How To Use ESSER Funds
ESSER funds are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address the most pressing needs of your school, including:
- Heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems and other deferred maintenance
- Creating the most comfortable, healthy and high-performing learning environments possible
- Improving operational costs, enhancing systems resiliency and more
Empower your classrooms and infrastructure by collaborating on a custom spending strategy and the best solutions for your school.
Indoor Environmental Quality Solutions
- Indoor Air Quality - Asses your IAQ and improve your air cleaning technology
- Thermal Comfort - Modify temperatures for greater student comfort and productivity
- Lighting - Install lighting that supports student well-being and learning
- Acoustics - Create a sound environment that improves concentration and performance
Stem Education Programs
- Available for elementary, middle and high school students
- Teach real-world tech skills
- Creates excitement around STEM careers
- Offer industry certification opportunities
Decarbonization Solutions
- Energy Efficiency - Optimize how you manage and monitor energy
- Electrification - Incorporate full-electric or hybrid equipment
- Refrigerant Management - Lower emissions and meet regulations
- Renewable Energy - Produce, store and access emissions-free energy
Common Concerns for Spending ESSER Funds
Having enough money in your budget, Trane can be your partner on cost-effective spending measures. This can include:
Private Funding Options
Flexible financing structures and payments help make project costs manageable.
Group Purchasing
With our group purchasing organization, Omnia® Partner, we can help you save money, vet business partners and simplify buying processes.
Financing & Energy Services Contracting
Trane energy experts can help you make sense of energy upgrade opportunities and financial strategies for your school.
Having a plan when funding runs out: Your strategy can account for long-term needs assessments and preventative maintenance to help with costs down the line.
Are You An Active Trane Customer?
Spend even more responsibly and hedge supply chain concerns with our Anticipation Discount Program (ADP).
It's simple: just pay in advance for Trane HVAC equipment, installation and services and you'll save significantly on them. Customizable and flexible for each of your ESSER initaitives, and allowing for variable payment amounts and dates, ADP can help your school in the short- and long-term.
Additional benefits include:
- Immediate order approval
- Enhanced credit standing
- Better rates of return
Start Your ESSER Spending Plan
While your deadline is rapidly approaching, it’s still not too late to make a difference for your students, teachers and community. With our proven collaborations with more than 2,000 school districts on maximizing their ESSER funding, we know we can help you too.