Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III Summer Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA)
June 9, 2022
This information is for current After School and Education Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grantees.
The Expanded Learning Division is pleased to announce the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III Summer Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA). The RFA can be found on the California Department of Education Funding Opportunities web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r27/esseriiisummer21rfa.asp.
ESSER III Summer Grant Program RFA
The purpose of the ESSER III Summer Grant Program is for the implementation of evidence-based summer enrichment programs, and to ensure such programs respond to students’ academic, social, and emotional needs as well as address the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on the student populations described in Section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 United States Code [U.S.C.] 6311[b][2][B][xi]), students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care.
There will be two buckets of funding for the ESSER III Summer Grant Program:
1. For existing ASES grantees: The total amount available is $118,214,000 million starting in the fiscal year 2021–22 and continuing through August 31, 2023. Funding is available to the 11 California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) regions (map located on the CCSESA website at https://ccsesa.org/regions/) per the table below:
| Region. | Percent of Funding. | Available ESSER III Summer Grant Program Funding Amount Per Geographic Region |
| 1–4 Urban | 13.76 | $16,266,246.40 |
| 1-4 Rural | 3.27 | $3,865,597.80 |
| 5-8 Urban | 19.89 | $23,512,764.60 |
| 5-8 Rural | 7.05 | $8,334,087.00 |
| 9-11 Urban | 53.17 | $62,854,383.80 |
| 9-11 Rural | 2.86 | $3,380,920.40 |
| Total | 100 Percent | $118,214,000.00 |
2. For existing 21st CCLC and After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens grantees: The total amount available is $32,583,000 million starting in the fiscal year 2021–22 and continuing through August 31, 2023. Funding is available to the 11 CCSESA regions (map located on the CCSESA website at https://ccsesa.org/regions/) per the table below:
| Region. | Percent of Funding. | Available ESSER III Summer Grant Program Funding Amount Per Geographic Region |
| 1–4 Urban | 13.70 | $4,464,450.98 |
| 1-4 Rural | 3.27 | $1,065,104.52 |
| 5-8 Urban | 19.91 | $6,486,730.12 |
| 5-8 Rural | 6.97 | $2,272,368.58 |
| 9-11 Urban | 53.29 | $17,363,974.25 |
| 9-11 Rural | 2.86 | $930,371.55 |
| Total | 100 Percent | $32,583,000.00 |
All RFA questions and correspondence should be submitted by email through the ESSER III Summer Grant Program RFA Helpdesk at expandedlearning@cde.ca.gov.
All questions relating to RFA forms required through the After School Support and Information System (ASSIST) should be submitted by email through the ASSIST Helpdesk at ASSIST@cde.ca.gov.
Expanded Learning Division
California Department of Education