Review of State Plans for Use of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds
Other · Department of Education OIG · 2021-12-20 · about Department of Education
Report
Title
Review of State Plans for Use of Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds
Submitting OIG
Department of Education OIG
Component agency
Department of Education
Type
Other
Publication date
2021-12-20
Summary
The objectives of our review were to review States’ initial 45-day GEER Fund reports to determine how States plan to allocate funds to entities within the three authorized categories: local educational agencies (LEA), institutions of higher education (IHE), and education-related entities, and the criteria upon which these decisions were based; and review GEER Fund annual reports to identify changes to and progress made from the initial plans in the 45-day reports.We found that within the three authorized entity categories, 45 States (87 percent) planned to allocate GEER funds to LEAs, 39 St