ESSER I-II-III
Congress set aside approximately $13.2 billion of the $30.75 billion allotted to the Education Stabilization Fund through the CARES Act for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund). The Department will award these grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the Nation.
| ESSER I Grant Program | Authorized in Title VIII, Division B, of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law in March 2020. Period of availability is March 13, 2020 (with pre-award), to September 30, 2022 (with carryover). |
| CRRSA ESSER II Grant Program | Authorized in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA), signed into law in December 2020. Period of availability is March 13, 2020 (with pre-award), to September 30, 2023 (with carryover). |
| ARP ESSER III Grant Program | Authorized in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), signed into law in March 2021. Period of availability is March 13, 2020 (with pre-award), to September 30, 2024 (with carryover). |
- Smartsheet One Pager Reference Document (Volume 2) - released January 2024
- ESSER III Random Validation Checklist - updated September 2022
- Planning for Life after ESSER Questions - updated September 2022
- ARP ESSER III Stakeholder Survey Questions - updated May 2021
- Guiding Questions for Safe Return Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan - updated May 2021
- MOE vs MOQ - updated May 2021
- Stakeholders for ESSA vs ESSER III by LEA and Campus - updated May 2021
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Resources
ESSER I
TEA: CRRSA - ESSER II Resources
TEA: ARP ESSER III Resources
US Department of Education, OESE Resources
ESSER Annual Reporting
ESSER State Fiscal Report
ESSER Supplemental (ESSER-SUPP)