ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (Colorado)
Deadline: 3/24/2022
Amount: unspecified
Website: https://www.cde.state.co.us/caresact/esser3
Description:
The ARP ESSER III funding from the ARP Act provides support for K-12 schools with a total of nearly $122 billion to States and school districts to help safely open and sustain the safe operations of schools and address the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s students. The ARP Act also allocates $39.6 billion for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, $450 billion to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and $2.8 billion for the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund. Under ESSER III, Colorado has been allocated $1,166,328,632. Allowable uses include:
- coordinating preparedness and response efforts with State, local, Tribal, and territorial public health departments to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19;
- training and professional development on sanitizing and minimizing the spread of infectious diseases;
- purchasing supplies to sanitize and clean the LEA’s facilities;
- repairing and improving school facilities to reduce risk of virus transmission and exposure to environmental health hazards;
- improving indoor air quality;
- addressing the needs of children from low-income families, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and foster care youth;
- developing and implementing procedures and systems to improve the preparedness and response efforts of LEAs;
- planning for or implementing activities during long-term closures, including providing meals to eligible students and providing technology for online learning;
- purchasing educational technology (including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment) for students that aids in regular and substantive educational interaction between students and their classroom instructors, including students from low-income families and children with disabilities;
- providing mental health services and supports, including through the implementation of evidence-based full-service community schools and the hiring of counselors.
Eligible applicants:
PreK-12 Educational Agency, Town, City or County Government