Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund III (ESSER III or ARP ESSER)

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.

ESSER III State Plan*

• ESSER III Set Aside Investment Plan
  
• Narratives About ESSER III State Set-Aside Investments
  
• Career Connected Learning
  
• Community Care Demonstration Project
  
• Culturally Specific After School Learning
  
• Culturally Specific and Culturally Responsive Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics Learning Opportunities
  
• Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Coaching Collaborative
  
• Grow Your Own and Bilingual Teacher Pathway Programs
  
• High Quality Instructional Materials
  
• Jump Start Kindergarten
  
• K-5 Literacy Investment
  
• Accelerating Learning in K-8 Math and Literacy
  
• State Leadership for Multilingual and Migrant Education
  
• Tribal Community Revitalization Grants 
  

Allocations

• ESSER III Grant Formula and Minimum Allocations for K-12 School Districts - Updated 07/21/21

Assurances and Certifications

In response to the requirements identified in the ARP Act, ODE is requesting that each LEA review, sign and return the assurances and certifications document linked below to the ESSER inbox.

Please read the ESSER III Update: Assurances announcement for more information.

• ESSER III Assurances and Certifications

Charter School and ESD Information

District Supplemental Plans

The ARP Act requires each district to submit two supplemental plans as part of their ESSER III grant: an ESSER III District Plan and a Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan.

• Completed ESSER III Plans by District
• Completed Safe Return Plans by District and Charter School
  

Maintenance of Effort (MOE)

• Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Update
  
• ESSER III Maintenance of Effort and Equity Comparison
  

Maintenance of Equity (MOEquity)

• US Department of Education MOEquity Letter
• US Department of Education MOEquity FAQs
• ESSER III Maintenance of Effort and Equity Comparison
• 2021-22 Oregon ARP ESSER MOEquity Review - Updated 01/03/24
  
• 2022-23 Oregon ARP ESSER MOEquity Review
• USED Appendix B Exception Form
• ODE LEA Level MOEquity Data SY 2020-21
  

Program Announcements and Updates

• ESSER Toolkit
  
• Unfinished Learning and Evidence Based Programs Information
  

Reporting

Each year the U.S. Department of Education (USED) requires states 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 USED has updated their data collection requirements.

ODE will use ESSER reimbursement data and other data already submitted to ODE to complete most of the federal report. However, there is some additional data that will need to be submitted by school districts, ESDs, and state-sponsored charter schools. More information can be found on the Annual Federal ESSER Data Collection webpage.

For questions regarding these programs, please contact the ESSER Team at ODE.ESSER@ode.oregon.gov or visit the ESSER Frequently Asked Questions page.

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