Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund II (ESSER II)

Allocations

• ESSER II Grant Allocations for K-12 School Districts and ESDs by Category
  

Application

• Not Required. The CRSSA Act does not require a separate application for the ESSER II funds if an application for ESSER I funds has been submitted and approved.

Capital Expenditure Approval

All capital expenditures using ESSER II or ESSER III funds must be approved by ODE to be considered an eligible use of funds. Please fill out and submit the following application form for each capital expenditure your district would like to use ESSER funds for.

• Capital Expenditures Approval Form - Updated 10.19.21
  
• Capital Expenditures by District Tracker
  

Reimbursement

• ESSER I, II & III Reimbursement Request Form - Updated 10.18.21
  

Reporting

February of each year the US Department of Education (USDOE) requires each state to submit data on the expenditure of their ESSER I, II, and III funds to fulfill federal reporting requirements. As this is the first year states will be reporting on ESSER II and III, the USDOE is seeking state input on their proposed Data Collection Form. Below are the comments ODE has submitted to the USDOE.

• ODE Cover Letter - USDOE Data Collection
  
• ODE Comments - USDOE Data Collection Directed Questions
  

Program Announcements and Updates

• Capital Expenditures and Reimbursement Updates - 10.25.21
  
• ESSER & CDL Reimbursement Requests Update - 4.30.21
• Capital Expenditures Approval Process Update - 4.15.21
• ESSER II Funding Plan - 3.23.21
• Federal Funding Update - 1.8.21
  

Additional Information

• ESSER II Grant Eligible Uses of Funds
• ESSER I, ESSER II, and ESSER III Eligible Uses Comparison
  
• US Department of Education ESSER and GEER FAQs
  
• CCSSO COVID Relief Fact Sheet