American rescue plan - emergency assistance to non-public schools

This $12.06 million formula grant was awarded by the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 24, 2021 through the Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) program. The funding will support mental health and substance use screening for K-12 students in Montana, as well as upgraded distance learning technology for law enforcement cadets.

Specifically, $11.06 million was subawarded to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to implement statewide comprehensive evidence-based mental health and substance use screening for K-12 students through September 2023. An additional $1 million subaward was provided to the Montana Highway Patrol to upgrade technology for on-site classrooms at the law enforcement academy, enabling remote or distance learning options for cadets unable to attend in-person due to illness such as COVID-19. Both subawards aim to prevent, prepare for, and respond to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on education services.