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GEER Fund

 

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The purpose of the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund is to provide additional support to K-12 and Higher Education institutions that have been most significantly impacted by COVID-19. Funds received through GEER would generally supplement funds received by impacted institutions through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) and Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) Funds.

 

 

Important Notes:

  • GEER Funds cannot be used by states to replace state aid
  •  Education entities have broad discretion to determine the use of the emergency aid

 

A portion of GEER Funds must be used to provide emergency grants for K-12 LEAs that have been the most impacted by COVID-19.  ADE is tasked with determining indicators to identify which LEAs have been most significantly impacted by COVID-19

The following are indicators that are being considered to help determine LEAs that have been "most significantly impacted" by COVID-19:

Tribal Communities

  • Source: Tribal data
  • Challenges: Tribal data may be incomplete due to challenges in availability of data from tribal communities

LEA Ability to Support Online Learning

  • Source: Arizona Commerce Authority Broadband Office, LEA Survey Data
  • Local broadband infrastructure, broadband service availability, student access to internet services

COVID-19 Data

  • Source: State and County public health data
  • High COVID-19 cases per capita

Additional indicators that may be considered are family food insecurity (High percentage of families receiving NSLP/SNAP nutrition benefits), unemployment (High percentage of families unemployed due to COVID-19) and LEA demographics data (High percentages of low-income students, children with disabilities, English learners, racial and ethnic minorities, students experiencing homelessness, and foster care youth).

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    • Read the Overview
    • Submit Your Fall 2021 Plan

Contact

  • Reach an ESSER Specialist
  • [email protected]
  • Devon Isherwood, Deputy Associate Superintendent of School Support & Improvement
  • (602) 364-0379
  • [email protected]
  • Allison Barbor, ESSER Director
  • (602) 542-3068
  • [email protected]
  • Get ESSER Email Updates

From the ESSER Blog

ESSER Newsletter: December 2022 Tue, Dec 13 2022

Transitioning to the new year and new administration, upcoming ESSER-funded opportunities, and more! 

ESSER Newsletter: November 2022 Fri, Nov 18 2022

New Discovery Education Native Stories of the Southwest Channel, LEA ESSER reminders, and upcoming professional development 

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