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84.425C
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Funder Type
State Government
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IT Classification
B - Readily funds technology as part of an award
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Authority
New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Summary
This emergency block grant empowers Governors to decide how best to meet the current needs of students, schools (including charter schools and non-public schools), postsecondary institutions, and other education-related organizations in their State so that faculty continue to teach and students continue to learn. Governors are encouraged to focus these resources on ensuring that all students continue to learn most likely through some form of remote learning. Grant funds awarded under the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund may be used to—
- provide emergency support through grants to local educational agencies that the State educational agency deems have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus to support the ability of such local educational agencies to continue to provide educational services to their students and to support the on-going functionality of the local educational agency;
- provide emergency support through grants to institutions of higher education serving students within the State that the Governor determines have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus to support the ability of such institutions to continue to provide educational services and support the on-going functionality of the institution; and
- provide support to any other institution of higher education, local educational agency, or education-related entity within the State that the Governor deems essential for carrying out emergency educational services to students for authorized activities described in section 18003(d)(1) of the CARES Act or the Higher Education Act, the provision of child care and early childhood education, social and emotional support, and the protection of education-related jobs.
A Governor must award funds to eligible entities (i.e., LEAs, IHEs, and education-related entities) within one year of receiving the State's GEER Fund allocation from the Department, although the Governor should use every effort to award funds to eligible entities on an expedited basis to address student needs. Subgrants should be prioritized for LEAs and IHEs within the State that have been most significantly impacted by coronavirus in order to support their ability to continue to provide educational services to students and to support their on-going functionality.
- In providing support to IHEs, the Governor determines those IHEs that are most significantly impacted by coronavirus.
- In providing support to LEAs, the State educational agency (SEA) determines those LEAs that are most significantly impacted by coronavirus. The Department encourages SEAs to consult with the Governor when making this determination.
A Governor may also award funds to any other LEA, IHE, or education-related entity within the State that the Governor deems essential to carry out emergency educational services to students, provide childcare and early childhood education, provide social and emotional support, and protect education-related jobs.
History of Funding
Allocations for eligible LEAs are visible at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/funding/cares-act/cares-act-allocation-chart.xlsx
Additional Information
Governor Andrew Cuomo has decided to distribute the state's GEER funding across the 673 major school districts.
These funds have been allocated to eligible school districts using the relative shares of grants awarded under Title I, Part A of the ESEA for the most recent fiscal year (2019-20). The state's highest-need school districts will receive 86 percent of the total GEER funding available. These roughly 200 school districts educate approximately 60% of the State's public school students and account for 77% of public schools' students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, 81% of public schools' English language learners, and 65% of public schools' students with disabilities.
GEER funds are not being allocated to LEAs that are charter schools, Special Act School Districts, or school districts employing fewer than eight teachers. Further, in New York, GEER funding will not be awarded to institutions of higher education or other education providers.
Eligibility Details
State Governors may apply on behalf of their State Education Agency. It is expected that State Education Agencies will then redistribute or regrant awarded funds to Local Education Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education, or other education service providers.
In New York, GEER funding was distributed to eligible LEAs through direct allocations.
NOTE: A local educational agency receiving funds shall provide equitable services in the same manner as provided under section 1117 of the ESEA of 1965 to students and teachers in non-public schools, as determined in consultation with representatives of non-public schools. However, the control of funds for the services and assistance provided to a non-public school, and title to materials, equipment, and property purchased with such funds, shall be in a public agency, and a public agency shall administer such funds, materials, equipment, and property and shall provide such services (or may contract for the provision of such services with a public or private entity).
Deadline Details
Eligible LEAs are asked to submit a single CARES Act Combined Funding Application for both ESSER and, if applicable, GEER, funding using the SED Monitoring and Vendor Reporting System. Completed applications were originally due by August 15, 2020. This deadline was later extended to November 23, 2020 (with further extensions by request) and the understanding that late will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
This is a one-time emergency funding opportunity. Future deadlines are not anticipated.
Award Details
A total of $2,953,230,000 has been allocated for the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund. The amount awarded to each State is based on the following formula:
- 60% on the basis of their relative population of individuals aged 5 through 24 as of 2018 census data.
- 40% on the basis of their relative number of children counted for FY20 under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to under this heading as ‘‘ESEA'').
New York State was awarded $164,200,000 on May 29, 2020. Governors shall return to the Secretary any funds that the Governor does not regrant within one year of receiving such funds and the Secretary shall reallocate such funds. Regranted funds under this program remain available for obligation through September 30, 2022.
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