ESSER II Funding Information

Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

Please note this webpage is for ESSER II funds only!

ESSER I Funding Information
NOTE: for information about ESSER I funds, please click the link above.

ARP ESSER Funding Information
NOTE: for information about ARP ESSER funds, please click the link above.

Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS)
Note: for information about EANS funds, please click the link above.

Information about the CRRSA Act

On December 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) was signed into law. The US Department of Education is providing an additional $54.3 billion for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER II Fund). This legislation will award these grants to state educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs) with emergency relief funds to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the nation.

South Carolina will receive $940,420,782 in ESSER II funds from the Act, of which 90 percent ($846,378,704) will flow through to school districts with amounts determined in proportion to the amount of Title I, Part A funds they received in Summer 2020 from funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The remaining funds ($94,042,078) will be used for state-level activities to address issues caused by COVID-19.

This website is designed to provide information, guidance, and resources to school district personnel with respect to ESSER II funds under the CRRSA Act. It will be updated as often as new information, guidance, and resources becomes available. Please note that ESSER II funds are entirely separate from ESSER funds issued through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

ESSER II Spending Plan and Instructions

ESSER II Spending Plan
The link above provides access to ESSER II spending plan and Instructions for districts to complete to receive subgrants.

GEPA Statement Instructions
The file above provides instructions on how to complete a GEPA statement, which must be submitted with the spending plan, for approval.

ESSER II Spending Plan Amendment and Instructions
This document is for amending previously submitted and approved spending plans only.

Initial Narrative
1. List all proposed changes including amounts being changed, function and object code of changes, and the category that is being changed
Category Narratives
1. Comprehensive description of all approved and proposed activities
2. Check the box to indicate if the category is being amended
Category 13 and 14
1. Include detailed language about the scope of the proposed project to ensure OSF has enough information to determine what level of alteration the proposed project would fall under
2. OSF will issue conditional approval for amendments that include changes to these two categories
Budget Summary
1. The remaining balance cell should equal 0 and the net total should equal the full allocation amount for the district
2. The budgeted amount and the allocation amount should equal each other
General Amendment Information
1. There should be no negative numbers included in the budget summary for any category
2. Submit all amendments to the scesser@ed.sc.gov email account

ESSER II Spending Categories
View the fifteen allowable uses of ESSER II funding.

SC ESSER II Fund District & Allocation Table
View ESSER II funds allocated to each district.

ESSER II Technical Assistance Session
The link above includes the ESSER II Technical Assistance slides from the Feb. 10, 2021, presentation.

Recorded Webinar of the ESSER II Technical Assistance Session from Feb. 10, 2021

Reporting and Monitoring

ESSER II Quarterly Reporting Form
The link above is the quarterly form districts must complete and submit by the fifth day following each calendar quarter.

ESSER Quarterly Report Webinar
The ESSER Quarterly Report form was resigned in February 2022. Please use the link above for assistance navigating the new form.

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funding Dashboard
The linked dashboard provides the budget and expenditures by category for each district under ESSER I, ESSER II, and ARP ESSER.

ESSER II Reporting Due Dates

Reporting Period	Report Due Date
January 1 - March 31, 2021	April 5, 2021
April 1 - June 30, 2021	July 5, 2021
July 1 - September 30, 2021	October 5, 2021
October 1 - December 31, 2021	January 5, 2022
January 1 - March 31, 2022	April 5, 2022
April 1 - June 30, 2022	July 5, 2022

Additional Resources

ESSER II Frequently Asked Questions
The document above provides responses and guidance on questions posed about ESSER II funds.

SCESSER@ed.sc.gov
Contact us with additional questions.

Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
Congress set aside approximately $13.2 billion of the $30.75 billion allotted to the Education Stabilization Fund through the CARES Act for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund).