Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) II

Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act

 

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) is authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. This fund allows Farmingdale State College to provide emergency grants to students for expenses related to any component of the student's cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus.

Farmingdale State College received Student Aid funding under the CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) program. This program, with some changes, provides supplemental funds to the CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) program. Farmingdale State College acknowledges an authorized representative signed and returned to the Education Department a Certification and Agreement as required under the CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) program. We further acknowledge that by drawing down the CRRSAA funds, our institution agrees to be bound by the conditions set forth in the CRRSAA Supplemental Agreement including using 100 percent of these funds to provide emergency aid grants to students. The Grant Award Notice was approved on January 17, 2021.

Farmingdale State College has received $3,077,159 from the Department of Education pursuant to the Supplemental Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under the CRRSAA Act.

Eligibility

You may be eligible to receive funding if you:

• Are a matriculated full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate student
• Have completed the 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) within the range for Pell eligibility: 0 – 5,711

Note: unlike the CARES student emergency grant program, students meeting the above requirements who are enrolled in exclusively on-line programs are eligible for HEERF II grants.

 

Awarding Methodology

Awards will vary by enrollment level (full or part-time) and EFC. Eligible students will receive an email indicating their individual award amount.

The following chart indicates award amounts based on an estimate of 2,773 eligible students enrolled in the Spring 2021 semester:

	Student Award Chart
	Award Amount Per EFC Range and FT/PT Status
	100%	75%	50%	25%
	EFC Range 0 - 1,500	EFC Range 1,501 - 2,900	EFC Range 2,901 - 4,300	EFC Range 4,301 - 5,711
FT Student Awards	$ 1,230.00	$ 1,076.25	$  922.50	$  768.75
PT Student Awards	$  922.50	$  768.75	$  615.00	$  461.25

How to Apply

No application is required for receipt of HEERF II Student Aid funds. Eligible students will be notified of their grant amounts and information about delivery of funds via email from the stuaccts@farmingdale.edu email address. 

Students will have the option to apply all or a portion of the emergency grant to their outstanding balance for Spring 2021 and/or charges posted prior to December 27, 2020. To do so, they must notify Student Accounts within 7 days of receiving notification of their award.

Repayment

You do not need to repay a HEERF II Emergency Grant.

Impact on Financial Aid

This funding will not have any effect on your current or future financial aid eligibility.

Communications

Dear Student,

ADDITIONAL CARES FUNDING PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS EMAIL AS THE INFORMATION AND LINK BELOW ARE UNIQUE TO YOU. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, additional funds have been made available through the CRRSAA Act to award emergency grants to students for expenses related to any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus. Eligible expenses include tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or childcare. Farmingdale State College has deemed you eligible to receive an emergency grant in the amount of $xxxx. This is not a loan and will not need to be paid back and will not affect your financial aid award amounts for academic year 2020-2021 or 2021-2022. Students must understand it is their responsibility to notify the Student Accounts Office at stuaccts@farmingdale.edu immediately if they will not incur expenses that meet or exceed the amount of their emergency grant. You will receive a direct payment of your emergency grant. Where possible, reimbursements will be processed through BankMobile. To update your refund delivery option with BankMobile, go to www.bankmobiledisbursements.com. In some cases, where a BankMobile account is unavailable the College will issue a paper check. You have the option to apply all or a portion of the emergency grant to your outstanding balance for Spring 2021 and/or charges posted prior to December 27, 2020. To do so, please complete this form and submit within 7 days of the date of this notification. Should you have any question, please contact Student Accounts at stuaccts@farmingdale.edu or 934-420-2560. Thank you! Office of Student Accounts T. 934-420-2560 F. 934-420-2357 stuaccts@farmingdale.edu

Farmingdale State College | 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735 | 934-420-2000 | farmingdale.edu

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• Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Homepage
• CARES Act (HEERF I)
• CRRSAA Act (HEERF II)
• ARP (HEERF III)