ARP (HEERF III) | COVID-19 CARES Act Information

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) INFORMATION

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (HEERF III) FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

91�� Community College will adhere to SUNY guidance regarding how campuses can use these funds to meet emergency needs of 91�� who have been impacted by COVID-19. Under the , passed by Congress and signed by the President in March 2021, the third round of funding was provided in the amount of $36.9 billion for the . The U.S. Department of Education is allocating HEERF III funds to institutions in two portions, similar to the HEERF I and HEERF II funding, one focused on providing emergency grants to 91�� in its entirety and the other more focused on campus institutional needs. 91�� Community College signed and returned to the Education Department a Certification and Agreement as required under CARES Act section 18004(a) (1) program.

ARP HEERF III Student Aid Funds may be used by 91�� for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or childcare.

91�� Community College has received $3,382,496 in HEERF III funds to be awarded to 91��. The College will be awarding an additional $19,007 that has been rolled over from CRRSAA (HEERF II) Account to the HEERF III account.

91�� Community College has distributed the following ARP funding to 91��:

Date	Reporting Requirement	Update
12/31/2021	Quarterly Report	91�� Community has awarded $1,589,500 to #927 91��.
03/31/2022	Quarterly Report	Since December 31, 2021, 91�� Community College has awarded $272,025 to #414 91��. The total amounted distributed in AMRP funds is $1,861,525 to #1028 unduplicated 91��
06/30/2022	Quarterly Report	Since March 31, 2022, 91�� Community College has awarded $1,533,525 to #748 91��. The total amount distributed in AMRP funds is $3,395,050 to #1166 unduplicated 91��
09/30/2022	Quarterly Report	Since June 30, 2022, 91�� Community College has awarded $0 to #0 91��. The total amount distributed in AMRP funds is $3,395,050 to #1166 unduplicated 91��
12/31/2022	Quarterly Report	Since September 30, 2022, 91�� Community College has awarded $0 to #0 91��. The total amount distributed in AMRP funds is $3,395,050 to #1166 unduplicated 91��

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

91�� Community College intends to distribute these grant funds as quickly as is practicable via check or electronic funds transfer to allow 91�� to manage their expenses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 91�� Community College will hold emergency funds in a separate account within our General Ledger account. These funds will be disbursed in two installments: fall and spring. The Department of Education has required campuses to prioritize 91�� with exceptional need when awarding emergency grants to 91��.

91�� Community College will distribute ARP HEERF III funds through the following methodologies:

ARP HEERF III funding will be awarded to 91�� with the lowest Expected Family Contribution (EFC). SUNY has provided a template that calculates the amounts of awards based on the student’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC), obtained through the completion of a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and the student’s full or part-time enrollment derived by the student’s tuition billing information. EFC ranges in this group are from $0-$14,615.
The College will be distributing ARP Emergency Grants through an application process. All matriculated and non-matriculated 91�� will be able to apply for an emergency grant. This includes 91�� who may have received funds previously through the SUNY Block Grant. Students who are excluded from the application process are 91�� enrolled in concurrent high school programs and 91�� enrolled in the prison program. A committee has been formed to review the applications. Individual emergency grants cannot be greater than the annual Pell Grant for 2021-2022 ($6,495). The Committee will decide on your application within 10 business days. Applications for the Fall will be open until February 1, 2022.
Any funds not awarded through the application process will be rolled over to the spring SUNY Block Grant matrix. In addition, any funds from uncashed checks will also be rolled over to the spring SUNY Block Grant.

SUNY BLOCK GRANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Are a matriculated (91��-seeking) full- or part-time undergraduate student
Have completed the 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) within the following range: 0 – $14,615
Enrolled in the Fall 2021 or Spring 2022 semester
Full time and Part time Status is determined by the student’s tuition billing charges.

Fall 2021: 97.8% was awarded to 91�� in the SUNY template.

Table 1: Fall EFC Range and Number of Students

Table 1: Fall EFC Range and Number of Students
EFC Award Range	Total # of Students	Total Full-Time	Total Part-Time
0–2923	640	463	177
2924–5846	109	87	22
5847–8769	78	54	24
8770–11692	61	42	19
11693–14615	39	27	12
Total	927	673	254

Table 2: Fall Award Per EFC Range and Full Time/Part Time Status

Table 2: Fall Award Per EFC Range and Full Time/Part Time Status
	125%	100%	75%	50%	25%
Awards	EFC RANGE 0–2,923	EFC RANGE 2,924–5,846	EFC RANGE 5,847–8,769	EFC RANGE 8,770–11,692	EFC RANGE 11,693–14,615
Full-Time	$1,980.00	$1,760.00	$1,540.00	$1,320.00	$1,100.00
Part-Time	$1,540.00	$1,320.00	$1,100.00	$880.00	$660.00

Table 3: Spring EFC Range and Number of Students

Table 3: Spring EFC Range and Number of Students
EFC Award Range	Total # of Students	Total Full-Time	Total Part-Time
0–2923	520	387	133
2,924–5,846	90	65	25
5,847–8,769	54	38	16
8,770–11,692	53	34	19
11,693–14,615	33	25	8
Total	750	549	201

Table 4: Spring Award Per EFC Range and Full Time/Part Time Status

Table 4: Spring Award Per EFC Range and Full Time/Part Time Status
	125%	100%	75%	50%	25%
Awards	EFC RANGE 0–2,923	EFC RANGE 2,924–5,846	EFC RANGE 5,847–8,769	EFC RANGE 8,770–11,692	EFC RANGE 11,693–14,615
Full-Time	$2,362.50	$2,100.00	$1,837.50	$1,575.00	$1,312.50
Part-Time	$1,837.50	$1,575.00	$1,312.50	$1,050.00	$787.50

APPLICATION BLOCK GRANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Are a matriculated 91��-seeking full or part-time undergraduate student who already received a grant under the SUNY template. The student must attest that the amount they are requesting in their application is a need above and beyond what has already been received.
Are a matriculated 91��-seeking full or part-time undergraduate student who did not complete a FAFSA application. This includes foreign 91�� and undocumented 91��.
Are a non-matriculated 91��-seeking undergraduate student who is not a concurrent high school student, or is attending through the 91��/Cornell Prison Program, or are cross-registered 91��.
Enrolled in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022.

Table 1: Award by Student Enrollment Status

91�� Community College established a committee that decided the above criteria for the application process. The committee decided that applicants would be awarded $60 per credit hour based on their last registration with the college.

The committee comprised of:

Cathleen Dotterer, Vice President of Enrollment
Nicole Adsitt, Director of Student Engagement
Cathleen Patella, Director of Financial Aid
Sandy Miller, Data Analyst, Institutional Research
Shannon Patrie, Registrar

Table 1: Award by Student Enrollment Status
Enrollment Status	# of Students	Award Amount
$60.00 per credit hour was awarded for the student’s latest registration status	414	$272,025

DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS

Students will be sent an email to their college and/or private email indicating their eligibility for HEERF III (ARP) funds and the amount they are to receive. All 91�� will receive the following SUNY suggested communication with their award email:

“In response to the coronavirus pandemic, funds have been made available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) to award emergency grants to 91�� for expenses related to any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus. Eligible expenses include tuition and fees, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or childcare. This is not a loan and does not have to be paid back and will not affect your financial aid award amounts for the academic year. Students must understand it is their responsibility to notify the Financial Services Office immediately if they will not incur expenses that meet or exceed the amount of their emergency grant.

91�� Community College has deemed you eligible to receive an Emergency Grant based on the guidance provided by the SUNY Administration.

Your Federal HEERF III (ARP) Grant is $____.

You have two options regarding these funds:

Option 1: You will receive a direct payment of your emergency grant by electronic transfer to your account if you completed a direct deposit form or you will receive a check to your mailing address. You only need to notify the Financial Services within 5 days if you will not incur allowable expenses outlined in this email that meet or exceed the amount of your emergency grant. Our email address is financialservices@cayuga-cc.edu.

Option 2: You can apply all or a portion of your emergency grant to your outstanding tuition account balance. Your current account balance is $____. You need to notify us at financialservices@cayuga-cc.edu within 5 days if you are choosing this option and you must provide us the amount you would like to applied to your account within your email communication. The portion of your funds not applied to your account balance will be electronically transferred to your account if you completed a direct deposit form or you will receive a check to your mailing address.

Awards will be disbursed to your College account on ____.

It can take 5-7 business days from the time the funds are placed on your account before you actually receive your funds.”

CAYUGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FALL DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

# of 91�� registered for Fall 2021: 3631
# of 91�� who completed a FAFSA for Fall 2021: 1106
# of 91�� who received a Fall Federal Pell Grant: 710
# of 91�� eligible for Title IV aid, including above Pell recipients: 896
# of 91�� who are matriculated: 1287

% of student body that filed a FAFSA for Fall 2021: 30% (1106/3631)
% of student body awarded HEERF III funds: 41% (1504/3631)
% of student body eligible for Title IV funds, including Pell Grants: 25% (896/3631)
% of the student body that are matriculated 91��: 35% (1287/3631)

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