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Welcome to Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund

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Federal COVID-19 relief funding has come in three packages:   ESSER I (CARES)    ESSER II (CRRSA)    ESSER III (ARP) Eligible district and charter schools applied to receive their allocation of ESSER I, II, and III funds. ADE received a portion of funds f

 

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been three separate federal relief and recovery packages. Each came with education funding for the Arizona Department of Education and eligible public schools. Those schools have been allocated funding through three different installments of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. These highly flexible funds are designed to help address local relief, prevention and preparation, and recovery efforts relative to COVID-19.

Key Terms 

  • LEAs - Local education agencies, including public district and charter schools
  • Federal Recovery Dollars or ESSER - total monies given to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) through all three federal COVID-19 relief packages
  • ADE ESSER Project Funds - activities funded by ESSER funds at the discretion of ADE - also referred to as set aside funds. 
  • American Rescue Plan (ARP) School and Community Grantees - refers to those receiving discretionary funds from ADE's ESSER III set aside dollars. These grantees went through a competitive procurement process to receive these funds. 
  • ESSER I - includes grant monies allocated to eligible LEAs. These funds come from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
  • ESSER II - includes grant monies allocated to eligible LEAs. These funds come from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA)
  • ESSER III - includes grant monies allocated to eligible LEAs. These funds come from the American Rescue Plan (ARP).

 

Click below to find more information, guidance, and resources about each set of funds. Questions about ESSER applications and implementation should be directed to [email protected].

 

ESSER I & II ESSER III ADE ESSER Set Aside Projects  ARP School and Community Grantees

  • ADE ESSER Set Aside Funds
    • All ADE ESSER Projects
    • American Rescue Plan
  • Addressing Disrupted Learning
  • ESSER I & II
  • ESSER III
    • Addressing Disrupted Learning
    • Application & Overview
    • Maintenance of Equity
    • Safe Return to In-Person Learning
    • School Instructional Mode Data
  • ESSER Data Reporting
  • ESSER I, II, III Programmatic Monitoring
  • Monthly Newsletter
  • Safe Return to In-Person Learning
    • Read the Overview
    • Submit Your Fall 2021 Plan

Contact

  • Reach an ESSER Specialist
  • [email protected]
  • Devon Isherwood, Deputy Associate Superintendent of School Support & Improvement
  • (602) 364-0379
  • [email protected]
  • Allison Barbor, ESSER Director
  • (602) 542-3068
  • [email protected]
  • Get ESSER Email Updates

From the ESSER Blog

ESSER Newsletter: December 2022 Tue, Dec 13 2022

Transitioning to the new year and new administration, upcoming ESSER-funded opportunities, and more! 

ESSER Newsletter: November 2022 Fri, Nov 18 2022

New Discovery Education Native Stories of the Southwest Channel, LEA ESSER reminders, and upcoming professional development 

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