This page was last updated: Summer 2021
With new grants entering the k-12 sphere every day, it’s hard to keep up with what they cover and understanding whether your school can use them.
To help, we compiled a list of top education grant options when it comes to using PikMyKid! Read on to learn about: EANS, ESSER I, II, & III, Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, and IDEA
The Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools I (EANS) came out of the December 2020 CRRSA (Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations) Act.
EANS I requires that funds be obligated within 6 months and spent no later than Sept. 30, 2022, with an additional year available if requested by the state (meaning funds can be spent until Sept.30, 2023).
EANS II also requires that funds be obligated within 6 months; they must be spent no later than Sept. 30, 2023, with an additional year available if requested by the state (allowing spending until Sept. 30, 2024).
The EANS Funding can be used by non-profit private schools for many of the same things that public schools are using ESSER Funds for (some items have been shortened for length):
In response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) the U.S. Congress over passed the CARES Act, CRRSA Act and ARP Act, relief packages designed in part to provide states with both funding and streamlined waivers to give state educational agencies (SEAs) necessary flexibilities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief packages have included almost $200 billion in emergency education funding, channeled for public schools mainly through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund).
State awards for the ESSER Funds, round I, II and III, are in the same proportion that each state received under Title I, Part A in fiscal year (FY) 2019–20. Each state must use no less than 90 percent of its allocation to make subgrants to local education agencies (LEAs), based on each LEA’s share of funds received under Title I, Part A in fiscal year 2019–20.
The largest source of federal funding to schools is from Title I, providing over $16 billion dollars to schools that serve a high number or high percentage of children from low-income families to ensure that these children are able to meet challenging state academic standards.
By enabling Attendance and check-ins (no academic reporting/tracking)
Title II funds are used for professional development
Enhancing classroom time for instruction with professional development focused on emergency management, parent communication, safety protocols, attendance, and administrative
Title III provides federal funding that is focused on ensuring that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and develop high levels of academic achievement in English and meet the same challenging state academic standards of their English-speaking peers. It can be used to assist teachers and leaders in establishing, implementing, and sustaining effective language instruction educational programs and/or to promote family and community participation in language instruction educational programs for the parents, families, and communities of English learners.
Title IV is a block grant that provides over $1 billion in funding to school safety, well-rounded education, and educational technology initiatives. Under the CARES Act, these funds can now be used to fund any of these three priorities: providing students well-rounded education, maintaining student health and safety, and purchasing and implementation of education technology and systems.
Learn More about Title IV what your school can do with the funds.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal law ensuring students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. Second only in size to Title I funds, school districts receive IDEA funds to help pay for the cost of providing services and education to children with disabilities.
Supports students on the autism spectrum. Supports structured rhythm, with a complete plan for the entire roster, and prep the students for a new situation
Check-in to pull out for services and assist with progress monitoring
Mental health/SEL check-in tool for many schools