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CARES Act Student Aid

The Coronavirus Assistance, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was authorized by Congress and signed by President Trump on March 27. It contains financial support for higher education, including emergency grants for students facing expenses due to COVID-19. The University of Hartford is set to receive approximately $4.4 million, of which no less than $2.2 million is being disbursed directly to students.

The University of Hartford is required to provide regular reporting to the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) on the use of funds authorized by the CARES Act. The information noted below is intended to meet this requirement.

Also, see the final quarterly reporting concerning the University’s use of institutional HEERF funds required by the DoE.

Final 45-day update: April 8, 2021
  1. The University submitted the Funding Certification and Agreement to the U.S. Department of Education (“DoE”) on April 24, 2020, received notification from the DoE of the acceptance of the submission on April 25, 2020, and received notification that funds were ready to be drawn on April 27, 2020. In accordance with the Funding Certification and Agreement, the University intends on using no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
  2. The University received a total allocation of $4,467,175, of which no less than $2,233,588 (50 percent) will be awarded to students as emergency financial aid grants.
  3. As of April 8, 2021, the University disbursed the full $2,233,588 directly to students in accordance with the CARES Act.
  4. The University estimates as of April 8, 2021, 4,333 students were eligible under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and thus eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
  5. As of April 8, 2021, the University provided emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act to 3,296 students.
  6. On April 8, 2021, the University disbursed emergency financial aid grants to students. Students were awarded grants in two segments:
    1. Block grants: Grants of $250 (non-residents) or $500 (residents) were awarded to all eligible undergraduate students. The University determined that all undergraduate students had experienced hardship related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
    2. Additional hardship grants: All students were notified they should complete an application for additional funding if they had experienced additional hardship and had incurred incremental expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or child care. Additional grants were then awarded to eligible students based on the following factors:
      1. Reason for hardship (food, housing, course materials, technology, health care or child care)
      2. Economic factors determined by the expected family contribution calculated in the FAFSA
      3. Student class

After considering the factors above, additional hardship grants of at least $250 were provided to eligible students determined to require the additional funding.

As a result of the two-segment process above, amounts of $250 to $3,778 were awarded to eligible students.

  1. Communication was provided to all students that the University had received certain funds in accordance with the CARES Act, and that those funds will be awarded, in the form of emergency financial aid cash grants, consistent with guidelines from the DoE. The following was communicated to recipients of the awards:
    1. Notification that awards will be processed directly through the student’s accounts by Bank Mobile, a third-party service provider utilized by the University to process payments to students.
    2. Eligibility to receive the awards was based on the following factors:
      1. Residential status
      2. Title IV eligibility
      3. Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
      4. Enrolled credits for the spring 2020 semester
    3. Emergency financial aid cash grants related to the CARES Act provided to the students are separate from credit adjustments calculated by the University related to room, board, and parking costs. Cash grants will be provided, through Bank Mobile, directly to students, and will not be applied to or used to offset any charge, debt, tuition, fees, or other balance in a student account, nor will it be encumbered in any way by the University.

On December 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSSA) was signed into law. Under the Act, the University was allocated funds, a portion of which must be spent to award students emergency cash grants. As of April 8, 2021, the University is working on how best to allocate the funds, in accordance with guidance issued by the Department of Education.

Past Updates

  1. The University submitted the Funding Certification and Agreement to the U.S. Department of Education (“DoE”) on April 24, 2020, received notification from the DoE of the acceptance of the submission on April 25, 2020, and received notification that funds were ready to be drawn on April 27, 2020. In accordance with the Funding Certification and Agreement, the University intends on using no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
  2. The University received a total allocation of $4,467,175, of which no less than $2,233,588 (50 percent) will be awarded to students as emergency financial aid grants.
  3. As of February 22, 2021, the University disbursed $1,801,250 directly to students in accordance with the CARES Act.
  4. The University estimates as of February 22, 2021, 4,333 students were eligible under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and thus eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
  5. As of February 22, 2021, the University provided emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act to 3,281 students.
  6. On February 22, 2021, the University disbursed emergency financial aid grants to students. Students were awarded grants in two segments:
    1. Block grants: Grants of $250 (non-residents) or $500 (residents) were awarded to all eligible undergraduate students. The University determined that all undergraduate students had experienced hardship related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
    2. Additional hardship grants: All students were notified they should complete an application for additional funding if they had experienced additional hardship and had incurred incremental expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or child care. Additional grants were then awarded to eligible students based on the following factors:
      1. Reason for hardship (food, housing, course materials, technology, health care or child care)
      2. Economic factors determined by the expected family contribution calculated in the FAFSA
      3. Student class

After considering the factors above, additional hardship grants of at least $250 were provided to eligible students determined to require the additional funding.

As a result of the two-segment process above, amounts in increments of $250 from $250 to $2,500 were awarded to eligible students.

  1. Communication was provided to all students that the University had received certain funds in accordance with the CARES Act, and that those funds will be awarded, in the form of emergency financial aid cash grants, consistent with guidelines from the DoE. The following was communicated to recipients of the awards:
    1. Notification that awards will be processed directly through the student’s accounts by Bank Mobile, a third-party service provider utilized by the University to process payments to students.
    2. Eligibility to receive the awards was based on the following factors:
      1. Residential status
      2. Title IV eligibility
      3. Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
      4. Enrolled credits for the spring 2020 semester
    3. Emergency financial aid cash grants related to the CARES Act provided to the students are separate from credit adjustments calculated by the University related to room, board, and parking costs. Cash grants will be provided, through Bank Mobile, directly to students, and will not be applied to or used to offset any charge, debt, tuition, fees, or other balance in a student account, nor will it be encumbered in any way by the University.
  1. The University submitted the Funding Certification and Agreement to the U.S. Department of Education (“DoE”) on April 24, 2020, received notification from the DoE of the acceptance of the submission on April 25, 2020, and received notification that funds were ready to be drawn on April 27, 2020. In accordance with the Funding Certification and Agreement, the University intends on using no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
  2. The University received a total allocation of $4,467,175, of which no less than $2,233,588 (50 percent) will be awarded to students as emergency financial aid grants.
  3. As of January 8, 2021, the University disbursed $1,801,250 directly to students in accordance with the CARES Act.
  4. The University estimates as of January 8, 2021, 4,333 students were eligible under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and thus eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
  5. As of January 8, 2021, the University provided emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act to 3,281 students.
  6. On January 8, 2021, the University disbursed emergency financial aid grants to students. Students were awarded grants in two segments:
    1. Block grants: Grants of $250 (non-residents) or $500 (residents) were awarded to all eligible undergraduate students. The University determined that all undergraduate students had experienced hardship related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
    2. Additional hardship grants: All students were notified they should complete an application for additional funding if they had experienced additional hardship and had incurred incremental expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or child care. Additional grants were then awarded to eligible students based on the following factors:
      1. Reason for hardship (food, housing, course materials, technology, health care or child care)
      2. Economic factors determined by the expected family contribution calculated in the FAFSA
      3. Student class

After considering the factors above, additional hardship grants of at least $250 were provided to eligible students determined to require the additional funding.

As a result of the two-segment process above, amounts in increments of $250 from $250 to $2,500 were awarded to eligible students.

  1. Communication was provided to all students that the University had received certain funds in accordance with the CARES Act, and that those funds will be awarded, in the form of emergency financial aid cash grants, consistent with guidelines from the DoE. The following was communicated to recipients of the awards:
    1. Notification that awards will be processed directly through the student’s accounts by Bank Mobile, a third-party service provider utilized by the University to process payments to students.
    2. Eligibility to receive the awards was based on the following factors:
      1. Residential status
      2. Title IV eligibility
      3. Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
      4. Enrolled credits for the spring 2020 semester
    3. Emergency financial aid cash grants related to the CARES Act provided to the students are separate from credit adjustments calculated by the University related to room, board, and parking costs. Cash grants will be provided, through Bank Mobile, directly to students, and will not be applied to or used to offset any charge, debt, tuition, fees, or other balance in a student account, nor will it be encumbered in any way by the University.
  1. The University submitted the Funding Certification and Agreement to the U.S. Department of Education (“DoE”) on April 24, 2020, received notification from the DoE of the acceptance of the submission on April 25, 2020, and received notification that funds were ready to be drawn on April 27, 2020. In accordance with the Funding Certification and Agreement, the University intends on using no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
  2. The University received a total allocation of $4,467,175, of which no less than $2,233,588 (50 percent) will be awarded to students as emergency financial aid grants.
  3. As of November 25, 2020, the University disbursed $1,713,500 directly to students in accordance with the CARES Act.
  4. The University estimates as of November 25, 2020, 4,333 students were eligible under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and thus eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
  5. As of November 25, 2020, the University provided emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act to 3,272 students.
  6. On November 25, 2020, the University disbursed emergency financial aid grants to students. Students were awarded grants in two segments:
    1. Block grants: Grants of $250 (non-residents) or $500 (residents) were awarded to all eligible undergraduate students. The University determined that all undergraduate students had experienced hardship related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
    2. Additional hardship grants: All students were notified they should complete an application for additional funding if they had experienced additional hardship and had incurred incremental expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or child care. Additional grants were then awarded to eligible students based on the following factors:
      1. Reason for hardship (food, housing, course materials, technology, health care or child care)
      2. Economic factors determined by the expected family contribution calculated in the FAFSA
      3. Student class

After considering the factors above, additional hardship grants of at least $250 were provided to eligible students determined to require the additional funding.

As a result of the two-segment process above, amounts of $250, $500, $750, $1,000, $1,250, or $1,500 were awarded to eligible students.

  1. Communication was provided to all students that the University had received certain funds in accordance with the CARES Act, and that those funds will be awarded, in the form of emergency financial aid cash grants, consistent with guidelines from the DoE. The following was communicated to recipients of the awards:
    1. Notification that awards will be processed directly through the student’s accounts by Bank Mobile, a third-party service provider utilized by the University to process payments to students.
    2. Eligibility to receive the awards was based on the following factors:
      1. Residential status
      2. Title IV eligibility
      3. Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
      4. Enrolled credits for the spring 2020 semester
    3. Emergency financial aid cash grants related to the CARES Act provided to the students are separate from credit adjustments calculated by the University related to room, board, and parking costs. Cash grants will be provided, through Bank Mobile, directly to students, and will not be applied to or used to offset any charge, debt, tuition, fees, or other balance in a student account, nor will it be encumbered in any way by the University.
  1. The University submitted the Funding Certification and Agreement to the U.S. Department of Education (“DoE”) on April 24, 2020, received notification from the DoE of the acceptance of the submission on April 25, 2020, and received notification that funds were ready to be drawn on April 27, 2020. In accordance with the Funding Certification and Agreement, the University intends on using no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
  2. The University received a total allocation of $4,467,175, of which no less than $2,233,588 (50 percent) will be awarded to students as emergency financial aid grants.
  3. As of August 27, 2020, the University disbursed $1,713,500 directly to students in accordance with the CARES Act.
  4. The University estimates as of August 27, 2020, 4,333 students were eligible under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and thus eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
  5. As of August 27, 2020, the University provided emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act to 3,272 students.
  6. On August 27, 2020, the University disbursed emergency financial aid grants to students. Students were awarded grants in two segments:
    1. Block grants: Grants of $250 (non-residents) or $500 (residents) were awarded to all eligible undergraduate students. The University determined that all undergraduate students had experienced hardship related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
    2. Additional hardship grants: All students were notified they should complete an application for additional funding if they had experienced additional hardship and had incurred incremental expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or child care. Additional grants were then awarded to eligible students based on the following factors:
      1. Reason for hardship (food, housing, course materials, technology, health care or child care)
      2. Economic factors determined by the expected family contribution calculated in the FAFSA
      3. Student class

After considering the factors above, additional hardship grants of at least $250 were provided to eligible students determined to require the additional funding.

As a result of the two-segment process above, amounts of $250, $500, $750, $1,000, $1,250, or $1,500 were awarded to eligible students.

  1. Communication was provided to all students that the University had received certain funds in accordance with the CARES Act, and that those funds will be awarded, in the form of emergency financial aid cash grants, consistent with guidelines from the DoE. The following was communicated to recipients of the awards:
    1. Notification that awards will be processed directly through the student’s accounts by Bank Mobile, a third-party service provider utilized by the University to process payments to students.
    2. Eligibility to receive the awards was based on the following factors:
      1. Residential status
      2. Title IV eligibility
      3. Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
      4. Enrolled credits for the spring 2020 semester
    3. Emergency financial aid cash grants related to the CARES Act provided to the students are separate from credit adjustments calculated by the University related to room, board, and parking costs. Cash grants will be provided, through Bank Mobile, directly to students, and will not be applied to or used to offset any charge, debt, tuition, fees, or other balance in a student account, nor will it be encumbered in any way by the University.
  1. The University submitted the Funding Certification and Agreement to the U.S. Department of Education (“DoE”) on April 24, 2020, received notification from the DoE of the acceptance of the submission on April 25, 2020, and received notification that funds were ready to be drawn on April 27, 2020. In accordance with the Funding Certification and Agreement, the University intends on using no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
  2. The University received a total allocation of $4,467,175, of which no less than $2,233,588 (50 percent) will be awarded to students as emergency financial aid grants.
  3. As of July 13, 2020, the University disbursed $1,691,750 directly to students in accordance with the CARES Act.
  4. The University estimates as of July 13, 2020, 4,333 students were eligible under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and thus eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
  5. As of July 13, 2020, the University provided emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act to 3,267 students.
  6. On July 13, 2020, the University disbursed emergency financial aid grants to students. Students were awarded grants in two segments:
    1. Block grants: Grants of $250 (non-residents) or $500 (residents) were awarded to all eligible undergraduate students. The University determined that all undergraduate students had experienced hardship related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
    2. Additional hardship grants: All students were notified they should complete an application for additional funding if they had experienced additional hardship and had incurred incremental expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or child care. Additional grants were then awarded to eligible students based on the following factors:
      1. Reason for hardship (food, housing, course materials, technology, health care or child care)
      2. Economic factors determined by the expected family contribution calculated in the FAFSA
      3. Student class

    After considering the factors above, additional hardship grants of at least $250 were provided to eligible students determined to require the additional funding.

    As a result of the two-segment process above, amounts of $250, $500, $750, $1,000, $1,250, or $1,500 were awarded to eligible students.

  7. Communication was provided to all students that the University had received certain funds in accordance with the CARES Act, and that those funds will be awarded, in the form of emergency financial aid cash grants, consistent with guidelines from the DoE. The following was communicated to recipients of the awards:
    1. Notification that awards will be processed directly through the student’s accounts by Bank Mobile, a third-party service provider utilized by the University to process payments to students.
    2. Eligibility to receive the awards was based on the following factors:
      1. Residential status
      2. Title IV eligibility
      3. Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
      4. Enrolled credits for the spring 2020 semester
    3. Emergency financial aid cash grants related to the CARES Act provided to the students are separate from credit adjustments calculated by the University related to room, board, and parking costs. Cash grants will be provided, through Bank Mobile, directly to students, and will not be applied to or used to offset any charge, debt, tuition, fees, or other balance in a student account, nor will it be encumbered in any way by the University.
  1. The University submitted the Funding Certification and Agreement to the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) on April 24, 2020, received notification from the DoE of the acceptance of the submission on April 25, 2020, and received notification that funds were ready to be drawn on April 27, 2020. In accordance with the Funding Certification and Agreement, the University intends on using no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004 (a)(1) of the CARES Act (“CARES Act”) to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
  2. The University received a total allocation of $4,467,175, of which no less than $2,233,588 (50 percent) will be awarded to students as emergency financial aid grants.
  3. As of May 27, 2020, the University disbursed $1,569,250 directly to students in accordance with the CARES Act.
  4. The University estimates as of May 27, 2020, 4,111 students were eligible under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and thus eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act.
  5. As of May 27, 2020, the University provided emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act to 3,225 students.
  6. On May 15, 2020, the University disbursed emergency financial aid grants to students. Students were awarded grants in two segments:
    1. Block grants: Grants of $250 (non-residents) or $500 (residents) were awarded to all eligible undergraduate students. The University determined that all undergraduate students had experienced hardship related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
    2. Additional hardship grants: All students were notified they should complete an application for additional funding if they had experienced additional hardship and had incurred incremental expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or child care. Additional grants were then awarded to eligible students based on the following factors.
      1. Reason for hardship (food, housing, course materials, technology, health care or child care)
      2. Economic factors determined by the expected family contribution calculated in the FAFSA
      3. Student class

    After considering the factors above, additional hardship grants of at least $250 were provided to eligible students determined to require the additional funding.

    As a result of the two-segment process above, amounts of $250, $500, $750, $1,000, $1,250, or $1,500 were awarded to eligible students.

  7. Communication was provided to all students that the University had received certain funds in accordance with the CARES Act, and that those funds will be awarded, in the form of emergency financial aid cash grants, consistent with guidelines from the DoE. The following was communicated to recipients of the awards:
    1. Notification that awards will be processed directly through the student’s accounts by Bank Mobile, a third-party service provider utilized by the University to process payments to students.
    2. Eligibility to receive the awards was based on the following factors:
      1. Residential status
      2. Title IV eligibility
      3. Federal Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA
      4. Enrolled credits for the spring 2020 semester
    3. Emergency financial aid cash grants related to the CARES Act provided to the students are separate from credit adjustments calculated by the University related to room, board, and parking costs. Cash grants will be provided, through Bank Mobile, directly to students, and will not be applied to or used to offset any charge, debt, tuition, fees, or other balance in a student account, nor will it be encumbered in any way by the University.