HEERF III: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds

HEERF III — The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Student Portion Quarterly Reporting Information

  • The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which was signed into law on March 11, 2021. ARPA funds are in addition to funds authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.  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. Widener University will use no less than $4,033,738 (the student portion) of the funds received to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
  • Widener University signed and returned to the US Department of Education the Certification and Agreement and confirms that the institution has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the ARPA to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
  • Widener University is eligible to receive a total of $4,033,738 to be used for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
  • The total estimated number of students at Widener University that may be eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under the ARPA is 5875.
  • The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under the ARPA
    as of June 24, 2021 is $0.
    as of June 30, 2021 is $0. 
    as of September 30, 2021 is $600.
    as of December 15, 2021 is $4,013,389.                 
    as of March 16, 2022 is $4,003,289.*                                                                       

         *some students chose to return funds 

  • The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the ARPA
    as of June 24, 2021 is 0
    as of June 30, 2021 is 0.
    as of September 30, 2021 is less than 10.
    as of December 15, 2021 is 5560. 
    as of March 16, 2022 is 5546.*                              

         *some students chose to return funds 

  • The method Widener University used to determine which students were eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants was to review degree or certificate-seeking students who were enrolled for the Fall 2021 Semester as of November 15, 2021. In order to prioritize students with exceptional need, Widener University used the following plan to distribute the funds:
All Federal Pell Grant Recipients $1,000
Non Pell Undergraduate Full Time Enrollment (12+ credits) $725
Non Pell Undergraduate Part Time Enrollment (11.5 or fewer credits) $575
Graduate/Professional (7+ credits) $725
Graduate/Professional (6.5 or fewer credits) $600

 

  • Students accepting the funds acknowledge they have incurred expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus specifically for expenses such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care expenses.

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