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HEERF Report

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Report

HEERF Quarterly Report

October 9th, 2023

00461900_HEERF_Q32023_101023: Review Report

 

July 10th, 2023

00461900_HEERF_Q22023_071023: Review Report

 

April 7th, 2023

00461900_HEERF_Q12023_041023: Review Report

 

January 6th, 2023

00461900_HEERF_Q42022_010623: Review Report

 

October 14th, 2022

00461900_HEERF_Q32022_101422: Review Report

00461900_HEERF_Q22022_101422: Review Report

 

October 6th, 2022

00461900_HEERF_Q32022_101022: Review Report

 

July 7th, 2022

00461900_HEERF_Q22022_071022: Review Report

 

 

Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students

April 6, 2022

 Sullivan University (OPEID 00461900) received education stabilization funds under Section 18004(a)(1) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), Public Law No: 116-136. This Fund Report applies to the student portion received under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund that is designated exclusively for emergency financial aid grants to students.  

The institution appreciates that Congress and the President have made these critical funds available for eligible students who have expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. We take receipt of these federal funds seriously and are distributing them in accordance with the CARES Act and implementing guidance.  

The institution is making the below information available for transparency purposes and in compliance with the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department”) Electronic Announcement of May 6, 2020.[1] For questions or concerns regarding this Fund Report, please contact Charlene Geiser, Fiscal Officer, at cgeiser@sullivan.edu.

  1. The institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants in the amount of $2,903,218.00. 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 in the amount of $1,451,609.00. The Institution has also signed and returned to the Department a second Certification and Agreement to receive an additional $1,451,609.00 under HEERF which may be used by the University to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to COVID-19. In March the institution completed and submitted to the Department an application for an additional $1,885,695.00 in emergency financial aid grants to students in accordance with 314(a)(4) of the CRRSAA. In April 2021 the institution’s application was accepted and was awarded the additional funds. August 3, 2021 Sullivan University submitted the required certification form for the HEERF III ARP funds and an additional $1,090,859.00 was made available to disburse to students.
  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 is $1,451,609.00. In April 2021 the institution was awarded an additional $1,885,695.00 to disburse Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students, bringing the total the institution will or has received to $3,337,304.00. August 5, 2021 an additional $1,090,859.00 was funded, bringing the total HEERF I, II, & III Grants to Students funding to $4,428,163.00. For the period of January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022, the total funding remained at $4,428,163.00. 
  3. The total amount of emergency financial aid grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of May 21, 2020, was $0.00. As of June 5, 2020, the total awarded was $601,000.00. As of June 12, 2020, the total awarded was $663,000.00. As of June 19, 2020, the total awarded was $686,250.00. As of June 29, 2020, the total awarded was $735,250.00, of which, $725,000.00 was disbursed. The remaining $10,250.00 will be disbursed on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. This will conclude the first awarding and disbursement cycle. The remaining funds will be distributed during a subsequent cycle. On July 29, 2020, via email and other announcements to the student body, Sullivan University initiated a second cycle to distribute funds to eligible students with the remaining $716,359.00. As of August 7, 2020, and during the second cycle, an additional $117,391.00 was awarded and disbursed. A total of $833,750.00 of the $1,451,609.00 was awarded and disbursed as of this date. As of 08/20/2020, and during the second cycle, a total of $1,116,500.00 of the $1,451,609.00 was awarded and disbursed as of this date. As of 9/4/2020, we have disbursed a total of $1,370,000.00. In a third cycle, Sullivan University has, as of 02/24/2021, disbursed an additional $619,875.00 in emergency grants to students. This brings the total disbursed as of 02/24/2021 to $1,989,875.00 ($538,266.00 was utilized from the Institutional share of CARES Act (HEERF) funding). As of 03/05/2021, Sullivan University has disbursed $1,991,200.00 in emergency grants to students ($539,591.00 from the Institutional share of CARES Act (HEERF) funding). Sullivan University has disbursed a total of $3,842,200.00 in emergency grants to students as of May 19, 2021, (which includes $558,389.00 of the Institutional share of CARES Act HEERF funding). As of June 30, 2021, Sullivan University has disbursed a total of $3,844,500.00 in emergency grants to students (includes $558,389.00 of the Institutional share of CARES Act HEERF funding). As of August 31, 2021 Sullivan University has disbursed $4,892,100.00 to students in emergency grants (including $558,389.00 of the Institutional share of CARES Act HEERF I funding). The total Sullivan University has disbursed to students, (including $558,389.00 of the Institutional share of CARES Act HEERF I funding), in emergency grants as of September 30, 2021 is $4,892,800.00. Additional Emergency funds were disbursed in October 2021, bringing the total disbursed by Sullivan University to students as of December 31, 2021 to $4,893,400.00 (including $558,389.00 of the Institutional share of CARES Act HEERF I fund). For the period of January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2022, no additional grants have been disbursed so the total disbursed remains at $4,893,400.00.
  4. The estimated total number of students at the institution who are or could be eligible to participate in the Federal student financial aid programs under Section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and thus are eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act are 2,999, as of December 2020. As of February 2021, this number increased to 3,910. As of 03/05/2021, the total number eligible has increased to 3,913. The total number of eligible students increased to 4,380 as of May 19, 2021. As of June 2021, the number of eligible students was 4,381. The total number of eligible students as of August 2021 is 4,909. As of September 30, 2021 the number of unduplicated eligible students remained at 4,909. The total number of unduplicated eligible students as of December 31, 2021 remains at 4,909. For the period of January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022, the total number of unduplicated eligible students remains at 4,909.
  5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 1,287 as of 08/20/2020. As of 09/04/2020, the total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 1,402. As of 02/24/2021, a total of 3,036 unduplicated students have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act. As of 03/05/2021, Sullivan University has disbursed emergency grants to a total of 3,041 unduplicated students. Sullivan University has disbursed emergency grants to a total of 3,508 unduplicated students as of May 19, 2021. Sullivan University has disbursed emergency grants to a total of 3,509 unduplicated students as of June 30, 2021. As of August 31, 2021 the total unduplicated students to whom emergency grants were disbursed is 4,038. As of September 30, 2021 the number of unduplicated students receiving emergency grants remained at 4,038. The total number of unduplicated students that have received emergency grants as of December 31, 2021 remains at 4,038. For the period of January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022, the total number of unduplicated students that have received emergency grants remains at 4,038.
  6. The methods 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 are provided in Attachment A.
  7. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the emergency financial aid grants are provided at Attachment B.

[1]See: https://ifap.ed.gov/electronic-announcements/050620HigherEdEmergencyReliefFundRptg