American Rescue Plan
American Rescue Plan
HEERF III (a)(1) 鈥 Student Portion
Emergency Financial Aid Grants Awarded to Students
Approximately 9,400 嫩草影院 students were eligible to apply for grants under the HEERF III program. 嫩草影院 received an allocation of to be distributed to students under the program. Eligibility under the HEERF III program was expanded to include undocumented and international students. All eligible students must have been enrolled at 嫩草影院 in the term that the application was open.
As of June 30, 2023, 嫩草影院 has awarded 3,927 students a total of $12,307,944.90.
All Applications for HEERF III funding are closed.
Distribution of Grants
All enrolled students were eligible to apply for HEERF funding. 嫩草影院 administered the HEERF III funding through a series of different programs to address the burden of the cost of attendance:
- Spring 2022 鈥 Cost of Housing Hardship [Maximum award $5,912.15]
- Spring 2022 鈥 Cost of Tuition Hardship [Maximum award $1,800]
- Summer 2022 鈥揅ost of Tuition Hardship [Maximum award $4,409.60]
- Summer 2022 鈥 Cost of Housing Hardship [Maximum award $1500]
- Fall 2022 鈥 Cost of Housing Hardship [Maximum award $6,089.50]
- Fall 2022 鈥 Cost of Tuition Hardship [Maximum award $1,854]
- Spring 2023 鈥 Cost of Attendance Hardship [Maximum award $ 176.82]
Process, Evaluation, Eligibility: Programs 1-6
For programs 1-6, Aligned with Federal recommendations regarding the Student portion (a)(1) portion of the funding, 嫩草影院 identified students who had expressed need and difficulty covering tuition and housing costs via an application process.
As per the federal requirements, all currently enrolled students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens with a valid social security number are eligible for the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding under the CARES Act. Unlike HEERF I and HEERF II requirements, students enrolled exclusively in an online program, International, undocumented, and DACA students are eligible, as well as students who are in a SAP (satisfactory academic progress) denied status, students who have not registered for Selective Service (male only), and/or students who have defaulted on federal student loans. Funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) was limited to students registered in the term designated by each application.
All HEERF III tuition hardship programs first considered Pell recipients for awards. If funding remained in the program after all Pell recipients received their emergency grant, all other students were considered.
All HEERF III housing hardship programs first considered students living on campus with a demonstrated inability to pay housing term bills. Within this group, Pell recipient students were given grants as a last-dollar award up to the full cost of housing (not including board). Pell students without outstanding on-campus housing balances received up to $5,000 per term. Non-Pell eligible students were then considered to receive up to $5,000 per term regardless of whether they lived in campus housing or not.
All students were asked to affirmatively indicate on the application and sign to that effect whether they wanted their HEERF grant applied to their 嫩草影院 student account or whether they preferred a percentage be applied. Students who did not provide affirmative consent had their grants distributed by check or direct deposit.
Process, Evaluation, Eligibility: Program 7
As per the federal requirements, all currently enrolled students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens with a valid social security number are eligible for the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding under the CARES Act. Unlike HEERF I and HEERF II requirements, students enrolled exclusively in an online program, International, undocumented, and DACA students are eligible, as well as students who are in a SAP (satisfactory academic progress) denied status, students who have not registered for Selective Service (male only), and/or students who have defaulted on federal student loans.
For Program 7, students with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $0 were prioritized to receive this funding.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management at VPSAEM@njcu.edu.
HEERF III (a)(2) 鈥 Minority Serving Institution
Emergency Financial Aid Grants Awarded
嫩草影院 received to be distributed to students. This allocation was made to 嫩草影院 based on two priorities under Section 314(a)(2) of the CRRSAA.
- Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (DHSI) ($1,262,960)
- Promoting Post-baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) ($222,636)
As of June 30, 2023, 嫩草影院 has awarded 504 students a total of $1,469,582.27.
The Application for HEERF III (a) (2) funding is closed.
Distribution of Grants
嫩草影院 administered the HEERF III funding through a series of different programs with the aim of addressing the burden of the cost of attendance:
- Fall 2021: Cost of Housing Hardship [Maximum award $5,912.15]
- Fall 2022 Graduate Cost of Attendance Hardship [$200 per credit registered for a maximum award of $3,600.00]
Program 1: Cost of Housing Hardship
The maximum emergency assistance grant was $5,912.15 per student. A team of professionals from student service offices will review requests. Funds will be directly applied to student accounts to help cover the costs of Fall 2021 on-campus housing or to students seeking postgraduate study.
In alignment with Federal recommendations regarding the Minority Serving Institution (a)(2) portion of the funding, 嫩草影院 prioritized students living in on-campus housing, through an application process, expressed difficulty paying their housing costs.
As per the federal requirements, all currently enrolled students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens with a valid social security number are eligible for the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding under the CARES Act. Unlike HEERF I and HEERF II requirements, students enrolled exclusively in an online program, International, undocumented, and DACA students are eligible, as well as students who are in a SAP (satisfactory academic progress) denied status, students who have not registered for Selective Service (male only), and/or students who have defaulted on federal student loans. Funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) was limited to students registered and living in on-campus housing for Fall 2021 or seeking postgraduate studies.
Program 2: Fall 2022 Graduate Cost of Attendance Hardship
As per the federal requirements, all currently enrolled students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens with a valid social security number are eligible for the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding under the CARES Act. Unlike HEERF I and HEERF II requirements, students enrolled exclusively in an online program, International, undocumented, and DACA students are eligible, as well as students who are in a SAP (satisfactory academic progress) denied status, students who have not registered for Selective Service (male only), and/or students who have defaulted on federal student loans.
For Program 2, students who had a balance on their student account filed a FAFSA and did not receive previous CARES funds were awarded these funds.
For More Information
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management at VPSAEM@njcu.edu.
Additional HEERF Programs
or, CARES Act, was passed by Congress on March 27th, 2020. This bill allotted $2.2 trillion to provide fast and direct economic aid to the American people negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of that money, approximately $14 billion was given to the Office of Postsecondary Education as the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, or HEERF.
New 嫩草影院 City University signed the Funding Certification and Agreement Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act on April 13, 2020.
Beginning on May 4, 2020, the University began notifying eligible students about the application process through 嫩草影院 email, with an individualized link to the application. All requests for assistance are being processed on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are disbursed.
Emergency Financial Aid Grants Awarded
Currently 4,950 嫩草影院 students are eligible. 嫩草影院 received a total of $8,337,070 of which a minimum of must be distributed to students.
As of January 14, 2021, 嫩草影院 has awarded 2,236 students a total of $4,199,750.
All available HEERF I funding available under the CARES Act has now been distributed to students. The Application for HEERF I funding available under the CARES Act is now closed.
New 嫩草影院 City University is committed to providing financial aid to students in need, and all the more during the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The most immediate source of aid is Federal funding, which begins with the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Starting May 4, 2020, eligible students will be able to apply for assistance by completing an individualized application that was sent to their 嫩草影院 email account. All requests for assistance will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis until all the funds are disbursed.
Distribution of Grants
The maximum emergency assistance grant will be $3,250 per student. A team of professionals from student service offices will review requests. Funds will be disbursed to students through direct deposit to personal accounts on record or through a check mailed to the address on record. It can take up to three weeks from the date of each student鈥檚 submission to receive payment.
Process, Evaluation, Eligibility
In alignment with Federal recommendations, 嫩草影院 has developed a point system to help evaluate who is in most need and help determine how to distribute the funds based on a rubric that measures several components of need. Students will self-disclose their 鈥渘eed鈥 by answering a series of questions related to:
- Food Insecurity
- Housing Security
- Registration Status
- Health Care
- Course Material/Technology
- Employment Status
As per the federal requirements, all currently enrolled students who are U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizen with a valid social security number are eligible for the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding under the CARES Act. Students enrolled exclusively in an online program on or before March 13, 2020, are not eligible for this funding. International, undocumented, and DACA students are ineligible; as well as, students who are in a SAP (satisfactory academic progress) denied status, students who have not registered for Selective Service (male only), and/or students who have defaulted on federal student loans. At this point in time, funding from the CARES Act will be limited to those students who were registered for Spring 2020.
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) is authorized by the , 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260, signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. In total, the CRRSAA authorizes $81.88 billion in support for education, in addition to the $30.75 billion expeditiously provided last spring through the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.
Emergency Financial Aid Grants Awarded
Currently 4,950 嫩草影院 students are eligible. As part of 嫩草影院鈥檚 $14,225,979 allocation, was the required minimum amount to be distributed to students.
As of December 21, 2022, 嫩草影院 has awarded 2,362 students a total of $4,166,312.50.
The Application for HEERF II funding available under the CRRSAA is now closed.
Distribution of Grants
The maximum emergency assistance grant will be $3,250 per student. A team of professionals from student service offices will review requests. Funds will be disbursed to students through direct deposit to personal accounts on record or through a check mailed to the address on record. It can take up to three weeks from the date of each student鈥檚 submission to receive payment.
Process, Evaluation, Eligibility
In alignment with Federal recommendations, 嫩草影院 developed a point system to help evaluate who is in most need and help determine how to distribute the funds based on a rubric that measures several components of need. Students self-disclose their 鈥渘eed鈥 by answering a series of questions related to:
- Food Insecurity
- Housing Security
- Registration Status
- Health Care
- Course Material/Technology
- Employment Status
As per the federal requirements, all currently enrolled students who were U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizen with a valid social security number were eligible for the Higher Education Emergency Relief funding under the CARES Act. Students enrolled exclusively in an online program on or before March 13, 2020, were not eligible for this funding. International, undocumented, and DACA students are ineligible; as well as, students who are in a SAP (satisfactory academic progress) denied status, students who have not registered for Selective Service (male only), and/or students who have defaulted on federal student loans.
The Application for HEERF II funding available under the CRRSAA is now closed.
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reports
Download Quarterly report ending 9/30/2023 for HEERF
Download Quarterly report ending 6/30/2023 for HEERF
Download Quarterly report ending 3/31/2023 for HEERF
Download Quarterly report ending 12/31/2022 for HEERF
Download Quarterly report ending 9/30/2022 for HEERF
Download Quarterly report for the quarter ending 6/30/2022 for HEERF