Granite State Times

The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that New Hampshire received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $544.2 million, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

The majority of the $190.5 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds was approved through the American Rescue Plan Act passed in May, according to the NCSL report. But funds were also allocated through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020 (ESSER I) and the coronavirus supplemental funds approved in December of last year (ESSER II), the NCSL report states. 

To receive the funds, state educational agencies must keep 10% in reserve to address learning setbacks that occurred during the pandemic, as well as after-school activities and summer academic programs.

New Hampshire has identified helping lower-income communities as a key area it will use its reserve funds for, the NCSL said in its report. "The New Hampshire Department of Education intends to use its set-aside to further develop our remote instruction capacity, with a focus on underserved communities and constituencies," the study says.

The reserve funds can be spent once the U.S. Department of Education approves states’ ESSER implementation plans. So far, 28 states have submitted their plans for federal approval, according to the report.

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Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funding

State	Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funding (I)	ESSER II	ESSER III	Total
Alabama	$216,947,540	$899,464,932	$2,020,070,466	$3,136,482,938
Alaska	$38,407,914	$159,719,422	$358,707,134	$556,834,470
Arizona	$277,422,944	$1,149,715,947	$2,582,098,697	$4,009,237,588
Arkansas	$128,758,638	$558,017,409	$1,253,227,833	$1,940,003,880
California	$1,482,575,514	$6,038,670,479	$13,561,996,091	$21,083,242,084
Colorado	$120,993,782	$519,324,311	$1,166,328,632	$1,806,646,725
Connecticut	$111,068,059	$492,426,458	$1,105,919,874	$1,709,414,391
Delaware	$43,492,753	$182,885,104	$410,733,965	$637,111,822
Florida	$770,247,851	$3,133,878,723	$7,038,246,438	$10,942,373,012
Georgia	$457,169,852	$1,892,092,618	$4,249,371,244	$6,598,633,714
Hawaii	$43,385,229	$183,595,211	$412,328,764	$639,309,204
Idaho	$47,854,695	$195,890,413	$439,942,041	$683,687,149
Illinois	$569,467,218	$2,250,804,891	$5,054,988,054	$7,875,260,163
Indiana	$214,472,770	$888,183,537	$1,994,734,056	$3,097,390,363
Iowa	$71,625,561	$344,864,294	$774,516,216	$1,191,006,071
Kansas	$84,529,061	$344,864,294	$830,585,182	$1,259,978,537
Kentucky	$193,186,874	$928,274,720	$2,084,773,157	$3,206,234,751
Louisiana	$286,980,175	$1,160,119,378	$2,605,463,325	$4,052,562,878
Maine	$43,793,319	$183,138,601	$411,303,282	$638,235,202
Maryland	$207,834,058	$868,771,243	$1,951,136,802	$3,027,742,103
Massachusetts	$214,894,317	$814,890,396	$1,830,128,073	$2,859,912,786
Michigan	$389,796,984	$1,656,308,286	$3,719,833,128	$5,765,938,398
Minnesota	$140,137,253	$588,036,257	$1,320,645,901	$2,048,819,411
Mississippi	$169,883,002	$724,532,847	$1,627,197,854	$2,521,613,703
Missouri	$208,443,300	$871,172,291	$1,956,529,215	$3,036,144,806
Montana	$41,295,230	$170,099,465	$382,019,236	$593,413,931
Nebraska	$65,085,085	$243,073,530	$545,908,619	$854,067,234
Nevada	$117,185,045	$477,322,438	$1,071,998,392	$1,666,505,875
New Hampshire	$37,641,372	$156,065,807	$350,501,633	$544,208,812
New Jersey	$310,371,213	$1,230,971,757	$2,764,587,703	$4,305,930,673
New Mexico	$108,574,786	$435,938,638	$979,056,256	$1,523,569,680
New York	$1,037,045,603	$4,002,381,738	$8,988,780,836	$14,028,208,177
North Carolina	$396,311,607	$1,602,590,987	$3,599,191,706	$5,598,094,300
North Dakota	$33,297,699	$135,924,393	$305,266,879	$474,488,971
Ohio	$489,205,200	$1,991,251,095	$4,472,067,097	$6,952,523,392
Oklahoma	$160,950,476	$665,038,753	$1,493,582,570	$2,319,571,799
Oregon	$121,099,019	$499,153,891	$1,121,028,734	$1,741,281,644
Pennsylvania	$523,807,198	$2,224,964,030	$4,996,953,151	$7,745,724,379
Rhode Island	$46,350,444	$184,791,567	$415,015,610	$646,157,621
South Carolina	$216,311,158	$940,420,782	$2,112,051,487	$3,268,783,427
South Dakota	$41,295,230	$170,099,465	$382,019,236	$593,413,931
Tennessee	$259,891,154	$1,107,656,022	$2,487,638,081	$3,855,185,257
Texas	$1,285,886,064	$5,529,552,209	$12,418,588,778	$19,234,027,051
Utah	$67,821,787	$274,071,684	$615,526,070	$957,419,541
Vermont	$31,148,360	$126,973,363	$285,164,138	$443,285,861
Virginia	$238,599,192	$939,280,578	$2,109,490,751	$3,287,370,521
Washington	$216,892,447	$824,852,290	$1,852,501,071	$2,894,245,808
West Virginia	$86,640,471	$339,032,096	$761,417,928	$1,187,090,495
Wisconsin	$174,777,774	$686,056,238	$1,540,784,854	$2,401,618,866
Wyoming	$32,562,651	$135,230,900	$303,709,391	$471,502,942

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures