Indiana’s Public Schools To Get $1.8B In Federal Pandemic Recovery

Indiana’s public schools will receive nearly $1.8 billion to help recover from the pandemic as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the state announced today. This is the largest ever injection of federal funds to Indiana schools.

At least 20% of the dollars a school district or charter school receives must go toward addressing learning loss during the pandemic, such as offering summer school. These one-time funds can be also used to reimburse certain expenses related to COVID-19 through September 2024, such as physical facility improvements.

The funds announced today are for traditional school districts, charter and virtual schools, and adult high schools. Indianapolis Public Schools is set to receive the most of any district — $136 million of the state’s allocation.