Federal Emergency Relief Fund for DMACC Students
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The emergency funds that DMACC received from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) have been distributed. As a result, the grant application is no longer available. Information about the process used to distribute the grants is found below, along with data regarding the amount and number of grants that students received.
For ARP Funds: (these funds have been exhausted) These funds can be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or child care.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): These funds can be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or child care.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): The funds must be used to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student's cost of attendance, such as course materials, technology, internet, utilities, and child care).
For ARP Funds: No, but priority is given to students with financial need.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): No, but priority for awarding is given to Pell-eligible students.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): Yes. In order to apply for the grant at DMACC, you must be eligible for Federal Student Aid and have completed the FAFSA for the academic year for which you are applying.
If you are approved to receive funding, you will receive an e-mail sent to your DMACC e-mail address outlining the amount you were approved to receive. The funds will be delivered to you by the Student Accounts Department based on the
option you selected for refunds.
Yes. Once you receive the funds you may use those funds to pay any bill you may owe to DMACC.
For ARP Funds: You are not currently enrolled, you failed to indicate what you’re using the funds for, you have already received a grant for the current term, or funding has been exhausted.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): You are not currently enrolled, you failed to indicate what you’re using the funds for, or funding has been exhausted.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): You failed to outline how your emergency need is associated with expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student's cost of attendance, such as course materials, technology, and child care). Other reasons for a denial include you have not completed the FAFSA, you are not eligible for Title IV financial aid, or you are not currently attending DMACC.
No. Documentation is optional.
For ARP Funds: For the Spring 2022 term, the maximum grant is $800 for students that are not eligible for a Pell grant, and the grant is pro-rated based on enrollment status. For students receiving a Pell grant, the maximum grant amount is $1200 for full time and pro-rated based on enrollment. Students receiving financial aid will automatically receive an Emergency Grant and do not need to complete an application. Students enrolled in non-credit or high school programs at DMACC received a maximum grant of $250.
The maximum award for the Fall 2021 term was $2000 for full-time students receiving a Pell grant, and is pro-rated based on enrollment status. Non-Pell grant students received a maximum of $1000 pro-rated for students less than full time. Students enrolled in non-credit or high school programs at DMACC received a maximum grant of $250.
Summer 2021 term, Pell grant students received a maximum grant of $2500, and non-Pell grant students the maximum is $1500, with grants pro-rated for students enrolled less than full time. Students enrolled in non-credit or high school programs at DMACC are eligible for a maximum grant of $500.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): The maximum award is $500 per term and is prorated based on a student’s enrollment level for the term. Students enrolled in non-credit programs at DMACC are eligible for a maximum award of $250.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): $2000. Student attending less than ½ time are eligible for no greater than $500. This allows DMACC to support as many students as possible.
For ARP Funds: Yes
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): Yes
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): No
For ARP Funds: Yes. Students enrolled in non-credit programs at DMACC are eligible for a maximum award of $250.
For CRRSAA Funds: Yes. Students enrolled in non-credit programs at DMACC are eligible for a maximum award of $250.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): No.
Based on recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, “in addition to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, refugees, asylum seekers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, other DREAMers, and similar undocumented students are also eligible for student grants from all three HEERF programs”.
Yes. DMACC signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. The agreement was signed on April 11th, 2020. DMACC was not provided access to any federal funds in order to provide emergency grants under the CARES act until April 21st, 2020. On that date the Department also released guidance that significantly altered the grant awarding process and further delayed the disbursement of funds to students.
For ARP Funds: DMACC received $15,100,885 pursuant to section 2003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
As of March 31, 2022, DMACC has distributed $14,783,150 in ARP grants to students.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): DMACC received the same level of funding for the CRRSAA Emergency Grants to Students program as it received for the CARES Act program, $3,673,000.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): The total amount of funds that DMACC may receive from the Department of Education pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students is $3,673,000. However, this amount may only be accessed if emergency grants have been provided to eligible students for eligible expenses. Not all students qualify, and not all expenses qualify. The funds must be used to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.
For ARP Funds (these funds have been exhausted): $15,100,885 in ARP grant funds have been distributed to students as of May 10, 2022. Additional disbursements through June 15, 2023 were delivered periodically due to returned/unaccepted funds.
As of December 31, 2021, DMACC has distributed $10,414,400 in total ARP grants to students.
As of September 30, 2021, DMACC has distributed $9,780,275 in ARP grants to students.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): As of August 30, 2021, DMACC has distributed $3,673,000 to students.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): As of March 1, 2021, DMACC has distributed $3,673,000 to students.
The estimated total number of students at DMACC eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus POTENTIALLY eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 14,303.
For ARP funds (these funds have been exhausted): As of May 10, 2022, 8,890 students have received ARP grants.
As of March 31, 2022, 8,672 students have received ARP grants
As of December 31, 2021, a total of 7,602 students have received ARP grants.
As of September 30, 2021, DMACC has distributed ARP emergency grants to 6,901 students.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): As of August 30, 2021, DMACC has distributed emergency grants to 4,662 students.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): As of March 1, 2021, the total number of students who have received an emergency financial aid grant under is 2,775.
For ARP Funds (these funds have been exhausted): A final distribution of ARP funds was made on May 10, 2022 to students with a 0 EFC on their FAFSA, who were enrolled on at least a half-time basis for the Spring 2022 term. The amount per student was $125. Unaccepted and returned funds were redistributed at varying amounts based on what was available. These were disbursed in Fall 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 in the same manner as above and also used for special circumstances. Max award was $1,200.
For Spring 2022, Fall 2021 terms, and Summer 2021, students receiving financial aid during the term are automatically awarded funds if eligible and do not need to complete an application. Students not receiving financial aid must apply in ordered to be considered for emergency grants. These funds can be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or child care.
For CRRSAA Funds (these funds have been exhausted): Students receiving a Pell grant during the term are automatically awarded funds if eligible and do not need to complete an application. Non-Pell-eligible students must apply in order to be considered for emergency financial aid grants available through CRRSAA. These funds can be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or child care. The maximum award is $500 per term and is prorated based on a student’s enrollment level for the term. Students enrolled in non-credit programs at DMACC are eligible for a maximum award of $250.
For CARES Act Funds (these funds have been exhausted): Students must apply in order to be considered for emergency financial aid grants available through the CARES Act. Within the application students are informed that the federal program only provides cash grants to students for expenses related to disruptions to their education due to the COVID-19 outbreak, including things like course materials and technology as well as food, housing, health care, and childcare. Student are informed to identify their current emergency expense that was caused by campus disruption caused by COVID-19. Students must provide a dollar amount for each expense. DMACC will only consider applications from students that have completed the FAFSA and been offered Title IV (Federal) financial aid. While the Department of Education’s guidance does state that a FAFSA is not required, having one on file would be the only practicable way for DMACC to determine that a student is eligible to participate in the Title IV federal student aid programs and meets all applicable general student eligibility criteria in Section 484 of the Higher Education Act.
All applicable funds have been exhausted. The application for the emergency grants is closed.
The application for the emergency grants contains step-by-step guidance regarding how to apply. Once a student has applied, he or she will receive correspondence outlining their next steps. Notification of application approvals or denials is sent to students via their DMACC email address.
The quarterly public reporting form for the institutional portion is available
here.