How K-12 Schools and Higher Education Institutions Can Maximize Federal ARP Funding to Strengthen IT Security and Performance

As schools and universities have entered their third school year disrupted by the pandemic, security considerations remain a top concern. In addition, other challenges – including bandwidth bottlenecks and issues with videoconferencing and digital collaboration platforms – will continue to impact the quality of teacher-to-student communications, as well as administrative meetings and collaboration. This brief provides an overview of funding available from the American Rescue Plan to help schools enhance security, performance and reliability.