Connecticut State Colleges And Universities: Higher .

May 27, 2020Connecticut State Colleges and Universities:Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting- Emergency FinancialAid Grants to StudentsSection 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” orthe “Act”)), Pub. L. No. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (March 27, 2020), directs institutions receivingfunds under Section 18004 of the Act to submit (in a time and manner required by the Secretary)a report to the Secretary describing the use of funds distributed from the Higher EducationEmergency Relief Fund (“HEERF”). Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act requires institutions touse no less than 50 percent of the funds received from Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act toprovide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students for expenses related to the disruption ofcampus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost ofattendance such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care). OnApril 9, 2020, the Department published documents related to the Emergency Financial AidGrants, including a letter from Secretary Betsy DeVos, a form Certification and Agreement forsigning and returning by institutions to access the funds, and a list of institutional allocationsunder 18004(a)(1).This document provides reporting as required by Section 18004(e) of the CARES Act, and is the“30-day Fund Report” to the Secretary of Education, for the following institutions:IHEAsnuntuck CCCapital CCGateway CCHousatonic CCManchester CCMiddlesex CCNaugatuck Valley CCNorthwestern CT CCNorwalk CCQuinebaug Valley CCThree Rivers CCTunxis CCWestern Connecticut State 5000097640000138000Note that Central Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, andEastern Connecticut State University are providing separate reporting on the CARES Act funds.1

1. Each of the listed institutions signed and returned to the Department the Certification andAgreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provideEmergency Financial Aid Grants to students.2. The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from theDepartment pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] EmergencyFinancial Aid Grants to Students:IHEAsnuntuck CCCapital CCGateway CCHousatonic CCManchester CCMiddlesex CCNaugatuck Valley CCNorthwestern CT CCNorwalk CCQuinebaug Valley CCThree Rivers CCTunxis CCWestern Connecticut State UniversityAmount Received forEmergency Financial AidGrants to Students 607,719 1,016,011 2,148,362 1,725,435 1,617,601 661,690 1,909,764 301,133 1,594,831 444,524 1,126,615 1,092,753 2,128,1973. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students underSection 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-dayReport and every 45 days thereafter).2

IHEAsnuntuck CCCapital CCGateway CCHousatonic CCManchester CCMiddlesex CCNaugatuck Valley CCNorthwestern CT CCNorwalk CCQuinebaug Valley CCThree Rivers CCTunxis CCWestern Connecticut State UniversityAmount distributed tostudents as of 5/27/20 360,970 752,210 1,275,504 1,118,920 941,879 361,484 1,125,264 166,142 746,196 272,684 732,230 692,210 1,837,6784. The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate inprograms under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thuseligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1)of the CARES Act:IHEAsnuntuck CCCapital CCGateway CCHousatonic CCManchester CCMiddlesex CCNaugatuck Valley CCNorthwestern CT CCNorwalk CCQuinebaug Valley CCThree Rivers CCTunxis CCWestern Connecticut State UniversityNumber of Studentswho have received agrant as of ,1251,0583,1083,2413,3705. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant tostudents under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act:3

IHEAsnuntuck CCCapital CCGateway CCHousatonic CCManchester CCMiddlesex CCNaugatuck Valley CCNorthwestern CT CCNorwalk CCQuinebaug Valley CCThree Rivers CCTunxis CCWestern Connecticut State UniversityTotalDistributionsas of 92,0202,0533,3706. The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive EmergencyFinancial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of theCARES Act.For the Community Colleges listed above, all students with a Spring 2020 FAFSA on filewere eligible. Each eligible student received a grant in the following amounts:IHEAsnuntuck CCCapital CCGateway CCHousatonic CCManchester CCMiddlesex CCNaugatuck Valley CCNorthwestern CT CCNorwalk CCQuinebaug Valley CCThree Rivers CCTunxis CCPerstudentgrant 494.48 391.98 390.54 461.22 361.15 340.38 391.26 273.26 386.63 420.16 362.49 337.174

For Western CT State University, all students with a Spring 20 FAFSA on file are eligible. FullTime Non-Pell eligible 500. Full Time Pell eligible 700 (40% more). Part Time Non-Pelleligible 30 per credit. Part Time Pell eligible 42 per credit (40% more)7. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to studentsconcerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.Community college students received the following information on or around May 6,2020:Dear Students,We are writing to inform you of our plans to distribute CARES Act emergency grants. The U.S. Department of Education recently issued guidanceon distribution of these emergency grants to students, requiring that all recipients be Title IV eligible. This means that students must havesubmitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application for the 2019-20 academic year. To satisfy the Department ofEducation’s guidance, we will only be issuing grants to students who have met the Title IV eligibility requirements by completing a FAFSA andhave satisfied all outstanding requirements related to completing a FAFSA. Completing a FAFSA does not mean a student has to be in receipt offinancial aid. A completed FAFSA is one that fully determines a student’s eligibility for a Pell Grant, including the federal Expected FamilyContribution calculation.In addition, the following students will not be eligible for the CARES Act emergency grants:·Students exclusively enrolled in non-credit courses·CSCU employees attending classes for free (not student workers) and students on dependent waivers·Second Chance Pell students·High School Partnership/Dual Enrollment students·Undocumented, DACA, International studentsWe plan to begin issuing payments to eligible students next week. If you have not already done so, please sign up for Direct Deposit to expeditedistribution of funds at https://my.commnet.eduWCSU posted the following information on their 5

Northwestern CT CC 608 Norwalk CC 1,930 Quinebaug Valley CC 649 Three Rivers CC 2,020 Tunxis CC 2,053 Western Connecticut State University 3,370 IHE Per-student grant Asnuntuck CC 494.48 Capital CC 391.98 Gateway CC 390.54 Housatonic CC 461.22 Manchester CC 361.15 Middlesex CC 340.38 Naugatuck Valley CC 391.26 Northwestern CT CC .