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Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) Information

The following information is provided per U.S. Department of Education reporting requirements and represents our reporting for these funds.

Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act – (HEERF I) Reporting Information

  1. Greensboro College has signed and returned to the Department of Education, the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
  2. The total amount of funds that Greensboro College has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants for Students was $481,091.
  3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission $481,091.
  4. The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in the programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act was 635.
  5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act was 600.
  6. The method(s) used by Greensboro College to determine which students received Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act. To determine eligible students, Greensboro College ran a report of students attending on-ground classes in March 2020 with valid FAFSAs on file for 2019-20. To calculate individual CARES Act Grants, the CARES Act Task Force committee evaluated college-related expenses caused by COVID-19. We then used the results of each eligible student’s 2019-20 FAFSA and the following categorizations of their expenses: food, housing/moving, technology, course materials, and healthcare. Students with the lowest Expected Family Contribution on the 2019-20 FAFSA received the highest initial grants. Once these initial grants were offered, Greensboro College opened an online emergency funds request to all eligible students.
  7. Additional information for students. As part of the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief, eligible students were able to apply for emergency grant funds to help with expenses incurred by the disruption of normal campus operations due to COVID-19. Eligible expense categories included: food, housing, healthcare, technology, course materials, and childcare. The online application was opened on May 15th and was available on the college website with prior given to requests received by May 31st. All requested were reviewed and considered by our CARES Act Task Force.

Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRSAA) Act & American Rescue Plan (ARP) – (HEERF II & HEERF III) Reporting Information

  1. Greensboro College acknowledges that it has signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
  2. Greensboro College received $481,091 from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the CRRSAA program. Greensboro College received $1,375,496 from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP program.
  3. Total Amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants Distributed to Students:
    • As of March 30, 2021 (Q1), $233,847 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of June 30, 2021 (Q2), $358,590 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of September 30, 2021 (Q3), $1,192,499 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of December 31, 2021 (Q4), $1,253,714 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of March 30, 2022, (Q1), $1,721,715 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of June 30, 2022 (Q2), $1,721,715 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of September 30, 2022 (Q3), $1,721,715 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of December 31, 2022 (Q4), $1,787,317 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
    • As of March 30, 2023, (Q1), $1,856,587 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP programs.
  4. Approximately 1,875 students were estimated to be eligible for an Emergency Financial Aid Grant under the CRRSAA and ARP programs
  5. Total Number of Students who have Received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant:
    • As of March 30, 2021 (Q1), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 272.
    • As of June 30, 2021 (Q2), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 300.
    • As of September 30, 2021 (Q3), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 583.
    • As of December 31, 2021 (Q4), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 600.
    • As of March 30, 2022 (Q1), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 709.
    • As of June 30, 2022 (Q2), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 709.
    • As of September 30, 2022 (Q3), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 709.
    • As of December 31, 2022 (Q4), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 727.
    • As of March 30, 2023 (Q1), the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs is 738.
  6. In the Spring 2021 semester, Greensboro College sent an application to all eligible students. This application requested (but did not require) consent to apply the funds toward the student’s balance and asked if the student needed additional funds for laptop/technology and food/housing expenses. Emails were sent to eligible students on February 22, 2021 providing details of the HEERF II grants and directing them to the application to request funding.
  7. In the Summer 2021 semester, Greensboro College sent an application to all eligible students that asked if students needed emergency funding for the term and requested (but did not require) consent to apply these funds toward the student’s balance. Emails were sent to eligible students on July 27, 2021 providing details of the HEERF II grants and directing them to the application to request funding.
  8. In the Fall 2021 semester, Greensboro College sent an application to all eligible students that requested (but did not require) consent to apply funds toward the student’s balance and asked students if they needed additional funds for books, a laptop/computer, internet/data plan, food/housing, or other living expenses (such as healthcare, child care, etc). Emails were sent to eligible students on August 26, 2021 providing details of the HEERF III grants and directing them to the application to request funding.
  9. In the Spring 2022 semester, Greensboro College sent an application to all eligible students that requested (but did not require) consent to apply funds toward the student’s balance and asked students if they needed additional funds for books, a laptop/computer, internet/data plan, food/housing, or other living expenses (such as healthcare, child care, etc). Emails were sent to eligible students starting on November 23, 2021 providing details of the HEERF III grants and directing them to the application to request funding. Follow-up emails were sent in January and February.
  10. In the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters, the Greensboro College Financial Aid Office worked with the Business Office to identify students with a balance who were at risk of having a registration hold placed on their account. The Financial Aid Office determined eligible for HEERF III grants by identifying and prioritizing Pell eligible students. The Financial Aid Office further determined eligibility based on students’ financial need and the students’ remaining balances.
  11. Instructions, answers to frequently asked questions, and eligibility requirements were included on the college’s website. Eligible students received regular email reminders regarding the availability of emergency grants and the steps required to receive funding.
  12. Each semester, the HEERF Task Force committee met and reviewed each applications received. The committee evaluated college-related expenses and examined students’ FAFSAs to determine the amount of each Emergency Financial Aid Grant given.

To review the HEERF quarterly reports, click here and look for the quarterly report links on the right side of the  page.

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- Joshua Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Joshua currently studies astrodynamics at Virginia Tech University and is an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. Candidate.

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