Fact Sheet, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II — Department of Education (January 14, 2021)
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A Department of Education fact sheet, published January 14, 2021 and updated March 19, 2021, comparing the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act with HEERF II under Sections 314(a)(1) and (a)(4) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA). It states that proprietary institutions are now eligible only under the new Section 314(a)(4) program, and that applications under it were due no later than April 15, 2021. Unlike the CARES Act, it says, the CRRSAA requires institutions to prioritize students with exceptional need, such as students who receive Pell Grants. It also compares the period of availability, uses of institutional funds including lost revenue, student eligibility under the June 17, 2020 Interim Final Rule, and reporting.
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Fact Sheet - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021
Published January 14, 2021. Updated March 19, 2021. 1
This chart outlines the main differences between the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and HEERF II under the
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA). 2
Topic Section 18004(a)(1) HEERF (CARES Section 314(a)(1), (a)(4) HEERF II
Act) (CRRSAA)
Authorizing Section 18004 of the CARES Act Section 314 of the CRRSAA
Legislation
Period of Institutions of higher education (IHEs) have IHEs have one calendar year from the date
Funds one calendar year from the date of their of their award to expend funds unless the
Availability award to expend funds unless the institution institution receives a no-cost extension.
receives a no-cost extension. Funds may be Funds may be used for pre-award costs,
used for pre-award costs, dating back to dating back to March 13, 2020, when the
March 13, 2020, when the National National Emergency was declared.
Emergency was declared.
Eligible IHEs as defined in title I of the Higher • Section 314(a)(1) Programs (CFDAs
Institutions Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) 84.425E and 84.425F): Public and
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). Private Nonprofit IHEs, as defined in
section 101 and section 102(c) of the
HEA.
• Section 314(a)(4) Program (CFDA
84.425Q): Proprietary IHEs, as defined
in section 102(b) of the HEA, now are
eligible only under this new program.
Application Institutions were required to submit • Section 314(a)(1): CARES Act HEERF
Process applications to receive emergency relief grantees who received Institutional
funds for the CARES Act Student Aid Portion and/or Student Aid Portion
Portion and/or Institutional Portion awards. funds will receive a supplemental
The Department is no longer accepting CRRSAA HEERF II grant award
applications for this program. automatically. Eligible institutions that
did not receive a CARES Act Student
Aid Portion and/or Institutional Portion
grant must submit an application no
later than April 15, 2021.
• Section 314(a)(4): Proprietary
institutions must submit an application
under this new program no later than
April 15, 2021.
Deadline to The CRRSAA repurposed remaining Applications are not required to receive
apply for CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) funds and supplemental awards under the CRRSAA;
funds the Department no longer is accepting new applications for CRRSAA Student Aid
applications for this program. Portion and Institutional Portion and
Section 314(a)(4) awards must be submitted
no later than April 15, 2021.
1
This factsheet has been updated to reflect changes that CRRSAA pre-award costs may be used back to March 13,
2021, when the National Emergency was declared.
2
This factsheet addresses the differences between the grant programs under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act and
Sections 314(a)(1) and (a)(4) of the CRRSAA. It does not address the differences between the grant programs under
Section 18004(a)(2) and (a)(3) of the CARES Act and Sections 314(a)(2) and (a)(3) of the CRRSAA.
Topic Section 18004(a)(1) HEERF (CARES Section 314(a)(1), (a)(4) HEERF II
Act) (CRRSAA)
Uses of Institutions must make emergency financial Institutions must make financial aid grants
Student Aid aid grants to in-person students, provided to students, which can be used for any
Portion that such emergency financial aid grants are component of the student’s cost of
Funds for expenses related to the disruption of attendance or for emergency costs that arise
(CFDA campus operations due to coronavirus. due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food,
84.425E) or housing, health care (including mental
Proprietary Institutions with unexpended (as of health care), or child care. Unlike the
Institution December 27, 2020) Student Aid Portion CARES Act, the CRRSAA requires that
Grant Funds CARES Act funds may use those funds to institutions prioritize students with
for Students provide financial aid grants in the same way exceptional need, such as students who
(CFDA they are allowed to use their Student Aid receive Pell Grants, and authorizes grants to
84.425Q) Portion funds under the CRRSAA, students exclusively enrolled in distance
including by providing such grants to education.
students exclusively enrolled in distance
education.
Uses of Institutional Portion funds may be used for Institutional Portion funds may be used to
Institutional those costs that have a clear nexus to defray expenses associated with coronavirus
Portion significant changes to the delivery of (including lost revenue, reimbursement for
Funds instruction due to the coronavirus. expenses already incurred, technology costs
(CFDA associated with a transition to distance
84.425F) Institutions with unexpended (as of education, faculty and staff trainings, and
December 27, 2020) Institutional Portion payroll), and to carry out student support
CARES Act funds may use those funds in activities authorized by the HEA that
the same way they are allowed to use their address needs related to coronavirus.
Institutional Portion funds under the Institutional Portion funds may also be used
CRRSAA. to make additional financial aid grants to
students.
Student On the June 17, 2020, the Department The IFR and its implementing regulation,
Eligibility adopted an Interim Final Rule (IFR) (85 FR 34 CFR § 668.2, apply only to funds made
36494) limiting student eligibility for available under the CARES Act and not to
emergency financial aid grants under the funds made available under the CRRSAA.
CARES Act to students who are or could be
eligible to participate in the Department’s
Title IV Federal student financial aid
programs under HEA Section 484.
Quarterly Recipients report publicly on their primary Reporting requirements will be specified in
Public websites on a quarterly basis for both forthcoming announcements. Note that
Reporting Student Aid Portion and Institutional CRRSAA awards may be delayed or subject
Portion funds. For more information on to drawdown restrictions for IHEs that have
Student Aid Portion reporting, see our failed to meet CARES Act reporting
August 31, 2020 notice here. Our requirements.
institutional quarterly reporting form is
available here.
Annual Institutions are required to submit an annual Reporting requirements will be specified in
Reporting report to the Department by February 1, forthcoming announcements. Note that
to the 2021 covering CARES Act HEERF grant CRRSAA awards may be delayed or subject
Department expenditures in calendar year 2020. More to drawdown restrictions for IHEs that have
information is available at our reporting failed to meet CARES Act reporting
website here and the Portal website here. requirements.
More information regarding these topics can be found on our CRRSAA HEERF II website here:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/crrsaa.html.
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