(a) Funding.--For the 2020-2021 school year, the amount of money available under section 1306-B(h)(8)(i)¹ shall be used by the committee to award COVID-19 disaster emergency school health and safety grants to school entities.

(b) Purposes of grants.--Each school entity shall be eligible for a COVID-19 disaster emergency school health and safety grant for the following purposes:

(c) Amount of grants.--The committee shall allocate grants on or before July 15, 2020, to each school entity that submits an application, in the following amounts:

(d) Availability of applications.--The committee shall make the application available to school entities no later than June 20, 2020. The application requirements shall be limited to the school entity's contact information, the specific purpose of the grant based upon the categories specified in subsection (b) with boxes on the application for the applicant to indicate the school entity's anticipated use and certification by the applicant that the funds will be used for the stated purpose.

(e) Deadlines for applications.--Each school entity must submit an application for grant funds no later than June 30, 2020.

(f) Audit and monitoring.--The committee shall randomly audit and monitor grant recipients to ensure the appropriate use of grant funds and compliance with provisions of the grant program.

(g) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

“COVID-19 disaster emergency.” The disaster emergency as described in the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.

“School entity.” A school district, area career and technical school, intermediate unit, charter school, regional charter school and cyber charter school.