The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a letter and corresponding FAQ regarding relief fund liquidation extensions. Due to ongoing litigation and the fact that plaintiff states are currently allowed to draw down reimbursements based on projects approved prior to March 28, 2025, ED has extended this allowability to non-plaintiff states to continue that process during the litigation period.
This means that local education agencies (LEAs) with FY25 ARP ESSER or ARP Homeless Liquidation Extension Requests in TDOE Director Approved status may submit reimbursement requests for those completed projects. We encourage your LEA to submit reimbursement requests as quickly as possible. As a reminder, the reimbursement request must include all supporting documentation from the obligation of funds through the final payment.
Please reach out to your ESSER Relief Funding Coordinator, or McKinney-Vento Grant Manager Vanessa Waters with any programmatic questions. You may also contact your Regional Finance Consultant with reimbursement request questions.