Michigan Schools to Receive $65M in CARES Act Funding
August 19, 2020$60 million will be distributed among districts based on their number of:
- Students in high-need student groups.
- Economically disadvantaged students.
- Special education students.
- English language learners.
Districts’ concentration of economically disadvantaged pupils – compared to total district enrollment – must be greater than 50% to be eligible. These GEER funds must be used toward connectivity, student mental health, combatting learning loss, remote learning training and materials, teacher training, out-of-school-time learning, and other health and safety needs in line with the MI Return to School Roadmap.
$5.4 million will go to other education-related entities, distributed for mental health services, teacher professional learning, public television learning resources, and the Early On program.
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Formula Grant
Under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund), the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools in Michigan. LEAs must provide equitable services to students and teachers in non-public schools as required under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). This page will serve as a resource to all CARES Act grants administered by MDE. View estimated distribution by district.