Contact: Jerri.Nave@tn.gov and Julia.Hudson@tn.gov
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund (i.e., ESSER 2.0, and 3.0) allowed Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to use federal funds for construction activities and facilities improvements, providing many LEAs the opportunity to make critical investments in infrastructure and improvements to the quality and safety of their schools.
LEAs that have undertaken ESSER-funded construction projects are required by federal regulation to file an annual report on the status of each real property in which ED retains an interest (i.e., each property on which ESSER-funded construction is in process or has been completed).
Additionally, projects funded by ESSER in the amount of 1 million dollars or more must record a Notice of Federal Interest (NFI) in the official real property records for the jurisdiction in which the facility is located.
Please see ESSER Recording & Reporting Federal Interest for more information about federal interest, and LEA requirements and instructions. The Recording & Reporting of Federal Interest Question and Answer document will provide additional details.
The Relief Team will conduct a webinar on Wed., Oct. 9 at 9:00 a.m. CT | 10:00 a.m. ET to further discuss Reporting and Recording of Federal Interest. Please note the webinar will be held during regularly scheduled ESSER office hours.
Log-in Information for Oct. 9 webinar: