The American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP Act or ARPA) provides an additional $122 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund III (ESSER III or ARP ESSER). $1.1 billion will be awarded to Oregon. ESSER III Grants will be awarded to LEAs in the proportion they received funds under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in fiscal year 2020. ESSER III Fund grants can be used to reimburse eligible expenses incurred between March 13, 2020 and September 30, 2024.
Note: The ARP Act does not include an Equitable Services provision for the ESSER III Fund grants. Funding for non-public schools will be provided under the
Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools (EANS) Program.
For questions about this program, please send a message to the
ESSER inbox.
Extension of Oregon Department of Education's America Rescue Plan Administrative Funds — Public Notice
The US Department of Education is inviting States to seek a waiver of section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (Tydings), which will extend the period of availability of administrative funds consolidated under ESEA section 8201.
Specifically, the Tydings waiver will allow the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to consolidate any remaining American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Response (ARP ESSER) or Homeless Children and Youth (ARP HCY) state administration funds with any state ESEA administration funds and use this consolidated funding to seek a Tydings waiver to address costs associated with ARP ESSER and ARP HCY close-out activities.
ODE intends to seek this waiver in order to allow for staffing to provide timely reimbursements and technical assistance for reimbursements to districts and other educational partners during the grant liquidation period and ultimately close out the ESSER grants.
The waiver will also allow ODE to maintain staff to assist districts and other recipients of pandemic funds with required reporting in 2025.
Should any member of the public care to comment on this decision, please email the
ODE ESSER Inbox with the subject line: “Tydings Waiver Feedback” by
July 15, 2024.