Release of the GEERF Competitive Request for Applications

The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) is expecting to award $1,000,000 in federal (CARES) Act Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds (GEERF) in competitive grants. The funds are to support eligible education-related entities to create innovative strategies to:

• provide emergency educational services to students,
• provide childcare and early childhood education,
• provide social and emotional support, and
• protect education-related jobs.

DEED will award grants that range from $20,000 and $250,000 for fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021).

The GEERF RFA (form number 05-20-051) is now posted on DEED’s website. The FY21 Coronavirus, Relief, and Economic Security Act Assurances and Certification Packet (GEERF) (form number 05-20-052) is also posted. A required letter of intent is due by June 15, 2020. Applications are due by June 30, 2020.

DEED will be hosting two optional WebEx meetings for participants regarding this RFA: 

Fact Sheet

RFA Released: June 3, 2020

Closing date: June 30, 2020

Notice of Intent to Award: July 8, 2020

Letter of Intent to Apply (Required): June 15, 2020

Purpose:

The purpose of this competitive grant is to provide education related entities the opportunity to establish innovative strategies to carry out:

• provide emergency educational services to students,
• provide childcare and early childhood education,
• provide social and emotional support, and
• protect education-related jobs.

Eligible recipients include:

• Education-Related Entities

• State agencies that oversee or directly provide early childhood education services
• Public agencies or private entities that coordinate or directly provide early intervention services under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• State agencies that oversee or provide vocational rehabilitative services
• State mental health agencies
• State Higher Education Boards
• Education-related non-profit organizations
• Non-public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools
• For-profit elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools
• Charter management organizations
• Non-profit and for-profit child-care centers
• Public libraries
• Community centers
• State or local agencies coordinating food services for students and their families

Grant requirements

• One page abstract
• Description of the project goals and outcomes
• Description of the project
• Description of the capacity to implement the project and ongoing leadership support
• Description of process for equity
• Budget/Budget Narrative

Competitive Preferences

• Innovation
• Partnerships

If you have questions or require additional information, please email DEED.CARES@alaska.gov.