Today U.S. Secretary of
Education Betsy DeVos released guidance to the states for the nearly $3 billion
in funding that will be made available to states as part of the Governor's
Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund, which was part of the third
supplemental appropriations package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act.
The GEER fund may be used by Governors to assist LEAs, IHEs, early childhood
education/childcare entities that are hardest hit by the emergency to continue
to provide educational services to their students. Sixty percent of these funds
will be distributed based on the state's relative population of individuals
aged 5-24 while forty percent will be distributed based on the relative total
population. The press release and additional links related to GEER can be found
at the website below.
content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USED/bulletins/2866a1b
