Second Round of Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds through CRRSAA

by | Mar 10, 2021 | Title III

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The U.S. Department of Education announced today that additional federal assistance will be provided to institutions of higher education through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. These funds will be provided by the U.S. Department of Education as part of a $20 billion aid package to public and private institutions of higher education to provide emergency relief to students and stabilize institutions faced with challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Acting Education Secretary Mick Zias announced the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund in a letter to College and University Presidents on January 14, 2021. The federal aid will be provided as supplemental awards to the CARES I and II awards. The first wave will provide emergency assistance to students as part of a statutory requirement established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The second wave of funding will cover operational expenses resulting from responding to the coronavirus.

A list of higher education institutions receiving federal aid under the Higher Education Emergency Relief fund was released by the USDOE. Kapi‘olani Community College will receive $4,484,284, of which $1,011,471 is a minimum allocation to be awarded for emergency financial aid grants to students. An additional $3,472,813 will be awarded for institutional costs.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund federal allocation for Kapi‘olani Community College will be distributed as follows:

  • First wave ($1,011,471): emergency assistance to students for financial aid.
  • Second wave ($3,472,813): operational costs from expenses from responding to the coronavirus

The University of Hawai‘i ten campuses with receive federal assistance from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund based on a student enrollment formula. The total federal appropriation for the University of Hawai‘i campuses is $45,528,904.

  • University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa ($17,701,585)
  • University of Hawai‘i at Hilo ($5,063,323)
  • University of Hawai‘i West O‘ahu ($2,916,448)
  • University of Hawai‘i Maui College ($2,668,102)
  • Kapi‘olani Community College ($4,484,284)
  • Leeward Community College ($4,835,134)
  • Honolulu Community College ($2,568,029)
  • Hawai‘i Community College ($2,574,000)
  • Kaua’i Community College ($1,285,285)
  • Windward Community College ($1,432,714)

Private institutions of higher education in the State of Hawai‘i are also eligible to receive federal assistance through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.

  • Hawai‘i Pacific University ($3,322,635)
  • Chaminade University ($2,653,900)
  • Bringham Young University at Hawai‘i ($3,626,535)
  • Pacific Rim Christian University ($266,539)

The College commends its students and community for remaining resilient through a challenging time. More information on financial assistance from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund will be available at the Kapi‘olani Community College website soon.

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