The Federal Government passed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) in late December 2020. Learn more about how we are using this funding.
Final Report – June 30, 2021
¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ signed and returned the certification and agreement form and will use the mandated funding or $543,588 to assist our students. Per federal guidelines, we will provide emergency financial aid grants to our students who are U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents and who were enrolled during the Spring 2021 term for their expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each institution is given the authority to determine how best to distribute these funds to its students. ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ had 983 Title IV eligible students enrolled at the time our classes moved off-campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 19, ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ sent checks totaling $530,500 to 852 students based on their enrollment, residency status, and their financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Amounts are outlined in the tables below.
| Students | Full Time Commuter Award Amounts |
|---|---|
| 70 | $ 500 EFC = $0 - $13,857 |
| 31 | $ 250 EFC = $13,858 - $43,114 |
| Students | Full Time Resident Award Amounts |
|---|---|
| 525 | $ 750 EFC = $0 - $18,056 |
| 150 | $ 500 EFC = $18,057 - $39,222 |
| 76 | $ 250 EFC = $39,223 - $60,172 |
In the event additional relief opportunities become available, we will notify students promptly. ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ is committed to doing all we can to support you during these unprecedented times. Please reach out to Student Financial Planning at sfp@dean.edu or at 508-541-1518 if you have any questions.
Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the disbursement of HEERF II funding:
Quarterly Report – April 10, 2022
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) included additional COVID-19 relief for institutions of higher education. This new COVID stimulus bill included $40 billion, available through September 30, 2023, for higher education institutions and students, using the same Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) model established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2 which was signed into law on March 11, 2021. ARP funds are in addition to funds authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260 and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.
Institutions who received HEERF I grant funds under the CARES Act were not required to submit an application for the HEERF II or HEERF III grant. ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ received its HEERF III Grant Award Notification on May 13, 2021, and received $1,624,053 under Section 2003(a)(1) of the Act 84-425E Allocation to provide Emergency Financial Grants to students.
At the time of this posting, ¶¶ÒõÆƽâ°æ awarded emergency grants totaling $549.803 to 817 students. The College has approximately 919 eligible Title IV students that may be eligible to participate in the ARP (a)(1) program.
The students were awarded based on their enrollment, residency status, and their financial need as determined by the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Amounts are outlined below.
Full-Time Resident Emergency Grants
| EFC Range | Award Amounts |
|---|---|
| 0-5846 | $1,100 |
| 5847-15000 | $775 |
| 15001-25000 | $550 |
| 25001-35000 | $220 |
| 35001-COA | $100 |
Full-Time Commuter Emergency Grants
| EFC Range | Award Amounts |
|---|---|
| 0-5846 | $775 |
| 5847-15000 | $550 |
| 15001-25000 | $220 |
| 25001-COA | $100 |
Part-Time Emergency Grants
| EFC Range | Award Amounts |
|---|---|
| 0-5846 | $200 |
| 5847-9999 | $100 |
Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the disbursement of HEERF III funding:
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