CRRSA Act Funding

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act is federal legislation passed in late December 2020 that allocated funds to support individuals and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn.  Institutions of higher education received funding through the CRRSA Act called HEERF II (Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds) that provides money to students in the form of emergency grants to help offset costs that arise due to Coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health), and childcare.   
 

Assumption University received $742,516 in emergency grants for eligible students.  These grants can be used to pay for emergency costs that arise due to Coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health), and childcare.   
 

The following group of students will be eligible for HEERF funding:

• Currently enrolled full-time students in the undergraduate day program for the spring 2021 semester. 
• Eligible for Title IV financial aid for the spring 2021 semester
• Student must have a qualifying FAFSA EFC (expected family contribution) less than or equal to $15,000. 
• Enrolled for a minimum of 12 credits during the spring 2021 semester
   

Assumption University will begin processing HEERF II funds to eligible students the week of March 22, 2021.   
 

If you receive a HEERF II grant, it would have no impact on your 2021-2022 Assumption University financial aid offer.  Returning students will be notified of their 2021-2022 financial aid offers sometime in July 2021

No, HEERF II grant funds are qualified disaster relief payments under section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code.  HEERF II grants awarded to students under the CRRSA Act are not taxable income or untaxed income for Title IV federal student aid purposes.

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act is federal legislation passed in late December 2020 that allocated funds to support individuals and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn.  Institutions of higher education received funding through the CRRSA Act called HEERF II (Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds) that provides money to students in the form of emergency grants to help offset costs that arise due to Coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health), and childcare.   The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
Assumption University has received $742,516 in the CRRSA Act funding for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students. 

The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CRRSA Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).
As of the date of this reporting (June 30, 2021), Assumption has distributed $742,516 in Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF II) to students.   

The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CRRSA Act.
The total number of students who meet the criteria to award HEERF II funding is 655 students.  

The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CRRSA Act.
As of the date of this reporting (June 30, 2021), Assumption has fully distributed its HEERF II funding to 655 students.  

The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CRRSA Act.
Assumption University determined that students who met the following criteria and were eligible for HEERF II funding:

• Currently enrolled full-time students (minimum 12 credits) in the undergraduate day program for the spring 2021 semester
• Eligible for Title IV financial aid for the spring 2021 semester
• Students must have a qualifying 2020-2021 FAFSA EFC (expected family contribution) less than or equal to $15,000
• Currently an active student at Assumption University (has not graduated or withdrawn from the University)

Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
Students awarded the HEERF funding were provided information on the emergency grants and instructed to visit our COVID-19 website for additional information. Information on the CRRSA Act and HEERF II funding is provided on Assumption’s COVID-19 website. 

Assumption University disbursed its full HEERF II CRRSA Act funding of $742,516 to 655 students.  This is the final report of the quarterly reporting as Assumption has expended all of its HEERF II fund expenditures for Section 18004(a)(1) Student Portion funds. 
 
 

Please click below to download the University's HEERF II Quarterly Report.

2022 HEERF Quarterly Reporting – Revision

HEERF II Quarterly Report

Assumption University HEERF Quarterly Report for Q2 2022