Education Stabilization Fund-
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER
I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
10/29/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2023
14,652
14,656
2,051,280
73,560
0
0
Under the current unprecedented
national health emergency, the legislative and executive branches
of government have come together to offer relief to those
individuals and industries affected by the COVID-19 virus under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L.
116-136) authorized on March 27, 2020, and expanded through the
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA)
Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The ESSER Fund awards
grants to SEAs and for the purpose of providing local educational
agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, as well
as Outlying Areas, 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 across the
Nation. This information collection requests approval for a
revision to a previously approved collection that includes annual
reporting requirements to comply with the requirements of the ESSER
program and obtain information on how the funds were used by State
and Local Education Agencies. In accordance with the Recipient’s
Funding Certification and Agreements executed by ESSER grantees,
the Secretary may specify additional forms of reporting. This
collection has 4 fewer grantee respondents than the originally
approved version, as information reported from Outlying Areas will
be obtained through a separate collection. The information
collection also includes directed questions, in Attachment A, on
which the Department is requesting public input.
There is a burden increase of
1,977,720 hours due to additional information being collected in
light of the enactment of new statutes (CRRSA Act and ARP Act),
which added funds and additional requirements to the ESSER program,
as well as agency discretion. This has resulted in an increase from
10 to 140 hours per response for SEAs and from 5 to 140 hours for
LEAs. Key additions to the collection include items that address: -
Maintenance of Equity (per pupil allocations) - Participation
counts for activities and interventions, disaggregated by
subpopulation - ESSER allocations to high-poverty schools vs
non-high poverty schools - School staffing for specific staff
categories, with FTE detail at school level - Open text responses,
such as “How will the LEA ensure the activities and interventions
it implements address students’ academic, social, emotional and
mental health needs and address the needs of students
disproportionately impacted by Covid-19?” - Overlap between ESSER
funding.
$1,621,118
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Gloria Tanner 202
453-5596
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.