Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds update

We have started to distribute Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF II), which includes the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA, often referred to as CARES II), to students this spring. This round of funding includes:

• Block grants for undergraduate students with varying amounts of need demonstrated by Expected Family Contribution (EFC),
• Block grants for graduate and professional students who could not finish their program due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
• Funds to support undergraduate student success/degree completion, and
• Emergency Grant funds.

More information about Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds can be found on the One Stop website. Thank you to all of the ASR staff who have been working on this so we have been able to get this money to students. 

CARES and student emergency funds update

The final round of the $12.9 million in CARES Act funds were disbursed to students this fall. Emergency CARES funds are no longer available. In addition, ASR worked with the Asian Pacific American Resource Center (APARC) to disburse $106,690 of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) CARES funds to 113 students. Student emergency funds and other resources are available, and potential cases should be referred to One Stop, or to Richard Campo (campo035@umn.edu), with any questions.