$61 million relief fund for remote learning available to Indiana schools

INDIANAPOLIS — Schools across Indiana, including higher education, will have access to a $61 million grant to help with remote learning.

The money came to the state through the CARES Act and will be available to help in three areas:

• Device Availability – Address the need for access to digital learning devices to support remote learning for students in PK-12.
• Connectivity – Develop comprehensive community-level and regional-level solutions to address gaps in internet connectivity for remote learning.
• Educator Capacity – Support partnerships between higher education and PK-12 to develop professional development and curriculum opportunities as educators throughout Indiana continue to build expertise in remote learning.

Traditional public school corporations, public charter schools, accredited non-public schools, higher education institutions, and other education-related entities are able to apply.

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The deadline is Friday, July 17 and schools can submit their proposals by clicking here.