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). |
TEA Resources - Title I, Part A Capacity Building Initiative
- 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 Training and Q&A information and registration will be shared through the Federal department listserv through TEA. Subscribe to Grants (formerly GAFPC) under Finance and Grants at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXTEA/subscriber/new
TEA ESSER Page can be accessed HERE
TEA Resources:
FAQs (updated regularly)
ESSER Presentations
- Cory Green's Spring 2024 ACET General Session Presentation presented 4/5/2024
- Why is My ESSER Construction Project Taking 50 Years? presented by Matt Lashlee, Jose de la Garza, Michael Loya, and Michael Curtiss (Spring 2024 ACET, 4/4/2024)
- Cory Green's Fall 2023 ACET General Session Presentation presented 10/27/2023
- Huddle Up For Compliance Excellence: Winning Strategies presented by William Doyle & Lisa Thompson (Fall 2023 ACET, 10/25/23)
- Call the Audible, Avoid the Penalty: Addressing Potential Findings and Questioned Costs in ESSER presented by Pricilla Martinez, Saju Georgesam, & Matt Lashlee (Fall 2023 ACET, 10/25/23)
- Study Your Playbook: USDE ESSER Annual Performance Reporting presented by Jaedon Seagler, Donna Rios, & Luis Garza (Fall 2023 ACET, 10/25/23)
- Reporting Live: Shining a Spotlight on State and Federal ESSER Reporting Requirements presented by Jaedon Seagler & Donna Rios (Spring 2023 ACET, 4/27/2023)
- Documenting "To Infinity & Beyond"; ESSER Program Compliance Updates & Best Practices presented by Tamie Frierson & Christine Ayala (Spring 2023 ACET, April 26, 2023)
- ARP ESSER III Addressing Learning Loss - 20% Required Set-Aside presented by Tamie Frierson, Chelsei Culmer & Christine Ayala (February 2023)
- Cory Green's Fall 2022 ACET General Session Presentation presented 10/21/2022
- Just Keep Swimming: Navigating the Sea of Monitoring, Audit, and Compliance presented by Matt Lashlee and Michael Curtiss (Fall 2022 ACET 10/19/2022)
- LEA-level MOEquity & FFCR Updates presented by James Connolly and Luis Garza (Fall 2022 ACET 10/20/2022)
- Taking the Plunge: A Deep Dive into Year Three ESSER Reporting presented by Nick Davis and Donna Rios (Fall 2022 ACET 10/19/2022)
Additional Helpful Links:
• Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief III (ESSER III) Funding (coming soon)
ESSER I
ESSER I Late Liquidation Subrecipient Data Collection Tool Launch and LEA Deadline *Received via Gov Delivery 10/31/22
TEA: CRRSA - ESSER II Resources
TEA's ARP ESSER III Grant Program Page can be accessed HERE
This page has includes information for:
- Entitlements
- RIPICS and Use of Funds Plans
- ESSER Training and Resources
- ESSER Forms
- LEA Application
- ESSER III State Plan
- USDE Resources
TEA: ARP ESSER III Resources
ARP ESSER III
The following materials provide general information about ARP ESSER III grant funding:
Statewide Training and Q&A
TEA staff presented two statewide training webinar sessions on the ARP ESSER III grant and grant application:
- Part 1Training: Planning Requirements for ESSER III was provided on May 11, 2021, 8:30-10:00 a.m., CST
- Part 2 Training: ESSER III Application for Funding was provided on May 14, 2021, 1:30-3:00 p.m., CST
US Department of Education, OESE Resources
ESSER Annual Reporting
TEA Announcement: Launch of USDE Year Three ESSER Annual Performance Reporting Data Collection Tool sent by TEA 12/13/2022
Year Three ESSER Reporting Office Hours and Data Planning Workbook sent by TEA 12/12/22
Prepare NOW for ESSER Annual Reporting presented by Sherry Harris and Rebecca Estrada (Fall 2022 ACET Conference 10/20/22)
Prepare NOW for ESSER Annual Reporting Activity shared by Sherry Harris and Rebecca Estrada (Fall 2022 ACET Conference 10/20/22)
ESSER State Fiscal Report
Updates to the ESSER State Fiscal Report Gov Delivery sent 11/3/22
ESSER Supplemental (ESSER-SUPP)
2021-2023 ESSER Supplemental (ESSER-SUPP) Federal Grant Program Updates GovDelivery sent 6/27/23