After weeks of confusion over the US Department of Education’s guidance following its quick rollout of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), ED released an interim final rule (IFR) affirming that only students...more
Last week, the Department of Education announced it will not enforce its April guidance on the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, further muddling the quick rollout of student and institutional funding under the CARES...more
In an unexpected announcement, the US Department of Education issued guidance yesterday directing postsecondary institutions to publicly disclose on their websites detailed information and data on how they allocate emergency...more
On April 21, the US Education Department announced the release of the remaining $6 billion of stimulus funding under the CARES Act’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Unlike the first $6 billion that ED released on...more
On April 14, the Department of Education released another $3 billion under the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund component of the CARES Act. GEER funding is an emergency grant awarded to state governors’ offices that...more
On April 9, the US Department of Education released the Funding Certification and Agreement and expected allocations for institutional funding under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the CARES Act, which provides...more
On March 27, the president signed into law a $2 trillion relief and stimulus package – the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – designed to address the economic impact caused by the COVID-19...more