Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (Cares) Act
Overview
The CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act includes a $30.75 billion education stabilization fund with three components: an Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, a Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund, and a Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Fund.
CARES Act ESSER funds are emergency relief funds intended to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools in Virginia. CARES Act ESSER funds can be used for a wide variety of programs and activities. The Virginia Department of Education has recommended that consideration be given to the funding priorities below:
- Supporting remote learning through educational technology, including hardware, software, connectivity, assistive technology, and adaptive equipment;
- Supporting the diverse needs of all students during school closure and when students return to school, which may include mental health services and supports, provisions for meal distribution, and services allowable under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
- Planning for and implementing extended learning and summer learning; and
- Maintaining operations and continuity of services, including continuing to employ existing staff to the greatest extent practicable.
Allocations
Memorandum from Virginia State Superintendent to school division superintendents:
- CARES Act State Set-Aside Awards to School Divisions-This is a Word document.
- Superintendent’s Memo 261-20
- MEMO 261-20, Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 261-20, Attachment B: FFATA Reporting-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 261-20, Attachment C: CARES Act ESSER and GEER Fund Division Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- MEMO 261-20, Attachment D: CARES Act ESSER and GEER State Set-aside Fund Terms of Grant Award-This is a Word document.
- Revised CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund Division Allocations-This is a Word document. - Superintendent’s Memo 133-20
- CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Division Allocations-This is a Word document. - Superintendent’s Memo 110-20
- MEMO 110-20, Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 110-20, Attachment B: CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Division Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- MEMO 110-20, Attachment C: CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Terms of Grant Award-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 110-20, Attachment D: CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Allowable Uses of Funds-This is a Word document.
Awards for Institutions of Higher Education:
- CARES Act GEERF Grant Awards to Virginia Higher Education Institutions and Centers-This is a Word document. - Superintendent’s Memo to Virginia Institutions of Higher Education and Higher Education Centers
- Attachment A: Additional Required Special Terms and Conditions for Grant Awards or Cooperative Agreements-This is a Word document.
- Attachment B: FFATA Reporting-This is a Word document.
- Attachment C: CARES Act GEERF Grant Awards to Virginia Higher Education Institutions and Centers-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- Attachment D: Terms of Grant Award to Virginia Institutions of Higher Education and Higher Education Centers-This is a Word document.
