Future Forward Ohio encompasses the state’s strategic priorities for helping students recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the District and School Student Recovery Dashboards illustrate, the road to full recovery continues.
New Academic Supports for 2023-2024
For the 2023-2024 academic year, new no-cost resources are available to help schools and districts accelerate learning for their students.
- High-Quality Tutoring: Districts may apply for state-funded high-quality tutoring programs offered by one of the providers on the High-Quality Tutoring Provider (HQTP) Vendor Directory for the 2023-2024 school year. Research shows high-dosage tutoring can produce “large learning gains for a wide range of students, including those who have fallen behind academically.” To learn more about this opportunity and register for upcoming webinars in July, please visit our High Quality Tutoring page.
- Zearn Math Ohio: All Ohio districts and schools serving students in grades 6-8 will have no-cost access to Zearn, the nonprofit educational organization behind top-rated math learning platform Zearn Math. Onboarding will begin in the fall, with access to resources beginning in the winter and continuing through June 30, 2025. There is strong research showing Zearn has transformative results for students. Learn more about the Zearn Math opportunity.
The Department will host two informational webinars in the coming weeks to share additional details.
Accelerating learning is one of three coordinating strategies to facilitate student success:
Overcoming Obstacles
Overcoming Obstacles to Learning
Addressing barriers that prevent students from engaging in learning, such as attendance,
health, mental health and high-speed internet access.
Accelerating Learning
Accelerating Learning
Providing more, and more effective, opportunities to learn through programs like after-school and summer programming, tutoring and supporting districts in using high-quality instructional materials.
Preparing Students
Preparing Students for Future Success
Helping students rediscover their “why” for learning and more smoothly transition to their next stages through career and college connections.
The Future Forward Ohio "Spotlights" Series Showcases Promising Practices from Across Ohio.
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Federal COVID-19 Relief Response
The federal government has sent funding to Ohio to support students through a variety of different funding sources, each with their own timeline, as depicted in the federal COVID-19 relief award allocation dashboard on this page. While the state is using federal COVID-19 relief funds to support the initiatives of Future Forward Ohio, most funds went directly to districts. The dashboard below shows how funds have been distributed and how they have been spent to date.
Federal COVID-19 Relief Award Allocation Breakout Dashboard
The dashboard shows how each round of federal COVID-19 relief funding has been allocated to Ohio's schools and districts. Specifically, this information highlights the first, second and third rounds of ESSER funding, ARP funding and various allocations of state funding.
ESSER Funds Availability Timeline
| Fund Source |
Period of Availability |
| Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) I |
3/13/2020 - 9/30/2022 |
| Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) I |
3/13/2020 - 9/30/2022 |
| Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) including the BroadbandOhio Connectivity Grant |
3/01/2020 – 12/31/2021
|
| ESSER II |
3/13/2020 – 9/30/2023
|
| GEER II |
3/13/2020 – 9/30/2023
|
| Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic Schools (EANS) |
3/13/2020 – 9/30/2023
|
| American Rescue Plan (ARP) ESSER III |
3/13/2020 – 9/30/2024
|
| ARP Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) |
7/1/2021 – 9/30/2023
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| ARP Homeless Children and Youth |
3/13/2020 – 9/30/2024
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| ARP EANS |
Contract Initiation – 9/30/2024
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Organizations may be granted a carryover period for each of the ESSER grants. Carryover is the process by which unobligated funds remaining at the end of a grant period are carried forward to the next budget period to cover allowable costs.
Last Modified: 3/15/2024 2:05:40 PM