ARP – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III)

Quarterly Reporting for Institutional Funds (as of June 30, 2021)

Truett McConnell University received a total of $1,917,730 from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Section 2003(a)(1), of which $1,020,473 has been designated as emergency payments to students. The Institutional Portion of $897,257 has not been used or allocated as of June 30, 2021.

Quarterly Reporting for Emergency Payments to Students (as of June 30, 2021)

In compliance with Section 314(e) of CRRSAA, institutions receiving funds under Section 314 to submit a report to the Secretary of the Department of Education. This required report describes the use of the distributed HEERF funds and must be posted on the institution’s primary website no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30). The first quarterly report for each HEERF allocation must be posted within 30 days following the obligation date of HEERF II and/or III funding.

  1. An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the ARP (a)(1) program to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
    • Truett McConnell University signed and submitted the Certification and Agreement for CARES Act funding to the Department on April 11, 2020. Truett McConnell University assures that the applicable amount of funds received under the ARP (a)(1) program were/will be provided to students as Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
  2. 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 under the ARP (a)(1) program.
    • Truett McConnell University received $1,020,473 under ARP section 2003(a)(1) as funding for distribution to students in the form of Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
  3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under the ARP (a)(1) program as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the initial report and every calendar quarter thereafter).
    • Through June 30, 2021, Truett McConnell University has distributed $83,607 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants to eligible students, under the ARP (a)(1) program.
  4. The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP (a)(1) program.
    • Truett McConnell University estimates that 985 students were/are eligible to apply for an Emergency Financial Aid Grant under the ARP (a)(1) program. This population includes all students who were enrolled at the institution after the national emergency began (March 2020), with the exception of students who were considered transient and/or non-degree seeking, and students exclusively participating in the dual enrollment program.
  5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the ARP (a)(1) program.
    • Through June 30, 2021, Truett McConnell University has distributed ARP (a)(1) funds to 35 students.
  6. The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under the ARP (a)(1) program.
    • Truett McConnell University established a required COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application, which was utilized as a method of confirming student eligibility for funding under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) programs. Students were notified by email of the implementation of the Application on May 26, 2021. Along with the link to the Application, eligible students were also provided with a HEERF II & III Funding Matrix. The Matrix determines a student’s prorated funding eligibility through the most recent FAFSA on file with the institution, as of the student’s date of Application submission. In compliance with the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) regulatory guidance, students were able to allocate eligible funding to his/her student account balance, or receive funding in the form of a direct payment. Students were able to make this allocation through the submission of the Application. Emergency Financial Aid Grants are not contingent upon the student’s choice of funding allocation. Students who are not enrolled as of the distribution date for the term selected, are automatically processed as a payment directly to the student.
  7. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
    • Truett McConnell University sent an Application Notification email to all potentially eligible recipients of the funding on May 26, 2021. The email’s standard wording is as follows:

“TMU is currently accepting Applications for COVID Emergency Student Grant funding (linked below). Under CRRSAA Section 18004(a)(1) and ARP Section 2003(a)(1), TMU has received funding that must be allocated for emergency financial aid grants to students. Based on the rules set forth by the U.S. Department of Education, students must have been enrolled at TMU since the national emergency began on March 13, 2020. Students who are, or have been, enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs at TMU since March 13, 2020 are eligible to apply. This includes international students, online students, and part-time students. Grants will be provided to students on a first-come, first-served basis. Each student’s case will be considered independently, based on the information provided in the Application. The COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application must be submitted before student grant eligibility will be verified. The TMU Financial Aid Office will contact each applicant with his/her corresponding grant eligibility information, based upon the information submitted in the student’s Application. Grant funding amounts will be based upon the attached matrix, which considers the student’s most recent EFC as indicated by his/her most recently submitted FAFSA (as of the date of Application submission). Students have the option to receive eligible funds in the form of an electronic check, or may apply eligible funds to his/her TMU student account balance. APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED, AND STUDENT NOTIFICATIONS SENT WITHIN 1-2 BUSINESS WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION. Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions regarding the COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application.”

  • Based on each student’s Application response, students are sent a personalized Award Notice by email. The email below is sent to students who choose to receive eligible funding in the form of a direct payment.

“Based on all applicable information, you are eligible to receive COVID Emergency Student Grant funding. Eligible funding amounts are based upon the attached matrix, which considers your EFC as indicated by your most recently submitted FAFSA (as of the date of Application submission). You are eligible to receive $_____ in Emergency Grant Funding, under ARP Section 2003(a)(1). Upon submitting the COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application, you indicated that you would like to receive your eligible funding as a payment made directly to you. You can expect a check to be processed and mailed to your primary address on file with the institution within two weeks of receiving this notification. Please note: If you need to update your primary address on file with the institution, please email registrar@truett.edu. Based on provisions set forth by the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS, this funding will not be taxable. No further action is required to accept your eligible funding. Thank you for your patience throughout this process. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.”

  • Based on each student’s Application response, students are sent a personalized Award Notice by email. The email below is sent to students who affirmatively consent to apply his/her eligible funding to their student account balance.

“Based on all applicable information, you are eligible to receive COVID Emergency Student Grant funding. Eligible funding amounts are based upon the attached matrix, which considers your EFC, as indicated by your most recently submitted FAFSA (as of the date of Application submission). You are eligible to receive $_____ in Emergency Grant Funding, under ARP Section 2003(a)(1). Upon submitting the COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application, you affirmed that you would like to apply your eligible payment of HEERF grant funding towards an outstanding balance on your TMU student account, rather than receiving the funds as a payment directly to you. Any amount of funding in excess of your outstanding balance(s) for the term(s) you selected will be paid directly to you. If you change your mind at any point prior to the date of disbursement for the term(s) you selected, and prefer to receive your eligible funding as a direct payment to you, please email kgreenfield@truett.edu. Based on provisions set forth by the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS, this funding will not be taxable. No further action is required to accept your eligible funding. If you have questions about how this funding will impact your student account balance or payment plan for the Summer 2021 or Fall 2021 semesters, please email businessoffice@truett.edu. Thank you for your patience throughout this process. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.”

CRRSAA – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF II)

Quarterly Reporting for Institutional Funds (as of June 30, 2021)

Truett McConnell University received a total of $1,105,771 from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) Section 314(a)(1), of which $244,608 has been designated as emergency payments to students. The Institutional Portion of $861,163 was used to provide reimbursements for student room and board charges, additional campus safety and operational needs, and lost revenue from student accounts. For a detailed report of Institutional Portion usage, please see the Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report.

Quarterly Reporting for Emergency Payments to Students (as of June 30, 2021)

In compliance with Section 314(e) of CRRSAA, institutions receiving funds under Section 314 to submit a report to the Secretary of the Department of Education. This required report describes the use of the distributed HEERF funds and must be posted on the institution’s primary website no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30). The first quarterly report for each HEERF allocation must be posted within 30 days following the obligation date of HEERF II and/or III funding.

  1. An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
    • Truett McConnell University signed and submitted the Certification and Agreement for CARES Act funding to the Department on April 11, 2020. Truett McConnell University assures that the applicable amount of funds received under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program were/will be provided to students as Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
  2. 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 under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program.
    • Truett McConnell University received $244,608 under CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) as funding for distribution to students in the form of Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
  3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the initial report and every calendar quarter thereafter).
    • Through June 30, 2021, Truett McConnell University has distributed $226,708 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants to eligible students, under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program.
  4. The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program.
    • Truett McConnell University estimates that 985 students were eligible to apply for an Emergency Financial Aid Grant under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program. This population includes all students who were enrolled at the institution after the national emergency began (March 2020), with the exception of students who were considered transient and/or non-degree seeking, and students exclusively participating in the dual enrollment program.
  5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program.
    • Through June 30, 2021, Truett McConnell University has distributed CRRSAA (a)(1) funds to 81 students.
  6. The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under the CRRSAA (a)(1) program.
    • Truett McConnell University established a required COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application, which was utilized as a method of confirming student eligibility for funding under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) programs. Students were notified by email of the implementation of the Application on May 26, 2021. Along with the link to the Application, eligible students were also provided with a HEERF II & III Funding Matrix. The Matrix determines a student’s prorated funding eligibility through the most recent FAFSA on file with the institution, as of the student’s date of Application submission. In compliance with the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) regulatory guidance, students were able to allocate eligible funding to his/her student account balance, or receive funding in the form of a direct payment. Students were able to make this allocation through the submission of the Application. Emergency Financial Aid Grants are not contingent upon the student’s choice of funding allocation. Students who are not enrolled as of the distribution date for the term selected, are automatically processed as a payment directly to the student.
  7. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
    • Truett McConnell University sent an Application Notification email to all potentially eligible recipients of the funding on May 26, 2021. The email’s standard wording is as follows:

“TMU is currently accepting Applications for COVID Emergency Student Grant funding (linked below). Under CRRSAA Section 18004(a)(1) and ARP Section 2003(a)(1), TMU has received funding that must be allocated for emergency financial aid grants to students. Based on the rules set forth by the U.S. Department of Education, students must have been enrolled at TMU since the national emergency began on March 13, 2020. Students who are, or have been, enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs at TMU since March 13, 2020 are eligible to apply. This includes international students, online students, and part-time students. Grants will be provided to students on a first-come, first-served basis. Each student’s case will be considered independently, based on the information provided in the Application. The COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application must be submitted before student grant eligibility will be verified. The TMU Financial Aid Office will contact each applicant with his/her corresponding grant eligibility information, based upon the information submitted in the student’s Application. Grant funding amounts will be based upon the attached matrix, which considers the student’s most recent EFC as indicated by his/her most recently submitted FAFSA (as of the date of Application submission). Students have the option to receive eligible funds in the form of an electronic check, or may apply eligible funds to his/her TMU student account balance. APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED, AND STUDENT NOTIFICATIONS SENT WITHIN 1-2 BUSINESS WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION SUBMISSION. Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions regarding the COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application.”

  • Based on each student’s Application response, students are sent a personalized Award Notice by email. The email below is sent to students who choose to receive eligible funding in the form of a direct payment.

“Based on all applicable information, you are eligible to receive COVID Emergency Student Grant funding. Eligible funding amounts are based upon the attached matrix, which considers your EFC as indicated by your most recently submitted FAFSA (as of the date of Application submission). You are eligible to receive $_____ in Emergency Grant Funding, under CRRSAA Section 18004(a)(1). Upon submitting the COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application, you indicated that you would like to receive your eligible funding as a payment made directly to you. You can expect a check to be processed and mailed to your primary address on file with the institution within two weeks of receiving this notification. Please note: If you need to update your primary address on file with the institution, please email registrar@truett.edu. Based on provisions set forth by the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS, this funding will not be taxable. No further action is required to accept your eligible funding. Thank you for your patience throughout this process. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.”

  • Based on each student’s Application response, students are sent a personalized Award Notice by email. The email below is sent to students who affirmatively consent to apply his/her eligible funding to their student account balance.

“Based on all applicable information, you are eligible to receive COVID Emergency Student Grant funding. Eligible funding amounts are based upon the attached matrix, which considers your EFC, as indicated by your most recently submitted FAFSA (as of the date of Application submission). You are eligible to receive $_____ in Emergency Grant Funding, under CRRSAA Section 18004(a)(1). Upon submitting the COVID Emergency Student Grant Funding Application, you affirmed that you would like to apply your eligible payment of HEERF grant funding towards an outstanding balance on your TMU student account, rather than receiving the funds as a payment directly to you. Any amount of funding in excess of your outstanding balance(s) for the term(s) you selected will be paid directly to you. If you change your mind at any point prior to the date of disbursement for the term(s) you selected, and prefer to receive your eligible funding as a direct payment to you, please email kgreenfield@truett.edu. Based on provisions set forth by the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS, this funding will not be taxable. No further action is required to accept your eligible funding. If you have questions about how this funding will impact your student account balance or payment plan for the Summer 2021 or Fall 2021 semesters, please email businessoffice@truett.edu. Thank you for your patience throughout this process. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.”

CARES ACT – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)

Quarterly Reporting for Institutional Funds

Truett McConnell University received a total of $489,215 from the CARES Act Section 18004(a)(1), of which $244,608 was allocated for emergency financial aid grants to students. The remaining $244,607 Institutional Portion was used to reimburse students for Room and Board due to the disruption of the Spring 2020 semester. Additionally, Truett McConnell University received $10,785 under Section 18004(a)(3) “Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)” of the CARES act. This grant was also used to reimburse students for Room and Board due to the disruption of the Spring 2020 semester. The Final Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report relates to the Institutional Portion and FIPSE grants.

Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students

In compliance with Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), institutions receiving funds under Section 18004(e) are required to submit an official report to the Secretary of the Department of Education. The required reporting discloses the institution’s use of distributed HEERF funds, and must be posted on the institution’s primary website within 30 days of the receipt of HEERF funds, and must be updated every 45 days thereafter. However, the Department does not expect institutions to report information about a group of 10 or fewer students. If the total number of students who received Emergency Financial Aid Grant is less than 10, then the institution should not display the number of students or the amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students on publicly available website(s) controlled by the institution. For more information, please see the Department of Education’s May 6, 2020 electronic announcement.

TMU’s 30-Day HEERF Fund Report (Posted May 27, 2020)

As of May 27, 2020, TMU has not awarded HEERF funds to 10 or more eligible students. However, the Financial Aid Office is working diligently to process information as it is received. Eligible students first received emailed guidance, regarding the CARES Act Grant application process on May 06, 2020. The information provided to students is as follows:

“TMU is currently accepting Applications for CARES Act Relief Grants. Based on rules set forth by the U.S. Department of Education, students must have been enrolled and attending courses on-campus during the Spring 2020 semester, and must be eligible for Title IV aid (Federal financial aid). Additionally, eligible students must have incurred expenses related to COVID-19, and/or the related disruption of on-campus courses during the Spring 2020 semester. COVID-19 related expenses include, but are not limited to, job/income loss, school supply expenses, childcare expenses, living expenses, and related medical expenses.

Grants will be provided to students on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each student’s case will be considered independently, based on the information provided in the Application. The CARES Act Relief Grant Application must be submitted before student grant eligibility will be verified. The TMU Financial Aid Office will contact each applicant with his/her corresponding grant eligibility information, based upon the information submitted in the student’s Application.”

Additional guidance from the Department of Education has become available in the weeks following the May 06, 2020 emailed notification to students. The Department is no longer requiring students to be eligible for Title IV funds, in order to receive a CARES Act Grant. However, international students and students who were fully online for the Spring 2020 semester, are still excluded from CARES Act Grant eligibility.

In accordance with TMU’s emailed student guidance to all eligible students on May 26, 2020, the CARES Act Relief Grant Application deadline is June 10, 2020. Applications will not be accepted after the June 10th deadline. Students will be notified of their funding eligibility, and will receive instructions on receiving his or her funds, shortly following the June 10th deadline. TMU has signed and returned the Certification and Agreement for HEERF funds to the Department, and has received $244,608 in Emergency Financial Aid Grant funds, as of May 27, 2020. CARES Act Relief Grant funding will be distributed equally between all eligible applicants.

TMU’s 45-Day HEERF Fund Report (Posted July 10, 2020)

In compliance with Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or the “Act”), directing institutions receiving funds under Section 18004(e) of the Act to submit a report to the Secretary of the Department of Education.  This required report describes the use of the distributed HEERF funds and must be posted on the institution’s primary website within 30 days of the receipt of HEERF funds (if the institution has distributed HEERF funds to 10 or more students), and must be updated every 45 days thereafter.

  1. An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department 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.
    • Truett McConnell University signed and submitted the Certification and Agreement to the Department on April 11, 2020. Truett McConnell University assures that 50% of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act were directly provided to students as Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
  3. 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 Student.
    • Truett McConnell University received $244,608 in HEERF funding for direct distribution to students in Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
  4. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).
    • Through July 10, 2020, Truett McConnell University has distributed $244,608 in Emergency Financial Aid grants to eligible students.
  5. 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 CARES Act.
    • Truett McConnell University’s estimates that 612 students, were eligible to apply for an Emergency Financial Aid Grant under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.
  6. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.
    • Through July 10, 2020, Truett McConnell University has distributed funds to 165 students.
  7. 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 CARES Act.
    • Truett McConnell University established a required CARES Act Relief Fund Application, which was utilized as a method of confirming student eligibility. The Application was required to be submitted by June 10, 2020. Eligible students must have incurred expenses related to the disruption of on-campus courses during the Spring 2020 semester; related expenses included, but were not limited to, job/income loss, school supply expenses, childcare expenses, living, expenses, and related medical expenses. Grant funds were equally distributed to all eligible applicants, in the amount of $1,482.47. Based on the regulations set forth by the Department, students must have been enrolled, and attending courses on-campus, on or after March 16, 2020. In addition, student populations that were not eligible for funding include: dual enrolled students, transient students, non-degree seeking students, international students, and student ineligible for Title IV aid.
  8. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
    • Truett McConnell University sent a personalized Award Notice to all recipients of the funding distribution on June 11, 2020. The letter’s standard wording is as follows:

“Based on all applicable information, you are eligible to receive CARES Act relief funds. In an effort to maximize the relief funds provided to each student, TMU will begin the process of equally distributing CARES Act Relief funds to all eligible students next week. As of June 10, 2020 the CARES Act Relief Fund Application has closed, and no further applications will be accepted. You are eligible to receive $XXXX in CARES Act Relief funds, and can expect a check to be processed and mailed to your primary address on file with the institution during the next two weeks. Based on provisions set forth by the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS, this funding will not be taxable. Please note: If you are unsure if the Business Office has your most current address on file, or if you would like your check to be mailed to a temporary address, please email ap@truett.edu, NO LATER THAN Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Thank you for your patience throughout this process. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.”