Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions from Students — CARES Act
Summary
This guidance answers students' questions about emergency financial aid grants from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund under Section 18004 of the CARES Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27, 2020). A disclaimer limits it to HEERF costs incurred before December 27, 2020, the effective date of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. The grants are grants and do not need to be repaid. Citing the Internal Revenue Service, the guidance says they are not includible in gross income because they are qualified disaster relief payments under section 139. Students may spend them on expenses related to the disruption of campus operations, including cost-of-attendance items such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care and child care.
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“Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Frequently Asked Questions from Students — CARES Act.”
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Disclaimer: This guidance is related to Section 18004 of the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act), Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27,
2020). Guidance in this document as to allowable and unallowable uses are
applicable for HEERF costs incurred before the effective date of the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Pub. L.
116-260, which is December 27, 2020.
Please check the Department’s HEERF II website on a periodic basis for any
guidance as to unspent (as of December 27, 2020) CARES Act HEERF funds and
CRRSAA HEERF funds.
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
Frequently Asked Questions from Students about the Higher Education
Emergency Relief Student Grants
1. Do I have to repay the emergency financial aid grant I received from my university through the
CARES Act?
No. The funds provided by the CARES Act are grants, so they do not need to be repaid.
2. I am a student who received an emergency financial aid grant from my university through the
CARES Act. Is this grant includible in my gross income?
No. According to the Internal Revenue Service, “Emergency financial aid grants under the
CARES Act for unexpected expenses, unmet financial need, or expenses related to the disruption
of campus operations on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as unexpected expenses for
food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or childcare, are qualified disaster relief
payments under section 139.”
For more information please visit: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-higher-education-
emergency-relief-fund-and-emergency-financial-aid-grants-under-the-cares-act.
3. What can emergency financial aid grants provided by the CARES Act be used for?
Emergency financial aid grants to students can be used 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). Please
click here for more information about what is included in a student’s cost of attendance.
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