Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico made news last October when he proposed $1 billion in funding for K-12 schools to make IAQ-related upgrades and reduce COVID risks. He probably did not imagine that his plan would be trumped by the late-year COVID relief bill, appropriating not $1 billion but over $80 billion for K-12 and higher education support to reopen safely.
That money is not for HVAC exclusively, but the Department of Education specifies all manner of HVAC inspection, repair, and replacement as suitable uses.