP-HCY funds). The broader ESSER and GEER funds should be used in strategic coordination with ARP-HCY funding to address the needs of these students.
Best regards,
Christina Dukes
Deputy Director, Partnerships and Policy
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) |
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National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) | http://nche.ed.gov
Operating the U.S. Department of Education's technical assistance center for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program |
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