CRRSA: Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER II)

 
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    CFDA#

    84.425C
     

    Funder Type

    Federal Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Department of Education (DoEd)

    Summary

    Through the COVID Relief Act of 2021, $81.88 billion was allocated to the US Department of Education (USED) for the Education Stabilization fund. After a small set aside of this total, 5% of the remaining funds were to be used to make supplemental Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER II) Funds grants.


    This emergency block grant empowers Governors to decide how best to meet the current needs of students, schools (including charter schools and non-public schools), postsecondary institutions, and other education-related organizations in their State so that faculty continue to teach and students continue to learn. Governors are encouraged to focus these resources on ensuring that all students continue to learn most likely through some form of remote learning.


    Grant funds awarded under the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund may be used to—

    1. provide emergency support through grants to local educational agencies that the State educational agency deems have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus to support the ability of such local educational agencies to continue to provide educational services to their students and to support the on-going functionality of the local educational agency; 
    2. provide emergency support through grants to institutions of higher education serving students within the State that the Governor determines have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus to support the ability of such institutions to continue to provide educational services and support the on-going functionality of the institution; and
    3. provide support to any other institution of higher education, local educational agency, or education-related entity within the State that the Governor deems essential for carrying out emergency educational services to students for authorized activities described in section 18003(d)(1) of the CARES Act or the Higher Education Act, the provision of child care and early childhood education, social and emotional support, and the protection of education-related jobs.

    Further, GEER II funds shall not be used to —

    • provide direct or indirect financial assistance to scholarship-granting organizations or related entities for elementary or secondary education; or
    • provide or support vouchers, tuition tax credit programs, education savings accounts, scholarships, scholarship programs, or tuition-assistance programs for elementary or secondary education.

    Note: From the total GEER funding available, the ED Secretary shall reserve $2,750,000,000 to also provide Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools grants. Please see the Grants Office Summary for that program for more details.

     

    History of Funding

    This information is not yet available.


    States receiving funds under GEER II shall submit a report to the ED Secretary, not later than 45 days after receiving funding that provides a detailed accounting of the use of funds provided under this section, including how the State is using funds to support those education-related organizations within the state that have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus” in order to support their ability to continue providing educational services to their students and to support on-going functionality, as well as those education-related entities that the Governor deems essential for carrying out emergency educational services, such as providing child care and early childhood education, providing social and emotional support, and protecting education-related jobs.


    This summary shall be updated once those reports have been submitted.

    Additional Information

    Each Governor shall return to the ED Secretary any funds received under GEER II that the Governor does not award or obligate within 1 year (January 2022), so that those funds may be reallocated. Funds under this program will remain available for sub-awardee obligation through September 30, 2023. Further, funds may also be used to reimburse any allowable pre-award costs dating back to March 13, 2020, when the national coronavirus emergency was declared.


    Unlike with GEER funding provided under the CARES act, LEA sub-awardees are not required to provide equitable services to non-public schools under GEER II.


    An overview of differences between CARES Act GEER and GEER II is visible at: https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/01/FINAL_-GEER_FactSheet_1.8.211.pdf

    Contacts

     

  • Eligibility Details

    State Governors may apply on behalf of their State. It is expected that Governors will then redistribute or regrant awarded funds to Local Education Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education, or other education service providers.

    Deadline Details

    The ED Secretary shall award funds to each Governor with an approved application within 30 calendar days of the COVID Relief Act enactment. This legislation was signed on December 27, 2020 therefore it is expected that funding shall be awarded no later than January 26, 2021.


    LEAs, Institutions of Higher Education, and other education service providers should contact their Governor and/or SEA for steps on how to access these funds once they have been obligated to the state.


    This is a one-time emergency funding opportunity. Future deadlines are not anticipated.

    Award Details

    A total of $4,053,060,000 has been allocated for the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund.


    The amount of each GEER grant shall be allocated to each State based on the following formula:

    • 60% on the basis of their relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24.
    • 40% on the basis of their relative number of children counted under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

    The total allocation for each state is available at https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/01/FINAL_GEERII_EANS-Methodology_Table_1.8.211.pdf

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