By the Numbers: Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities and Higher Education Emergency Relief in 2021

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Fact sheet 'BY THE NUMBERS: Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities and Higher Education Emergency Relief in 2021', from the HEERF 2021 Annual Performance Report Fact Sheets. It says Congress provided more than $76 billion in emergency assistance through HEERF and that the American Rescue Plan included more than $190 million for Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). The sheet reports that nearly 70% of TCCU students received a grant, with more than 14,000 students receiving one, and that TCCUs spent $21 million, or 23% of their institutional funds, on additional emergency aid. Every TCCU said HEERF let it keep enrolled students who were at risk of dropping out, and almost half of TCCUs spent more than $6.3 million on discharging unpaid student balances. The student count includes those reported for 2021 and a projected number for 2022.

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     BY THE NUMBERS: Tribally Controlled Colleges and
 Universities and Higher Education Emergency Relief in 2021
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) provided historic funding to institutions of higher
    education (IHEs) and their students to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the COVID-19
pandemic. Through HEERF, Congress provided more than $76 billion in emergency assistance, including
 one of the largest infusions of support ever provided through President Biden’s American Rescue Plan
   (ARP). The ARP included more than $190 million to Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities

                                      financial aid as a result of HEERF support. 1


                          Here’s how HEERF helped TCCUs and their students in 2021:


HEERF Provided Critical Direct Aid to


          Nearly 70% of TCCU students received a grant, with more than 14,000 students receiving an

          TCCUs spent $21 million, or 23% of their institutional funds on additional emergency aid to



Emergency Aid Kept Students Enrolled
          Every TCCU said HEERF allowed them to keep students enrolled who were at risk of dropping

          Every TCCU stated that HEERF enabled them to keep students enrolled by providing them with

          Almost half of TCCUs spent more than $6.3 million on discharging unpaid student balances.




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  This total includes the number of students reported to have received funds in 2021 and the projected number of students who will
receive funds in 2022. To get the projected number, the Department used HEERF spending data, including spending from student
aid funds in 2022, the percentage of institutional funds spent by institutions on additional emergency aid grants, and the average
student award. The projected number may include students that received funds in both 2021 and 2022.
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund: 2021 Annual Performance Report Fact Sheets                                                   5


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