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ESSER I Funds

On May 4, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Education submitted its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund application to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) to obtain $523.8 million in emergency, one-time funds to help schools respond to COVID-19 impacts.

On May 13, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf announced that the USDE approved Pennsylvania’s application to obtain $523.8 million in one-time federal emergency funds.​