HEERF Grants HOME | Admissions | Financial Aid | HEERF Grants HEERF GrantsQUICK LINKS Financial Aid Portals Financial Aid Forms Financial Aid Policies Financial Aid FAQ’S Graduate Financial Aid HEERFGRANTS The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) grant program provides budgetary relief to higher education institutions for new expenses and revenue losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The HEERF grants are divided into two portions, a student portion and an institutional portion. The student portion may be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus. LEARN MOREApply for COVID-19RELIEF The HEERF Grant program was created by Congress as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act or HEERF I), in March 2020. The program received additional funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA or HEERF II) in December 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA or HEERF III) in March 2021. The Department of Education is administering all HEERF allocations passed by Congress. Students should contact Ave Maria University directly to apply for funds. The Department of Education has given institutions the responsibility of determining how grants are to be distributed to students, how the amount of each student grant is calculated and the development of any instructions or directions that are provided to students about the grant. AdditionalINFORMATIONCARES Act — Report and Disclosure Report and Disclosure Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting Emergency Grant for Food & Housing – Ave Maria University Final Report: Ave Maria University (AMU) acknowledges that it has signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement with the assurance that AMU intends to use no less than 50% of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. The total amount of funds AMU received from the U.S. Department of Education for the student portion is $463,890. The total amount that has been distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of June 30, 2021 is $463,890 to 310 students. The amount of funding received by each student can be found in the table below. REVISED FINAL REPORT – Student Portion Award Count Award Amount Award Totals 1 390 $390.00 309 1500 $463,500.00 310 $463,890.00 The estimated total number of students at AMU eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants under Section 18004(a)(1) of the Cares Act is 310. Those students who met the eligibility requirements to receive AMU Emergency Grant for Food & Housing under Section 484 of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 have been given an application to apply for this funding. The students who met the eligibility to receive this funding were given the following instructions, directions or guidance: students were notified via email and encouraged to complete the AMU Emergency Grant for Food & Housing Application. Additionally, AMU sent out a separate email on May 5, 2020 with a follow-up email on May 8, 2020 to those student who did not respond. The application was due on May 22, 2020. AMU prepared a list of students who may be in need of emergency housing grants based on information that AMU has relating to students who vacated their dormitory rooms. 30 Day Report and Disclosure Report and Disclosure 6/30/2020 CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 9/30/2020 REVISED – CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 9/30/2020 REVISED 12/22/2021 – CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 9/30/2020 CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 12/31/2020 REVISED – CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 12/31/2020 REVISED 12/22/2021 – CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 12/31/2020 CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 3/31/2021 CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 6/30/2021 FINAL – CARES Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended 12/31/2021 HEERF Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 9.30.2022 CRRSAA/HEERF II and ARP/HEERF III – Report and Disclosure Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) Ave Maria University (AMU) acknowledges that it has signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Grant Certification and Agreement with the assurance that AMU intends to use $3,725,015 of the funds received under CRRSAA Public Law 116-260 and ARP Public Law 117-2 primarily to provide Student Financial Aid. The total amount that has been distributed to students under CRRSAA Public Law 116-250 and ARP Public Law 117-2 as of March 31, 2022 is $1,373,000 to 1373 non-discrete students (an additional $463, 890 was distributed to students under the CARES Act). The amount of funding received by each student can be found in this document in the table below. The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate to receive Student Financial Aid Grants under CRRSAA Public Law 116-260 and ARP Public Law 117-2 is currently 1325. All of our students have demonstrable financial need relating to the cost of attending the university. AMU prioritized the emergency grants so that those students who received Pell grants, or are Pell-eligible, received emergency grants before the students who are not Pell-eligible or recipients. Those students who met the eligibility requirements to receive AMU (CRRSAA/ARP) Student Financial Aid Grants were given $1000. The students who met the eligibility to receive this funding were given the following instructions, directions or guidance: Students were notified via email and text and encouraged to complete the AMU (CRRSAA) Student Financial Aid grant application. New incoming freshman were eligible for the January 2022. Award Count Award Amount Award Totals April 2021 220 $ 1000 $ 220,000 July 2021 503 $ 1000 $ 503,000 August/September 2021 650 $ 1000 $ 650,000 1373 $ 1,373,00 Final CRRSAA/HEERF II Student Portion Report HEERF II/III Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 3.31.2021 HEERF II/III Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 6.30.2021 HEERF II/III Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 9.30.2021 Final HEERF II Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 12.31.2021 HEERF III Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 12.31.2021 HEERF Institutional Portion Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 3.31.2022 HEERF Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 6.30.2022 HEERF Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 9.30.2022 HEERF Quarterly Budget and Expenditure for the quarter ended 12.31.2022 SET YOUR SIGHTS ON MAJOR SUCCESS A college major doesn’t just determine what you study for the next four years. 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