On Thursday, May 13, 2021, the Biden administration announced the dedication of $7 billion from American Rescue Plan funds to hire and train public health workers, including school nurses to help schools safely reopen and remain open for in-person instruction. According to a statement from the White House, the funding will support a range of public health roles, including funding for Disease Intervention Specialists to do contact tracing, case management, and support outbreak investigations, and dedicated funding to hire school nurses to help schools safely reopen and remain open for in-person instruction.  

Click here to access the statement from the White House.