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Notice dated February 25, 2021 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education proposing institutional eligibility criteria for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Supplemental Aid to Institutions of Higher Education (SAIHE) Program under section 314(a)(3) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. It says the section provides approximately $113.5 million for public and private nonprofit institutions with the greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus; proprietary institutions are not eligible. It proposes seven categories, including institutions that missed CARES Act HEERF funding over application issues and institutions with large graduate student populations. Comments were due by March 8, 2021; applications will be due April 26, 2021.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

February 25, 2021

Notice of Proposed Institutional Eligibility Criteria for Higher Education Emergency Relief
Fund (HEERF) Supplemental Aid to Institutions of Higher Education (SAIHE) Program

Action: Notice of Proposed Institutional Eligibility Criteria

Summary: This notice provides institutions of higher education with the Department’s proposed
institutional eligibility criteria for implementing the Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Pub. L. 116-260 (Dec. 27, 2020), section
314(a)(3) program, called the Supplemental Aid to Institutions of Higher Education (SAIHE)
Program. This notice also solicits comments on the proposed criteria and proposed application
information that would be used to determine eligibility. This notice does not solicit invitations
for applications to the SAIHE Program. A separate funding notice inviting applications is
forthcoming.

Dates: Comments on proposed institutional eligibility criteria for HEERF SAIHE funding must
be received no later than Monday, March 8, 2021, so that the Department may consider your
comments on the criteria prior to publication of the funding notice inviting applications (funding
notice). Once the funding notice inviting applications is published, applications will be due
Monday, April 26, 2021. Today’s notice of proposed institutional eligibility criteria does not
solicit applications. There is no need for institutions to submit applications for funding under
today’s notice of proposed eligibility criteria. The funding notice is forthcoming.

Comment Submission: Comments may be sent to HEERF@ed.gov with the subject “SAIHE
Program Criteria”.

For Further Information Contact: Karen Epps, U.S. Department of Education (Department), 400
Maryland Avenue SW, Room 250-64, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: The Department of
Education HEERF Call Center at (202) 377-3711. Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Please also visit our
HEERF website at: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/crrsaa.html.

Background: Section 314(a)(3) of CRRSAA provides 0.5 percent, or approximately $113.5
million, of a portion of the Education Stabilization Fund for part B of title VII of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended, for public and private nonprofit institutions of higher
education (institutions) that the Secretary determines have, after allocating other funds available
under HEERF, the greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus, including institutions with large

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The Department of Education's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by
fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
populations of graduate students and institutions that did not otherwise receive an allocation
under CRRSAA. Proprietary institutions are not eligible for funding under section 314(a)(3).

The Department is in the process of determining which institutions of higher education have the
greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus. The Department is considering using the categories
and information below to identify to determine SAIHE eligibility given the program’s statutory
focus on meeting the “greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus.” The Department intends to
publish a funding notice inviting applications shortly, as noted above, at which point the
application and application submission instructions will become available. Today’s notice of
proposed eligibility criteria does not solicit applications.

Invitation to Comment: In order to ensure that no member of the HEERF community will be
overlooked or negatively impacted by this proposal, the Department is soliciting public input into
its proposed SAIHE Institutional Eligibility Criteria (below) for identifying the institutions with
the greatest unmet need related to coronavirus and any information that should accompany each
application. Comments may be sent to HEERF@ed.gov with the subject “SAIHE Program
Criteria” and must be received by Monday, March 8, 2021 to be considered.

Proposed Institutional Eligibility Criteria: The Department is proposing to use the following
institutional criteria to determine SAIHE eligibility of those institutions with the greatest unmet
needs related to coronavirus:

1. Minority Serving Institution (MSI) or meets the Strengthening Institutions Program
criteria in the FY 2021 Title III, Title V, and Title VII Eligibility Matrix, published by the
Office of Postsecondary Education, and was not also included in the MSI, Strengthening
Institutions Program (SIP) allocation tables under CRRSAA and therefore did not receive
any award under assistance listings 84.425J, 84.425K, 84.425L, or 84.425M.

2. Institution did not receive a grant award under CRRSAA HEERF II section 314(a)(1)
student aid portion or section 314(a)(1) institutional portion programs (assistance listings
84.425E and 84.425F), but the institution is otherwise eligible. Institutions funded under
this category would be required to expend their SAIHE funds in the same manner as
required under the CRRSAA HEERF II (a)(1) programs.

3. Institution did not receive funding under one or both of the CARES Act HEERF section
314(a)(1) student aid portion or section 314(a)(1) institutional portion programs
(assistance listings 84.425E and 84.425F) due to missing the application deadline or other
application issues. Institutions funded under this category would be required to expend
their SAIHE funds in the same manner as required under CARES Act HEERF (a)(1)
programs.

4. Institutional branch campus that is designated as a MSI or meets the Strengthening
Institutions Program criteria but did not, nor did its parent institution, receive 314(a)(2)
funding.

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5. Institutions that received a section 314(a)(1) allocation that did not reflect the institution’s
need because of an institutional merger or a Title IV Program Participation Agreement
(PPA) effective date that did not allow for inclusion of Pell recipients in the formula.

6. Institutions serving a high population of students with financial and other needs that have
been exacerbated due to the coronavirus. The Department invites comment on this
proposed category, including on specific ways to target funds to institutions with the
highest-need students.

7. Institutions with a large graduate student population. The Department invites comments
on appropriate criteria to use to define a large graduate student population for the
purposes of eligibility for the SAIHE program.

Proposed Application Information: To determine SAIHE eligibility (as described above in the
proposed criteria) and funding allocations based on the greatest unmet needs related to
coronavirus, the Department also intends to collect necessary institutional information. In order
to reduce burden, the Department intends to collect the minimum required information from
applicants and to rely on existing administrative data where possible. The Department invites
comments on how to allocate funding based on greatest unmet needs if there is insufficient
funding to fully support all applicants under all categories.

Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities: On request, the Department will provide an
appropriate accommodation or auxiliary aid to any individual with a disability who needs
assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking record for the
proposed interpretation. To schedule an appointment for this type of accommodation or auxiliary
aid, please contact one of the persons listed above under For Further Information Contact.

Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person
listed above under For Further Information Contact.

Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the PDF document
published on the Department’s HEERF II CRRSAA Website.

____________________________
Tiwanda Burse,
Delegated authority to perform
Functions of Assistant Secretary
Office of Postsecondary Education.

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