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16. Recipient acknowledges that its
failure to draw down any amount ($1 or
more) of its supplemental grant funds
within 90 days of the date of this
supplemental award will constitute
nonacceptance of the terms, conditions,
and requirements of this Supplemental
Agreement and of these supplemental
grant funds. In such event, the
Department, in its sole discretion, may
choose to deobligate these supplemental
grant funds or take other appropriate
administrative action, up to and
including terminating the grant award
pursuant to 2 CFR 200.340.
Reporting and Accountability
17. Recipient must promptly and
timely provide a detailed accounting of
the use and expenditure of the funds
provided by this supplemental award in
such manner and with such frequency
as the Secretary may require.
18. Recipient must have a compliance
audit conducted of its administration of
the HEERF grant for any institutional
fiscal year during which Recipient
expended $500,000 or more in total
HEERF grant funds, whether under
section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act,
section 314(a)(4) of the CRRSAA, or
section 2003 of the ARP, or was on
Federal Student Aid’s Heightened Cash
Monitoring (HCM) 1 or 2 list during any
point of the institution’s fiscal year in
which it expended any HEERF grant
funds (https://studentaid.gov/datacenter/school/hcm). The HEERF
compliance audit must be conducted in
accordance with Government Auditing
Standards, issued by the Comptroller
General of the United States, and the
applicable audit guide developed by the
Department’s Office of Inspector
General. To the extent practicable, the
annual Title IV audit may be used to
cover certain areas of the HEERF audit
if separately auditing those areas would
be duplicative. The Office of the
Inspector General has published their
audit guide available here: https://
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/
nonfed/proprietary.html.
19. Recipient acknowledges it is
under a continuing affirmative duty to
inform the Department if Recipient is to
close or terminate operations as an
institution or merge with another
institution. In such cases, Recipient
must promptly notify in writing the
assigned education program officer
contact in Box 3 of the GAN.
Additionally, Recipient must promptly
notify the assigned education program
officer if the Recipient’s Authorized
Representative changes.
20. Recipient must cooperate with any
examination of records with respect to
the advanced funds by making records
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and authorized individuals available
when requested, whether by (a) the
Department and/or its OIG; or (b) any
other Federal agency, commission, or
department in the lawful exercise of its
jurisdiction and authority. Recipient
must retain all financial records,
supporting documents, statistical
records, and all other non-Federal entity
records pertinent to a Federal award for
a period of three years from the date of
submission of the final expenditure
report pursuant to 2 CFR 200.334.
21. Recipient acknowledges that
failure to comply with this
Supplemental Agreement, its terms and
conditions, and/or all relevant
provisions and requirements of the
CRRSAA or ARP any other applicable
law may result in Recipient’s liability
under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.
3729, et seq.; OMB Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as
adopted and amended as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3485; 18
U.S.C. 1001, as appropriate; and all of
the laws and regulations referenced in
the ‘‘Applicable Law’’ section of this
Supplemental Agreement, below.
Applicable Law
22. Recipient must comply with all
applicable assurances in OMB Standard
Forms (SF) SF–424B and SF–424D
(Assurances for Non-Construction and
Assurances for Construction Programs),
including the assurances relating to the
legal authority to apply for assistance;
access to records; conflict of interest;
nondiscrimination; Hatch Act
provisions; labor standards; and the
general agreement to comply with all
applicable Federal laws, executive
orders, and regulations.
23. Recipient certifies that with
respect to the certification regarding
lobbying in Department Form 80–0013,
no Federal appropriated funds have
been paid or will be paid to any person
for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress, or an
employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with the making or
supplementing of Federal grants under
this program; Recipient must complete
and submit Standard Form-LLL,
‘‘Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,’’
when required (34 CFR part 82,
Appendix B).
24. Recipient must comply with the
provisions of all applicable acts,
regulations and assurances; the
following provisions of Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR parts 75,
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77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99; the
OMB Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted and amended as
regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3485; and Subparts A through E of
the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and
amended as regulations of the
Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Public Posting Requirement
of Grant Information for Higher
Education Emergency Relief Fund
(HEERF) Grantees
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Education (Department) publishes an
Information for Financial Aid
Professionals (IFAP) Electronic
Announcement (EA) that describes the
public reporting requirements for
Emergency Financial Aid Grants to
Students under the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA)
and American Rescue Plan Act, 2021
(ARP) section (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Epps, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
Room 250–64, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 377–3711; Email:
HEERF@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
314(e) of CRRSAA (Pub. L. 116–260)
directs institutions receiving funds
under section 314 to submit (in a time
and manner required by the Secretary)
a report to the Secretary describing the
use of funds distributed from the
HEERF. While ARP does not explicitly
identify procedures by which
institutions submit a report to the
Secretary, the Department exercises this
reporting authority under 2 CFR 200.328
and 2 CFR 200.329. The reporting
requirements are intended to ensure that
the statutory requirements described
below are met for (1) the CRRSAA and
ARP (a)(1) Student Grant Programs, and
SUMMARY:
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(2) CRRSAA and ARP (a)(4) Student
Grant Programs.
1. CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) Student
Grant Programs
Section 314(d)(5) of CRRSAA requires
that an institution receiving funding
under section 314(a)(1) provide the
same amount in financial aid grants to
students from the new CRRSAA funds
that it was required or which it would
have been required to provide under its
original Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
Student Aid Portion award. The ARP,
with some changes, is a continuation of
the CRRSAA programs. Under the ARP
(a)(1) program, as authorized under
section 2003 of the ARP, the amount
each institution must use for financial
aid grants to students is determined by
calculating the sum of 50 percent of the
amount each institution receives under
the formula factors in CRRSAA section
314(a)(1)(A)–(D); and 100 percent of the
amount received under the formula
factors in CRRSAA section 314(a)(1)(E)–
(F). Student award amounts for both the
CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) programs are
identified for each institution in their
respective allocation table.
Under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1)
programs, student portion funds must
be used to provide financial aid grants
to students (including students
exclusively enrolled in distance
education) which may be used 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 child care. In
making financial aid grants to students,
an institution of higher education must
prioritize grants to students with
exceptional need, such as students who
receive Pell Grants.
2. CRRSAA and ARP (a)(4) Student
Grant Programs
Under both the CRRSAA and ARP
(a)(4) programs, allocations for eligible
proprietary institutions of higher
education are calculated on the basis of
the formula specified under section
314(a)(1)(A)–(F) of CRRSAA. For ARP,
the total amount of funding allocated to
the (a)(4) funding stream is determined
under ARP section 2003(4).
Under CRRSAA section 314(d)(7),
which continues to apply to ARP (a)(4)
funds, awards from the Proprietary
Institution Grant Funds for Students
Program may only be used to provide
financial aid grants to students
(including students exclusively enrolled
in distance education), which may be
used for any component of the student’s
cost of attendance or for emergency
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costs that arise due to coronavirus, such
as tuition, food, housing, health care
(including mental health care), or child
care. In making such financial aid grants
to students, grantees must prioritize
grants to students with exceptional
need, such as students who receive Pell
Grants.
The Certification and Agreements for
the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4)
funds provide that each institution
applying for HEERF funds must
promptly and timely provide a detailed
accounting of the use and expenditure
of the funds in such manner and with
such frequency as the Secretary may
require. Each HEERF participating
institution must post the information
listed below on the institution’s primary
website, as an initial report under the
CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4)
programs. This report is associated with
the approved information collection
under OMB control number 1801–0005.
The Department encourages
institutions to report as soon as
possible, but no later than 30 days after
the publication of this notice or 30 days
after the date the Department first
obligated funds under HEERF I, II, or III
to the institution for Emergency
Financial Aid Grants to Students,
whichever comes later.
The following information must
appear in a format and location that is
easily accessible to the public. This
information must also be updated no
later than 10 days after the end of each
calendar quarter (September 30, and
December 31, March 31, June 30)
thereafter, unless the Secretary specifies
an alternative method of reporting:
(1) An acknowledgement that the
institution signed and returned to the
Department the Certification and
Agreement and the assurance that the
institution 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) The total amount of funds that the
institution will receive or has received
from the Department pursuant to the
institution’s Certification and
Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid
Grants to Students under the CRRSAA
and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs.
(3) The total amount of Emergency
Financial Aid Grants distributed to
students under the CRRSAA and ARP
(a)(1) and (a)(4) programs as of the date
of submission (i.e., as of the initial
report and every calendar quarter
thereafter).
(4) The estimated total number of
students at the institution that are
eligible to receive Emergency Financial
Aid Grants to Students under the
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CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4)
programs.
(5) 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.
(6) The method(s) used by the
institution to determine which students
receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants
and how much they would receive
under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and
(a)(4) programs.
(7) Any instructions, directions, or
guidance provided by the institution to
students concerning the Emergency
Financial Aid Grants.
Note: For the initial report and each report
thereafter, institutions should use data
suppression and other methodologies to
protect the personally identifiable
information from student education records
consistent with the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34
CFR part 99). This means that if the total
number of eligible students or the total
number of students who received Emergency
Financial Aid Grants is less than 10, but not
0, then the institution must display the total
number of students eligible and/or the total
number of students who received Emergency
Financial Aid Grants as less than 10 (‘‘<10’’)
on the publicly available websites controlled
by the institution.
Institutions that the Department
determines have not met the reporting
requirement as described in this notice
may, consistent with the Department’s
authority to monitor grantee
compliance, be subject to appropriate
enforcement actions, up to and
including being determined to be
ineligible for certain other HEERF
program funding. For other subsequent
reports for this program and other
related HEERF programs, the
Department will notify participating
institutions of the Department’s
preferred reporting method. The
Department may choose to collect
additional information from institutions
in accordance with the CRRSAA and
ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program
Certification and Agreements.
For more information on the HEERF,
please visit the Department’s Higher
Education Emergency Relief Fund page
at: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
arp.html.
Accessible Format: On request to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format. The Department
will provide the requestor with an
accessible format that may include Rich
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt),
a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc, or
another accessible format.
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Program Authority: Section 314 of the
CRRSAA and 2003 of ARP.
Paperwork Burden Statement
According to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), no
persons are required to respond to a
collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control
number. The valid OMB control number
for this information collection is 1801–
0005. Public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 30 minutes per response,
including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information.
Under the PRA, participants are
required to respond to this collection to
obtain or retain benefit. If you have any
comments concerning the accuracy of
the time estimate or suggestions for
improving this individual collection, or
if you have comments or concerns
regarding the status of your individual
form, application, or survey, please
contact: Karen Epps, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202.
Michelle Asha Cooper,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Postsecondary Education.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice Inviting Applications for Public
and Private Nonprofit Institutions of
Higher Education Under the Higher
Education Emergency Relief Fund
(HEERF), Section 2003 of the American
Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP)
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary is announcing
the availability of new ARP (a)(1)
HEERF grant funding as authorized
under section 2003(1) of the ARP and
inviting applications under Assistance
Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.425E and
84.425F from eligible public and private
nonprofit institutions that did not
previously receive funding under
section 314(a)(1) of the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA).
This notice relates to the approved
information collections under OMB
control numbers 1801–0005 and 1840–
0842.
DATES:
Applications Available: May 13, 2021.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: Applications will be
accepted on a rolling basis until August
11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 13, 2019
(84 FR 3768) and available at
www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-02206.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Epps, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 250–64, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: The Department of
Education HEERF Call Center at (202)
377–3711. Email: HEERF@ed.gov. Please
also visit our HEERF website at:
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
arp.html.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
On March 11, 2021, the President
signed into law the ARP (Pub. L. 117–
2). This new law makes available
approximately $39.6 billion for
institutions of higher education under
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HEERF, with funding appropriated
through existing programs previously
authorized under the CRRSAA (Pub. L.
116–260).
With this notice, the Secretary is
announcing the availability of HEERF
grant funds under the ARP (a)(1)
programs under ALNs 84.425E and
84.425F. These programs, with some
changes, are a continuation of the
CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) program,
which the Department implemented as
two funding streams: (1) The Student
Aid Portion (ALN 84.425E) for financial
grants to students, and (2) the
Institutional Portion (ALN 84.425F) for
institutional uses of funds related to the
coronavirus.
Eligible institutions are institutions of
higher education, as defined in sections
101 and 102(c) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20
U.S.C. 1001, 1002(c). Allocations for
these programs will be calculated
according to the formulas in ARP
section 2003(1) and section 314(a)(1) of
the CRRSAA. Under ARP section 2003,
grant awards under these programs may
be used to (1) defray expenses
associated with coronavirus (including
lost revenue, reimbursement for
expenses already incurred, technology
costs associated with a transition to
distance education, faculty and staff
trainings, and payroll) or (2) provide
financial aid grants to students
(including students exclusively enrolled
in distance education), which may be
used 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 child
care. In making financial aid grants to
students, an institution of higher
education must prioritize grants to
students with exceptional need, such as
students who receive Pell Grants. The
amount each institution must use for
financial aid grants to students is
determined by calculating the sum of 50
percent of the amount each institution
receives under the formula factors in
CRRSAA section 314(a)(1)(A)–(D); and
100 percent of the amount received
under the formula factors in CRRSAA
section 314(a)(1)(E)–(F). This amount is
identified for each institution in the
allocation table.
Additionally, under ARP section
2003(5), institutions must use a portion
of their Institutional Portion funds
under ALN 84.425F, if the institutions
have not directed all of these funds to
student grants, to (1) implement
evidence-based practices to monitor and
suppress coronavirus in accordance
with the public health guidelines and
(2) conduct direct outreach to financial
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Public Posting Requirement of Grant Information for
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Grantees
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) publishes an
Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Electronic
Announcement (EA) that describes the public reporting requirements for
Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) and
American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARP) section (a)(1) and (a)(4)
programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Epps, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
Room 250-64, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 377-3711; Email:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 314(e) of CRRSAA (Pub. L. 116-260)
directs institutions receiving funds under section 314 to submit (in a
time and manner required by the Secretary) a report to the Secretary
describing the use of funds distributed from the HEERF. While ARP does
not explicitly identify procedures by which institutions submit a
report to the Secretary, the Department exercises this reporting
authority under 2 CFR 200.328 and 2 CFR 200.329. The reporting
requirements are intended to ensure that the statutory requirements
described below are met for (1) the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) Student Grant
Programs, and
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(2) CRRSAA and ARP (a)(4) Student Grant Programs.
1. CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) Student Grant Programs
Section 314(d)(5) of CRRSAA requires that an institution receiving
funding under section 314(a)(1) provide the same amount in financial
aid grants to students from the new CRRSAA funds that it was required
or which it would have been required to provide under its original
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Student
Aid Portion award. The ARP, with some changes, is a continuation of the
CRRSAA programs. Under the ARP (a)(1) program, as authorized under
section 2003 of the ARP, the amount each institution must use for
financial aid grants to students is determined by calculating the sum
of 50 percent of the amount each institution receives under the formula
factors in CRRSAA section 314(a)(1)(A)-(D); and 100 percent of the
amount received under the formula factors in CRRSAA section
314(a)(1)(E)-(F). Student award amounts for both the CRRSAA and ARP
(a)(1) programs are identified for each institution in their respective
allocation table.
Under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) programs, student portion funds
must be used to provide financial aid grants to students (including
students exclusively enrolled in distance education) which may be used
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 child care. In making
financial aid grants to students, an institution of higher education
must prioritize grants to students with exceptional need, such as
students who receive Pell Grants.
2. CRRSAA and ARP (a)(4) Student Grant Programs
Under both the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(4) programs, allocations for
eligible proprietary institutions of higher education are calculated on
the basis of the formula specified under section 314(a)(1)(A)-(F) of
CRRSAA. For ARP, the total amount of funding allocated to the (a)(4)
funding stream is determined under ARP section 2003(4).
Under CRRSAA section 314(d)(7), which continues to apply to ARP
(a)(4) funds, awards from the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for
Students Program may only be used to provide financial aid grants to
students (including students exclusively enrolled in distance
education), which may be used 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 child care. In making such financial aid grants to students,
grantees must prioritize grants to students with exceptional need, such
as students who receive Pell Grants.
The Certification and Agreements for the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and
(a)(4) funds provide that each institution applying for HEERF funds
must promptly and timely provide a detailed accounting of the use and
expenditure of the funds in such manner and with such frequency as the
Secretary may require. Each HEERF participating institution must post
the information listed below on the institution's primary website, as
an initial report under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs.
This report is associated with the approved information collection
under OMB control number 1801-0005.
The Department encourages institutions to report as soon as
possible, but no later than 30 days after the publication of this
notice or 30 days after the date the Department first obligated funds
under HEERF I, II, or III to the institution for Emergency Financial
Aid Grants to Students, whichever comes later.
The following information must appear in a format and location that
is easily accessible to the public. This information must also be
updated no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter
(September 30, and December 31, March 31, June 30) thereafter, unless
the Secretary specifies an alternative method of reporting:
(1) An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to
the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that
the institution 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) The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or
has received from the Department pursuant to the institution's
Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to
Students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs.
(3) The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed
to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs as of
the date of submission (i.e., as of the initial report and every
calendar quarter thereafter).
(4) The estimated total number of students at the institution that
are eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs.
(5) 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.
(6) The method(s) used by the institution to determine which
students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would
receive under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs.
(7) Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the
institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
Note: For the initial report and each report thereafter,
institutions should use data suppression and other methodologies to
protect the personally identifiable information from student
education records consistent with the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR part 99). This means that if
the total number of eligible students or the total number of
students who received Emergency Financial Aid Grants is less than
10, but not 0, then the institution must display the total number of
students eligible and/or the total number of students who received
Emergency Financial Aid Grants as less than 10 (``<10'') on the
publicly available websites controlled by the institution.
Institutions that the Department determines have not met the
reporting requirement as described in this notice may, consistent with
the Department's authority to monitor grantee compliance, be subject to
appropriate enforcement actions, up to and including being determined
to be ineligible for certain other HEERF program funding. For other
subsequent reports for this program and other related HEERF programs,
the Department will notify participating institutions of the
Department's preferred reporting method. The Department may choose to
collect additional information from institutions in accordance with the
CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program Certification and Agreements.
For more information on the HEERF, please visit the Department's
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund page at: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html.
Accessible Format: On request to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can obtain
this document in an accessible format. The Department will provide the
requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format
(RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc, or another accessible format.
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Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published
in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Program Authority: Section 314 of the CRRSAA and 2003 of ARP.
Paperwork Burden Statement
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), no persons
are required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is 1801-0005. Public reporting
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30
minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Under the PRA, participants are required to respond to this collection
to obtain or retain benefit. If you have any comments concerning the
accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this
individual collection, or if you have comments or concerns regarding
the status of your individual form, application, or survey, please
contact: Karen Epps, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20202.
Michelle Asha Cooper,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary Education.
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