On February 27, 2020, the federal government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (“HEERF”). Section 18004 of the CARES Act establishes the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (“HEERF”). The HEERF provides emergency funding to institutions of higher education, including funds that must go directly to students in the form of emergency financial aid grants (the “HEERF Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students”) for “expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child-care)” (the “HEERF Eligible Expenses”).

Please refer to the FAQ for further information concerning this particular grant.