{"id":336,"date":"2024-02-27T16:11:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cares-act-reports\/?page_id=336"},"modified":"2024-02-27T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T22:11:27","slug":"crrsa-act-higher-education-emergency-relief-funds-report-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cares-act-reports\/crrsa-act-higher-education-emergency-relief-funds-report-1\/","title":{"rendered":"CRRSA Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds Report #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE<\/strong><\/p>\n

CRRSA ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS REPORT #1<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 10, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the U.S. Department of Education (ED) develops a process for institutions to directly provide the required reporting data, it has in the meantime called for institutions to make easily accessible to the public \u2014 via the institution’s website \u2014 the following items:<\/p>\n

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  1. Acknowledgment that the institution signed and returned the certification and agreement form and that the institution has used, or intends to use the funds to provide emergency financial aid grants to students:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    On January 15, 2021, Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC chancellor\/CEO, signed and submitted to the Department of Education (ED) the Certification and Agreement for a formula grant under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA Act HEERF II). ACC intends to use the maximum amount possible for emergency aid to students. In compliance with ED mandate to provide at least the same amount of funding in financial aid grants to students as was required to be provided under sections 18004(a)(1) and (c) of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The minimum allocated to emergency aid to students is $6,953,900. ACC has elected to exceed this amount with a total allocation of $16,000,00.<\/p>\n

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    1. The total amount of funds that the institution will receive, or has received under the HEERF student portion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      ACC has received $32,959,121 of which $6,953,900 is to be used for CRRSA Act Student Aid. ACC has elected to exceed this amount with a total allocation of $16,000,00.<\/p>\n

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      1. (a) The total amount that has been distributed to students as of March 31, 2021: $6,558,222<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        (b) The total amount distributed between January 1 and March 31, the first<\/p>\n

        reporting period: $6,558,222<\/p>\n

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        1. 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          13,217 students<\/p>\n

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          1. The total number of students who have received an emergency financial aid grant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            3,853 students total have received an emergency financial aid grant from the CRRSA Act Higher Education Emergency Fund.<\/p>\n

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            1. How the institution determined which students did, or will receive emergency financial aid grants and how much funding they did, or will receive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Austin Community College convened a committee with membership from the president\u2019s cabinet, the business office, the financial aid office, the ACC foundation office, student affairs communication, ACC marketing, student support advocates, and enrollment management. The following brief was developed:<\/p>\n

              Overview: On April 20, 2021, ACC received $6,953,900 from the Department of Education as part of the CRRSA Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. ACC will distribute these emergency funds to students who have experienced or are faced with disruptions of education due to COVID-19. The coronavirus has negatively impacted the health and wellness of ACC students and their families, as well as the regional economy. ACC is keenly aware that the COVID-19 impact has exacerbated pre-existing systemic inequalities and has affected Central Texas\u2019s marginalized communities more deeply than others. In a coordinated effort, ACC will swiftly distribute funds in such a way that it empowers students to use them for their greatest priorities, such as food, housing, health care, child care, learning materials, and more. With the distribution of funding, students will have access to ACC\u2019s full social support resources. ACC has limited the award to $2,500 per student per semester.<\/p>\n

              Student Eligibility(updated 12\/27\/20):<\/p>\n