{"id":133220,"date":"2020-12-28T09:53:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T19:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=133220"},"modified":"2020-12-28T09:53:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T19:53:45","slug":"cares-funding-helping-uh-students-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/28\/cares-funding-helping-uh-students-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions in COVID-19 federal relief money helping UH<\/abbr> students and campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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(This article does not include information on the federal stimulus funding approved in late December, which may also impact the deadlines of the first round of stimulus funding described below.)<\/em><\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> 10 campuses<\/a> have provided $12 million in emergency financial aid grants to more than 20,000 students, completing the disbursement of the first of three allotments from the federal government through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF<\/abbr>) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES<\/abbr>) Act.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> is on track to meet the April 2021 deadline to spend the three allotments, a total of $44.9 million in HEERF<\/abbr> monies that have been awarded directly to the campuses. UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa has received the largest amount with $20.5 million. The allotments, referred to as tranches, each have a different purpose to address critical needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n