The funding allocated to the U.S. Education Stabilization Fund by the CARES, CRRSA, and ARP Acts is available to help schools progress through the challenges posed by the pandemic, address potential learning loss among their students, and add critical technology to their classrooms.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law. The act established the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) and allocated $30.75 billion to the U.S. Department of Education.
The ESF is composed of three primary emergency relief funds: (1) an Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, (2) a Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Fund, and (3) a Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund.
- The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA Act), commonly referred to as CARES II, was signed into law on December 27, 2020, and added $81.9 billion to the ESF.
- In March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act), in support of ongoing state and institutional COVID-19 recovery efforts, added more than $170 billion to the ESF.
Learn more about each of the Acts and along with links to helpful resources for more information:
