CARES Act (HEERF I) | COVID-19 CARES Act Information

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) INFORMATION

CARES ACT (HEERF I) FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

Congress enacted the to provide emergency financial aid grants to �ǿ��޴�ýapp for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.

�ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College applied for, was approved, and completed the Department of Education’s Certification and Agreement acknowledging that no less than 50% of the funds received under section 1800(a)(1) of the Cares Act will be used to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to �ǿ��޴�ýapp.

�ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has received a total of $748,802 to be distributed to �ǿ��޴�ýapp over a one year period.

�ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has distributed the following CARES Act funding to �ǿ��޴�ýapp under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act

Date	Reporting Requirement	Update
5/5/2020	30 day	�ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has not yet distributed Emergency CARES Grants to �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
6/18/2020	45 day	�ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $290,900 in CARES Grant funds to #401 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
8/2/2020	45 day	Since June 18, 2020 �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $75,475 in CARES Grant funds to #116 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. The total amount distributed in CARES Grant to date is $366,375 to #517 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
9/30/2020	Quarterly Report	Since August 2, 2020 �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $171,481 in CARES Grant funds to #73 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. The total amount distributed in CARES Grant to date is $537,856 to #590 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
10/31/2020	45 day	Since September 30, 2020 �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $55,661 in CARES Grant funds to #23 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. The total amount distributed in CARES Grant to date is $593,517 to #613 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
12/30/2020	Quarterly Report	Since October 31, 2020 �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $90,605 in CARES Grant funds to #74 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. The total amount distributed in CARES Grant to date is $684,122 to #687 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
02/15/2021	45 day	Since December 30, 2020 �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $40,655 to #37 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. The total amount distributed in CARES Grant to date is $724,777 to #726 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
03/31/2021	Quarterly Report	Since February 15, 2021 �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $7,950 to #8 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. The total amount distributed in CARES Grant to date is $732,727 to #732 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp.
06/31/2021	Quarterly Report and Final Report	Since March 31, 2021 �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College has awarded $18,150 to #8 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. The total amount distributed in CARES Grant to date is $748,802 to #740 unduplicated �ǿ��޴�ýapp. There was $2,075 of Cares Institutional funds that was awarded to �ǿ��޴�ýapp for a total of $750,877.

ALLOWABLE EXPENSES

Each student who receives CARES Act grant funds are required to certify that their grant is to be used for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations. Allowable expenses include:

Food
Housing
Utilities
Course Materials
Lab Equipment
Technology Costs
Internet Costs
Health Care
Child Care

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Students will be eligible for Cares Act grant funds if the College verifies the following:

Enrolled at �ǿ��޴�ýapp in the Spring 2020 semester
In good academic standing
Has a valid FAFSA on file for either 2019-2020 or 2020-2021
Eligible for federal financial aid funds
Not in default or owes a refund on any Title IV assistance
Was not enrolled exclusively in online academic programs

DETERMINATION OF AWARDS

�ǿ��޴�ýapp intends to distribute these grant funds as quickly as is practicable via check or electronic funds transfer to allow �ǿ��޴�ýapp to manage expenses resulting from the disruption of campus operations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We realize these funds are available to distribute to impacted �ǿ��޴�ýapp for up to one year. However, the College intends to have all funds disbursed by October 2020.

CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

Number of Students registered for Spring 2020: 3,510
Number of Students who completed a FAFSA for Spring 2020: 1,387
Number of Students currently enrolled who received a Pell Grant in Spring 2020: 644
Number of Students who completed a FAFSA and were eligible for Title IV aid, including above Pell recipients: 1,104

The College will distribute these funds in two methodologies:

Priority 1: 60% ($449,725) will be first offered to eligible enrolled spring 2020 Pell Grant recipients
Priority 2: 40% ($299,077) will be offered to all eligible �ǿ��޴�ýapp who complete and are approved through an application process.

Priority 1 �ǿ��޴�ýapp will receive awards based on their official federal EFC ranges. CARES Act Grants are kept confidentially. Only the number of �ǿ��޴�ýapp, award averages offered and accepted will be updated monthly.

Chart below represents funds awarded and distributed as of April 20, 2021.

FAFSA EFC Ranges	Total Offered Awards	Total Accepted and Paid
0	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 377 Average Award = $823	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 340 Average Award = $826
0-2200	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 139 Average Award = $635	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 120 Average Award = $636
2201-4200	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 94 Average Award = $430	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 81 Average Award = $431
4201-PELL Cap	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 38 Average Award = $350	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 34 Average Award = $350
Total	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 648 Average Award = $698	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 575 Average Award = $702

Priority 2 �ǿ��޴�ýapp will be able to apply for CARES Act emergency funds through a College application process. Students will be required to describe how the disruption of moving to online learning affected their ability to pay for costs associated with food, health care, technology, course materials, child care, housing, and transportation. The College reserves the right to request supporting documentation with each application as it deems necessary.

The College’s Emergency Relief Funds Committee will review each application and award funds based on need. Due to the demand of these funds, it is the committee’s intention to max awards at $3,000 (amended from original plan on September 14, 2020). It is the intention of the Committee to use the above average awards and calculated EFC from the FAFSA application in the above chart as a guide in awarding these funds through the application process. Pell Grant recipients who received funds in Priority 1 may also apply for additional assistance through the application process up to the maximum allowable award.

The CARES Act Emergency Grant application will be available on the College’s website until September 30, 2020. If unallocated funds exist at this time, the College will develop a methodology to equitably distribute the remaining funds to �ǿ��޴�ýapp.

Distribution of Funds under the Application will be updated monthly. To protect �ǿ��޴�ýapp’ privacy, only the number of �ǿ��޴�ýapp, award averages offered and accepted will be updated.

# of Applications Received	Offered CARES Act Grants	Accepted CARES Act Grants
200	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 192 Average Award = $1,296 Total Awarded = $248,907	# of �ǿ��޴�ýapp = 177 Average Award = $1,308 Total Accepted = $231,452

As of December 1, 2020, the College recognized that all �ǿ��޴�ýapp offered Cares Grant funds in Priorities I and 2 were not going to accept their awards or they were unable to certify the use of the funds according to the federal regulations governing the program. The College recognized that new �ǿ��޴�ýapp entering �ǿ��޴�ýapp Community College for the first time were struggling with many of the same financial and academic challenges that faced our �ǿ��޴�ýapp in the spring 2020. The College decided before the fall semester to offer 85% of their courses in a remote learning environment. This is extremely hard on our lowest income �ǿ��޴�ýapp who are faced finding the technical resources needed to be successful academically. The College decided to award its remaining limited CARES Act Grants to first time, Pell Grant eligible �ǿ��޴�ýapp with a “0” EFC in a block grant of $1100.

Offered CARES Grant	Accepted CARES Act Grants
# of Students = 127 Average Award = $1,100 Total Awarded = $139,700	# of Students = 105 Average Award = $1,100 Total Accepted = $115,500

COLLEGE CARES ACT COMMITTEE

Jeff Rosenthal, VP for Student Affairs, Chair
Cathy Dotterer, Dean of Students/Chief Diversity Officer
Cathy Patella, Director of Financial Aid and Compliance
Lisa Hoskey, College Bursar
Kelly Diego, �ǿ��޴�ýapp Representative

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