Monday, June 28, 2021

US Department Of Education Allocates $9.8 Million In Emergency Relief Funds To NEIU Students

 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT


TO:           University Community

FROM:     Gloria J. Gibson, President

DATE:       June 25, 2021

RE:            COVID-19 Update: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III

 

 

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education announced a new distribution of $36 billion dollars in higher education emergency relief funds under the American Rescue Plan. Of that amount, approximately $9.8 million will be allocated to Northeastern Illinois University students.

I am thrilled that the U.S. Department of Education also made it clear that “all students who are or were enrolled in an institution of higher education during the COVID-19 national emergency are eligible for emergency financial grants from the HEERF” regardless of their immigration status, including DACA recipients, other undocumented students, and international students.

Based on this announcement, portions of the HEERF III funds that NEIU received will be distributed retroactively, as outlined below, to our undocumented and international students based on the number of credit hours they enrolled in during the Spring 2020 through Spring 2021 semesters.

Funding for undocumented and international students previously ineligible for CARES and HEERF funding:

· Spring 2020: $42 per credit hour base rate plus $15 per credit hour for students who completed the RISE Act application

· Summer 2020: $16 per credit hour base rate plus $10 per credit hour for students who completed the RISE Act application

· Fall 2020: $47 per credit hour base rate plus $18 per credit hour for students who completed the RISE Act application

· Spring 2021: $47 per credit hour base rate plus $18 per credit hour for students who completed the RISE Act application

Further, all Title IV-eligible students who attended Northeastern Illinois University during the Summer 2021 semester will receive $52 per credit hour. Additionally, Pell and RISE Act recipients who attended NEIU during the Summer 2021 semester will also receive an additional $20 per credit hour.

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