{"id":148967,"date":"2021-09-30T13:12:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T23:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=148967"},"modified":"2021-10-05T14:12:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:12:25","slug":"39-4-million-federal-covid-19-financial-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/30\/39-4-million-federal-covid-19-financial-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"$39.4 million in federal COVID-19 financial assistance available to UH<\/abbr> students"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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All 10 University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> campuses have invited their students to apply for a portion of the $39.4 million in federal COVID-19 financial assistance<\/a> still available for the 2021–22 academic year. By law, these funds are required to be disbursed to students under the terms of the three COVID-19 relief bills enacted by the federal government.<\/p>\n

Since May 2020, almost $34 million has already been distributed to UH<\/abbr> students from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF<\/abbr>) monies included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA<\/abbr>) and American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA<\/abbr>) laws.<\/p>\n

“We know that many of our students and their families have seen their finances severely impacted by the economic havoc of the pandemic,” said UH<\/abbr> President Lassner<\/strong>. “These funds are available to help keep our students stay in school on the way to fulfill their hopes and dreams.”<\/p>\n

In addition to the email sent to students inviting them to apply for some of the remaining federal funds, information on additional support is available at the UH<\/abbr> Student Basic Needs website<\/a>. Interested students can view opportunities for assistance such as food resources and SNAP benefits by selecting their home campus and scrolling down to “Financial Help.”<\/p>\n

Of the nearly $34 million in HEERF<\/abbr> funding already distributed to students, $8.4 million was provided through a debt forgiveness program over the summer. Qualified students with outstanding debt on their UH<\/abbr>accounts on July 7, 2021 received a credit that cleared their accounts. Of the more than 10,700 students whose debts were forgiven, 29% identified as Hawaiian or part Hawaiian, the largest group served by the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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