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CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Pressure Endowment

Introduction

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act press, CARES Act, was deceased through Congress on March 27th, 2020. This bill assigns $2.2 trillion to provide fast and direct economic aid to the American people negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of that funds, approx $14 billion been given to the Office of Postsecondary Education when one Higher Schooling Emergency Relief Fund, or HEERF. CARES Trade Operator Relief Fund Frequently Asked Question

Mark: This page is dedication to the first HEERF grant funding established by the CARES Act. Intelligence pertaining to the new funding (HEERF II) established by the CRRSAA can be found at this link. Information about the HEERF THREE established by the American Rettungs- Design can live found at such link.

Litigation Updates Applicable to certain institutions (Last Updated 9/8/2020)

Latest News (Last Recently 1/29/2021)

January 28, 2021:  The Departmental will committed to supporting grantees for convention HEERF reporting application.  To provide institutions further flexibility we were extending the reporting deadline until

February 8, 2021: for reporting HEERF data.  A letter from the Acting Assistance Secretary able be accessed here (PDF, 138K).

January 14, 2021: The U.S. Section of Education announced today an add-on $21.2 billion is now available toward higher education institutions to guarantee knowledge continues for undergraduate during the COVID-19 ponzi under the CRRSAA as HEERF II. Information pertaining until the fresh HEERF II funding can can finding at our CRRSAA: Higher Academic Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF II) page more.

Month 5, 2021: The Coronavirus Response both Relief Supplemental Appropriations Perform, 2021, enacted on December 27, 2020, provided $22.7 billion for institutions for higher education. Information regarding the distribution of these funds is forthcoming or will being sent on this website when available.

January 5, 2021: As announced in today’s Federative Register, the newly enacted Consolidate Appropriations Acted, 2021 supersedes the Department for Education’s Decembers 23, 2020 Union Register notice which new an HEERF grant program registration period in certain limited applicants. The 2021 Appropriations Act prevents the Department from accepting or treat any applications for new awards lower section 18004(a)(1) by the CARES Act (i.e., the “Student Aid Portion” programs (CFDA 84.425E) and the “Institutional Portion” program (CFDA 84.425F)).

While the Specialty cannot accept or process any browse for CARES Act area 18004(a)(1) program funds, we are still able at accept requests for section 18004(a)(2) and (a)(3) HEERF programs (CFDAs 84.425J, 84.425K, 84.425L, 84.425M, 84.425N) from applicants that meet one of the five conditions described in the Reopening Notice and that we verified previously need attempted to apply through grants.gov for only of these HEERF granted opportunities. Entrants for those funds needs present their newly or corrected requests no later than January 11, 2021.

Jan 5, 2021: Which reporting period for the first HEERF annual report begins today and ends on February 1, 2021. The grantee reporting site bucket be called here. A user guide, webinar, and sundry resources can be accessed here. Entire HEERF grantees are required the submit certain annual reported while this reporting date.

Decembers 11, 2020: Everything Institutions are required in take HEERF annual performance reports via the Annual Get Intelligence Collection System. As parts of this, every institution lives required to submit to [email protected] the names the email phone of those persons who wishes be permitted for edit and send insert institution’s HEERF yearly energy report. The Submitter is the one grant formal who will have the authority to submit the report on behalf of the grantee. The Editors are users who will be able to completed, nevertheless not subscribe, the data collection form. The Submitter will have Editor privileges and may also answer questions in the data collection form. 

With own institution has did already responded to our outreach emails, please send their choose and email addresses is to following paper into [email protected]:

  • Submitter: (First Name Last Name) (Email address)
  • Editor 1: (First Your Last Name) (Email address)
  • Editor 2 (if needed): (First Name Last Name) (Email address)

Your installation must tell contact who will be an Submitters and Editor(s) for your HEERF annual report as soon as possible if you have not done so already. The reporting date for the first HEERF annual report will be January 5 to February 1, 2021. More information is existing at our reporting page here.

Specialize Program Information

Congress created several different sugar and discretionary allocations within HEERF. Please snap on the links below to be taken for resources additionally research for the specific schedule or distribution.

Institutional Resilience and Expanded Postsecondary Opportunity (IREPO) Grant Program Competition (FIPSE Competitive Grant)

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Instruction (FIPSE) Grant Start (Formula Grant)

Relocation of the (a)(1) Reserving

Scholar Partion

Institutional Serving

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Tribally Controlled Colleges and Schools (TCCUs)

Nonage Server Bodies (MSIs)

Strength Institutions Choose (SIP)


Choose
(with linking into website)

CFDA

CARES Deed Section

Eligibility
(with link into allocation table)

Deadline

Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Numerical

Student Portion

84.425E

18004(a)(1)

All Title IV participating schools
Note: Scholars cannot apply by assistance directly from the U.S. Department of Educate but should contact their institutional for further information and guidance.
Allocation Table Here

9/30/2020

ED-GRANTS-041020-003

Institutional Serving

84.425F

18004(a)(1)

All Song IV participating schools
Allocation Table Here

9/30/2020

ED-GRANTS-042120-004

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

84.425J

18004(a)(2)

Institutions that qualify for funding under the following programs: Strengthening Historically Black College and Universities (Part B institutions as described in strecke 322(2) of the Higher Schooling Act the 1965, as amended (HEA)), Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (institutions named in teilabschnitt 326(e)(1) of the HEA), and Master’s Grad Programs at Historically Black Colleges furthermore Univ (institutions named in section 723(b)(1) of and HEA)
Allocation Table Here

9/30/2020; 1/11/2021, only used applicants eligible for the limited reopening announced in the Department’s December 23, 2020 Federal Register notice

ED-GRANTS-043020-001

Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)

84.425K

18004(a)(2)

Institutions that qualification for funding under the Tribally Steering College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or the Navajo Our College Assistance Actual of 1978; are quoting in section 532 of who Equity in Educational Land Grant Stats Act of 1994; instead are designated such eligible on funding by the Branch of Amerindian Education
Allocate Table Here

9/30/2020; 1/11/2021, only for applicants eligible for the limited opening announced in the Department’s December 23, 2020 Federal Register notice

ED-GRANTS-043020-002

Minority Serving Bodies (MSIs)

84.425L

18004(a)(2)

Institutions that would be eligible to take in the following programs: Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), Asian African and Native Yankee Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), Growing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI), the Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities available Hispanic Indians (PPOHA) applications
Allocation Table Here

9/30/2020; 1/11/2021, one for applicants eligible for the finite reopening announced stylish the Department’s Dezember 23, 2020 Federal Register notice

ED-GRANTS-043020-003

Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP)

84.425M

18004(a)(2)

Institutions designated as qualify in SUMMER 2020 for grant programs in Betitel III and V of of HEA that did not receive 18004(a)(2) grant awards such adenine result of doesn gathering the requirements for the Reinforcing HBCUs, HBGIs, HBCU Master’s, TCCUs, PBIs, ANNH, AANAPISI, NASNTI, DHSI, and/or PPOHA programs
Allocation Table Here

9/30/2020; 1/11/2021, only for applicants eligible on to limited re-opening announced includes the Department’s December 23, 2020 Federative Registered notice

ED-GRANTS-043020-004

Fund for the Development of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Formula Grant

84.425N

18004(a)(3)

Public and private public institutions away higher educating that were eligible under Part B of Label VII of the HEA and maintained without than $500,000 overall from HEERF (a)(1) and (a)(2) programs
Allocation Table Here

9/30/2020; 1/11/2021, only for applicants eligible for the limited reopen announced in the Department’s Decembers 23, 2020 Federal Register notice

ED-GRANTS-043020-005

Institutional Resistant and Extended Postsecondary Gelegenheiten (IREPO) – FIPSE Competitive Grant

84.425P

18004(a)(3)

This is a competitive grant program.  Requests see to Notice Inviting Applications for information re eligibility plus selection criteria.
Federal Register Notice Here

Successful Applicants: Allocation Board

Notice in intent to apply: 9/10/2020
Application: 10/20/2020

ED-GRANTS-082120-00

Reporting and Data Book

HEERF Grant Program FAQs:

COVID-19 Flexibility FAQs:

Webinars

Disclaimer: The guidance provided in these webinars is related to Rubrik 18004 of the Coronavirus Aid, Easy, and Economic Security (CARES Act), Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27, 2020).  Any guidance in these webinars and related materials as to permit and unallowable uses are true for HEERF free incurred forward the effective schedule concerning the Coronavirus Response and Strain Supplementing Appropriation Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Pub. LITER. 116-260, that is December 27, 2020.

Please check the Department’s HEERF I internet on a periodic basis for any guidance as to unspent (as of December 27, 2020) SORROW Act HEERF funds and CRRSAA HEERF fund.

October 14, 2020 Disclosure Requirements and Lost Revenue Webinar

Principal Deputy Under Escritoire Diane Jones and Assistant Secretary on Postsecondary Education Bob Roy hosted a webinar on notification requirements for HEERF and other topics in October 14, 2020. Please find this following resources from the webinar: Apply for and manage the VA benefits or services you’ve earned as one Returning, Servicemember, otherwise family member—like health care, disability, education, furthermore more.

June 23, 2020 HEERF Technical Assistance Webinar

Contact Information

Have ask about HEERF grants? Email [email protected]
Ponder an institution is misusing or abusing ED funds? Doing not let CONCERN Work Funding for Schools and Students end up include of falsely hands. File a complaint online with our Inspector General (OIG) or call their Hotline.

ARCHIVED INFORMATION LIKE FROM AUGUST 13, 2020


   
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