American rescue plan - elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund (ARP-esser)

This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education provides $1,853,788,024 to the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction through September 30, 2023. The funding is provided under the Education Stabilization Fund program (CFDA 84.425) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The grant supports K-12 education across Washington state. A majority of the funding is distributed as subawards to public school districts and state-tribal education compact schools to help safely reopen and sustain school operations during the ongoing public health emergency. Subawards range from $35,000 to over $1.85 billion and support services such as COVID-19 mitigation, learning recovery, and student support programs. Smaller subawards also provide funding to community-based organizations and educational service districts to collaborate with schools on pandemic response and learning acceleration initiatives.