Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF)

U.S. Department of Education

OVERVIEW

San Jacinto Community College District (SJCCD) is required to provide regular reporting on the use of funds authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act – HEERF I), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA – HEERF II), and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA -HEERF III).

Funds received by SJCCD under the CARES Act, CRRSA, and ARPA were authorized by Congress and signed into law by the President on March 27, 2020, CRRSAA on December 27, 2020, and APRA on March 11, 2021. The information noted below is intended to not only meet the reporting requirements of the CARES Act, CRRSAA, and ARPA, but also provide information to the community regarding SJCCD’s use of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF).

San Jacinto Community College District was required to sign a Certification and Agreement document in order to access funds under these programs. The Certification and Agreement requires each institution applying for HEERF funds to comply with Section 18004(e) of the CARES Act. San Jacinto Community College District signed and submitted the U.S. Department of Education Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on April 20, 2020, the Institutional agreement portion on May 5, 2020 and the Minority Serving Institutional agreement portion on August 1, 2020. SJCCD acknowledged that under Section 18004(a)1 of the CARES Act, the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

Indirect costs to funds are available under this award consistent with its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement.

SJCCD is required to provide a detailed accounting of the use of funds provided by this award promptly and timely. (No later than 6 months after the date of the award)

San Jacinto Community College District has also established and uses written internal procedure for the grant fund spending.

SUMMARY OF THE HEERF AWARDS

HEERF I (CARES)	Student Aid	$4,475,232
HEERF I (CARES)	Institutional Support	$4,475,231
HEERF I (CARES)	Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)	$589,114

HEERF II (CRRSAA)	Student Aid	$4,475,232
HEERF II (CRRSAA)	Institutional Support	$19,350,825
HEERF II (CRRSAA)	Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)	$1,321,737

HEERF II (ARPA)	Student Aid	$21,098,298
HEERF II (ARPA)	Institutional Support	$20,375,946
HEERF II (ARPA)	Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)	$2,238,723

2020 CARES ACT – HEERF I

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Grants at the San Jacinto Community College District provides emergency financial assistance to eligible students and institutional expenses directly related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19. SJCCD is awarded a total of $9,539,577 in 2020 from the U.S. Department of Education to use towards emergency funding.

HEERF I LINK: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/caresact.html

2021 CRRSAA - HEERF II

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplement Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) - Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Grants at the San Jacinto Community College District also provides emergency financial assistance to eligible students and institutional expenses directly related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19. CRRSAA HEERF Grants are to support financial aid to students, student support activities, and to cover a variety of institutional costs, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll. SJCCD is awarded a total of $25,147,794 in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Education to use towards emergency funding.

HEERF II LINK: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/crrsaa.html

2021 ARPA - HEERF III

Under section 2003(7) of the ARP and section 314(c)(3) of the CRRSAA, Recipient must make emergency financial aid grants to students (which may include 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 childcare. SJCCD is awarded a total of $43,712,967 in 2021 from the U.S. Department of Education to use towards emergency funding.

HEERF III LINK: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html