COVID-19 Federal Recovery Funds
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER)
Tulsa Public Schools was allocated three rounds of federal recovery funds beginning March 2020, totaling a little more than $205 million. These funds were reimbursed by the Oklahoma State Department of Education after submission of claims that met the ESSER investment criteria established by the federal government.
As with all other federal dollars, recovery expenditures had three levels of accountability for legal compliance with the grant:
- Tulsa Public Schools staff review
- Oklahoma State Department of Education review
- External independent auditors
Per federal and state guidance, all of these funds must be used to "prevent, prepare for, respond to, or recover from Coronavirus."
|
Round of recovery funds |
Amount and date |
Current status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARES/ESSER I - signed in March 2020 |
$16,295,033 available to spend through 9/30/22. An additional $360,070 was awarded through a competitive grant to support the science of reading. These funds are available through 9/30/22. |
This funding is fully spent. |
|
ESSER II - signed in December 2020 |
$58,271,076 available to spend through 9/30/23. |
This funding is fully spent. |
|
ESSER III/American Rescue Plan - signed in March 2021 |
$131,006,737 available to spend through 9/30/24. 20% of this amount was spent to address the academic impact of lost instructional time. |
This funding is fully spent. |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Did all school districts in Oklahoma receive the same amount of funding?
- How many ESSER grants has Tulsa Public Schools received?
- How much money did Tulsa Public Schools receive from the ESSER grants?
- Did charter schools receive ESSER funds?