ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief)
ESSER System of Support includes 6 days/week via Zoom, phone, email, text, and in person.
If your district has additional funding needs, please let the ESSER Team know.
- School Planning in a Post-ESSER Era workshop April 25-27.
The liquidation extension for CARES, CRRSA, has been extended to ARP (Department’s explanatory letter to states, updated FAQs, and ARP ESSER and EANS liquidation extension request template).
ESSER III Funding Requests (expenditures, cash requests, request for reimbursements):
- Schools can NOT submit expenditures embedded in Final Expenditure Reports (FER).
- Schools can cross-reference E-Grants FERs with their onsite Accounting (Black Mountain, Foxey Lady, etc.)
ESSER III 20% Set-Aside - Schools cannot return Lost Instructional Time (LIT) funds
- Schools are required to spend 20% of ESSER III on Lost Instructional Time (LIT).
ESSER Compliances (delays may occur in ESSER III if below are incomplete)
ESSER ELO (Extended/Expanded Learning Opportunity) Grant (Summer 2024 focuses on Math/Reading Literacy).
Broadband Project Across Montana:
Many resources are available on the OPI ESSER webpage including but not limited to:
For further information please contact:
Wendi Fawns, ESSER/EANS Director at wendi.fawns@mt.gov (406) 437-8595
Rebecca Brown, ESSER Program Manager at rebecca.brown@mt.gov (406) 437-4795
Allison Agostino, Project Communication Specialist and Broadband at allison.agostino@mt.gov (406) 202-7685
Questions? Contact:
Wendi Fawns, ESSER/EANS Director at wendi.fawns@mt.gov
Rebecca Brown, ESSER Program Manager at rebecca.brown@mt.gov
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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