{"id":4918,"date":"2021-04-07T15:40:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T19:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/return\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2023-04-07T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T17:26:01","slug":"cares-act-required-website-posting-information-umaine-update-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/return\/2021\/04\/07\/cares-act-required-website-posting-information-umaine-update-6\/","title":{"rendered":"CARES Act Required Website Posting Information (91爆料) – Update #6"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education<\/p>\n
Award Number: P425E203082<\/p>\n
Award Amount: $3,801,847<\/p>\n
Report Period: 04\/28\/2020 thru 03\/31\/2021<\/p>\n
Report Date: 4\/7\/2021<\/p>\n
The 91爆料 (\u201c91爆料\u201d) received the above award from the CARES Act passed by Congress on March 27, 2020 to provide emergency financial aid grants to eligible students for their expenses related to the disruption of our campus operations due to coronavirus.<\/p>\n
On April 22, 2020, 91爆料 submitted the required Certification and Agreement<\/a> (please link signed C&A) to the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) committing to use these funds to provide emergency aid directly to our eligible students.<\/p>\n Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include all students who were enrolled at 91爆料 on March 13, 2020 and are eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), with the following exceptions:<\/p>\n Students who did not have a FAFSA on file with the university were able to complete a self-certification form, attesting under the penalty of perjury to meeting the requirements of Section 484 of the HEA.<\/p>\n Consistent with the other institutions within the 91爆料 System, of which 91爆料 is a part, and in acknowledgement that every one of our students experienced disruption when COVID-19 forced all courses to be transitioned to online delivery, 91爆料 will automatically distribute approximately 85 percent of these funds to all eligible students. Award amounts will be tiered as follows based on the number of credit hours in which the student is enrolled as of March 13, 2020:<\/p>\n Undergraduate<\/u><\/p>\n .1 \u2013 5.99 Credit Hours: $100 Graduate<\/u><\/p>\n .1 \u2013 2.99 Credit Hours: $100 The remaining 15 percent (approximately) of the CARES student aid is being made available by application to eligible students who self-identify with additional need as a result of the disruption to campus operations caused by COVID-19. The application was made available to students on May 6, 2020. Students had a deadline of May 22, 2020 at 4:30pm to submit an application.<\/p>\n Applications for the additional CARES Act amounts were reviewed by a campus committee and awarding parameters were created for approval and distribution of these funds.<\/p>\n Communications were sent to students who were approved or denied funding on June 3, 2020 and those eligible began receiving payments for their approved amounts on June 3, 2020.<\/p>\n In some cases, emergency funds may have been supplemented with a portion of CARES dollars intended for institutional relief.<\/p>\n All distributions to student will be made via direct deposit or check. Because the IRS considers the CARES student funds as a “qualified disaster relief payment,” they are not considered taxable income.<\/p>\n The Department of Education released on January 14, 2021 notification of the Congress approved COVID Relief bill – which includes student emergency relief funds for colleges and universities to distribute to students. The 91爆料 carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act funding ($209,250) to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for a second round of direct, block payments to students.<\/p>\nEligibility Requirements<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Distribution Plan<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\n6 \u2013 11.99 Credit Hours: $200
\n12+ Credit Hours: $400<\/p>\n
\n3 \u2013 5.99 Credit Hours: $200
\n6+ Credit Hours: $400<\/p>\nCoronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) \u2013 1\/14\/21<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Disbursements To-Date<\/strong><\/h4>\n