HEERF Institutional Aid Quarterly Reports

The Federal Emergency Grants for Spring 2022

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences signed & returned a Certification & Agreement with the Department of Education to accept allocated funds from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2. The ARP established and funded the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) to provide emergency financial aid grants. These critical funds help eligible Cabarrus College students cover expenses related to unanticipated travel, additional technology requirements, or other needs related to an emergency situation.

Federal Emergency Aid Grant Reporting

As of March 31st, Cabarrus College received $676,348 in total for students to fund the Federal Emergency Financial Aid Grants. The estimated total number of students potentially eligible to be considered to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants in quarter 1 was 504. As of March 31, 2022, a total of $ 809,863 in HEER funds since the onset of the pandemic has been disbursed to 499 students with $190,500 of these dollars being distributed in quarter 1 of 2022.

Federal Emergency Aid Grant Criteria and Eligibility

Cabarrus College made Federal HEERF III funds available to all currently enrolled students through encouraging them to contact the Financial Aid Office if they were having difficulty paying tuition via an email sent to student email accounts.

The email stated, “If you have faced significant unexpected expenses for you or your family (due to COVID) that has affected your financial circumstances, such as loss of employment, reduced income, or food or housing insecurity, you may be eligible for additional emergency financial aid grants. You have two courses of action:

  1. Please contact (via email) the Director of Financial Aid, Valerie Richard to explain your extenuating circumstances. In your email, please explain the unexpected expenses you have faced that have impacted your financial circumstances and causing you hardship. Mrs. Richard and myself (Dean, Student Affairs) will review your extenuating circumstances and determine if you are eligible for an additional emergency financial aid grant. Please note that the decision of Mrs. Richard and Dean Corsello is final and cannot be appealed.
  2. If you or your family's financial situation has changed significantly from what is reflected on your federal income tax return (for example, if you've lost a job or otherwise experienced a drop in income), you may be eligible to have your financial aid adjusted. Complete the FAFSA questions as instructed on the application (including the transfer of tax return and income information), submit your FAFSA form, then contact the Director of Financial Aid, Valerie Richard to discuss how your current financial situation has changed. Mrs. Richard and myself (Dean, Student Affairs) will review your extenuating circumstances and determine if you are eligible for an emergency financial aid grant."

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