Fact Sheet — Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II (CRRSA Act, 2021)
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A fact sheet titled Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. The chart outlines the primary differences between the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund under the CARES Act, enacted March 27, 2020, and the ESSER II Fund under the CRRSA Act, Public Law 116-260, enacted December 27, 2020. It compares the two funds by topic, including authorizing legislation, period of funds availability, deadline for awarding funds, uses of funds, equitable services, maintenance of effort and reporting. It states that ESSER funds are available for obligation through September 30, 2022 and ESSER II funds through September 30, 2023.
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FACT SHEET
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND II
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021
This chart outlines the primary differences between the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief
(ESSER) Fund under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted on March 27, 2020,
and the ESSER II Fund under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act,
2021, Public Law 116-260, enacted on December 27, 2020.
Topic ESSER Fund (CARES Act) ESSER II Fund (CRRSA Act)
Authorizing Section 18003 of Division B of the Section 313 of the Coronavirus Response
Legislation Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Security (CARES) Act (CRRSA) Act, 2021
Period of May be used for pre-award costs dating back Same as ESSER Fund (CARES Act): May be
Funds to March 13, 2020, when the national used for pre-award costs dating back to
Availability emergency was declared. March 13, 2020, when the national
emergency was declared.
Available for obligation by State educational
agencies (SEAs) and subrecipients through Available for obligation by SEAs and
September 30, 2022. subrecipients through September 30, 2023.
SEA Deadline SEA must award the funds within one year of SEA must award the funds within one year
for Awarding receiving them, which will be April through of receiving them, which will be January
Funds June 2021, depending on an SEA’s award 2022.
date.
Definition of For the 90 percent of funds for local Same as ESSER Fund (CARES Act): For the
“Awarded” educational agencies (LEAs), funds are 90 percent of funds for LEAs, funds are
generally considered “awarded” when the generally considered “awarded” when the
SEA subgrants the funds to an LEA. SEA subgrants the funds to an LEA.
For the SEA reserve (see section 18003(e) of For the SEA reserve (see section 313(e) of
the CARES Act), funds are “awarded” when the CRRSA Act), funds are “awarded” when
the SEA awards a contract or subgrant, or the SEA awards a contract or subgrant, or
when it retains funds to provide direct when it retains funds to provide direct
services. services.
Uses of Funds The CARES Act includes allowable uses of Same as ESSER Fund (CARES Act): Note
funds related to preventing, preparing for, that the “additional” LEA allowable uses of
and responding to COVID-19. funds under the CRRSA Act (addressing
learning loss, preparing schools for
Note that the “additional” LEA allowable uses reopening, and testing, repairing, and
of funds under the CRRSA Act already were upgrading projects to improve air quality in
permitted under the CARES Act. school buildings) already are permitted
under the CARES Act.
Equitable An LEA that receives ESSER funds under the The CRRSA Act includes a separate program
Services CARES Act (Section 18005) must provide of Emergency Assistance for Non-Public
equitable services to non-public school Schools for which eligible non-public
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Topic ESSER Fund (CARES Act) ESSER II Fund (CRRSA Act)
students and teachers in the same manner as schools may apply to an SEA to receive
provided under section 1117 of Title I, Part A services or assistance. Consequently, LEAs
of the ESEA. are not required to provide equitable
services under ESSER II.
Maintenance Under the CARES Act, a State that receives Under the CRRSA Act, a State that receives
of Effort ESSER funds must maintain support for ESSER II funds must maintain support for
(MOE) elementary and secondary education and elementary and secondary education and
State support for higher education in each of higher education in FY 2022 based on the
fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021 at least at the proportional share of the State’s support
level of such support that is the average of for elementary and secondary education
the support for elementary and secondary and higher education relative to the State’s
education and higher education provided in overall spending averaged over FYs 2017,
the three fiscal years preceding the date of 2018, and 2019.
enactment of the CARES Act (FYs 2017, 2018,
2019).
Reporting Under the CARES Act, each SEA that receives Under the CRRSA Act, each SEA that
ESSER funds must meet the reporting receives ESSER II funds must meet the
requirements of section 15011 of the CARES CARES Act reporting requirements that
Act, which are satisfied through the Federal apply to ESSER funds and submit a report
Funding Accountability and Transparency Act to the Secretary within six months of award
(FFATA) reporting, and other reporting as the that contains a detailed accounting of the
Secretary may require (Annual Reporting). use of ESSER II funds, that includes how the
State is using funds to measure and address
learning loss among students
disproportionately affected by the
coronavirus and school closures, including:
low-income students, children with
disabilities, English learners, racial and
ethnic minorities, students experiencing
homelessness, and children and youth in
foster care.
Tracking of ESSER funds must be tracked separately from ESSER II funds must be tracked separately
Funds ESSER II funds. from ESSER funds.
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