HEERF Reports

COVID-19 Financial Assistance for students:

The President declared a U.S. national emergency on March 13, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted on March 27, 2020, to address income, health, and economic security in response to the national emergency.

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260, signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. In total, the CRRSAA authorizes $81.88 billion in support for education, in addition to the $30.75 billion expeditiously provided last spring through the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.

 

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2, signed into law on March 11, 2021, providing $39.6 billion in support to institutions of higher education to serve students and ensure learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ARP funds are in addition to funds authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260 and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136. Emergency funds available to institutions and their students under all emergency funds total $76.2 billion.

 
How to apply for emergency funding: 
1)  Complete and Submit the ARP Student Grant Application-Ongoing Emergency Funds

2 ) Wait approximately 2 weeks for us to process your request and notify you of grant eligibility

For additional information or questions, please call Allison Smith, Financial Aid Coordinator, at 440-891-7668. If you have a disability and experience difficulty accessing this form, please contact us for assistance via email at asmith@polaris.edu or call 440-891-7668 or stop in to the Adult Education Office.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Reports-Student Grants

(HEERF) Reporting  5/18/20
(HEERF) Reporting  5/26/2020
(HEERF) Reporting  6/15/2020
(HEERF) Reporting  6/22/2020
(HEERF) Reporting  8/6/2020
(HEERF) Reporting  9/18/2020 
(HEERF) Reporting  1/7/2021
(HEERF) Reporting  2/3/2021
(HEERF) Reporting  7/28/2021


HEERF Institutional Funding-Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reports
 

HEERF Quarterly Expenditure Report: 10/21/2020
HEERF Quarterly Expenditure Report: 1/7/2021
HEERF Quarterly Expenditure Report: 2/3/2021
HEERF Quarterly Expenditure Report: 4/1/2021
HEERF Quarterly Expenditure Report:  7/8/2021
HEERF Quarterly Expenditure Report: 10/1/2021