HEERF I, II, and III Information and Reporting

Updated 1/10/2023

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF I, II, & III)

Eastern Gateway Community College is grateful to have the opportunity to deliver additional financial support to qualifying students during the challenging times we face because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Since early 2020, the U.S. Government has passed several pieces of legislation granting this funding, all of which fall under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF I, II, & III) bills. Legislation includes: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, HEERF I), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA, HEERF II), and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP, HEERF III).

In conjunction with the receipt of funding from the Acts mentioned above, and in compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulations (updated in June of 2022), EGCC provides documentation related cumulative fund usage of the student portion of HEERF funds during Quarter 4 of 2022 (October 1 through December 31). Note that as of this quarter, details for both the student and institutional usage of HEERF funding during this period are published in the corresponding PDF file, linked on the right-hand side of this page, and titled, “HEERF Student & Institutional Quarterly Report – 2022 Q4.”

HEERF I, II, & III Student Funding

In accordance with the May 13, 2021 Federal Register, the following information must appear in a format and location that is easily accessible to the public:

EGCC acknowledges that we have signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement and assure that we will use no less than the required amounts designated under the CARES Act, CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) programs to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
EGCC expects to exhaust the remainder of funding by the completion of the Spring 2023 Semester on 5/21/2023, or shortly thereafter.
EGCC has awarded CARES, CRRSAA, and/or ARP Student funding as emergency cash grants to students who met the eligibility requirements for CARES Act aid but did not receive a grant through the CARES Act student portion of funding.

Current eligibility criteria are as follows:

- Preference given to those residing in EGCC’s Ohio service district (Columbiana, Jefferson, Mahoning, or Trumbull counties), however all potentially eligible students will be considered.
- Must have completed a 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and/or a 2022-2023 FAFSA, submitted all supplemental documentation as required by ED, and be eligible to receive Title IV Federal Aid.
- Meet all enrollment requirements and have attended, or currently be attending at least one course during the applicable National Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As of 1/10/2023, EGCC is considering Department of Education regulations that govern the permissible usages of the student portion of HEERF funding. Considering the amount of funding that remains, EGCC seeks to distribute the funding as fairly and equitably as possible.
As updates become available, they will be posted to this page.

HEERF I, II, and III Information and Reporting

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting – HEERF – Institutional Share

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