Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) III American Rescue Plan Act

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan, 2021 (ARP), signed into law on March 11, 2021. 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 section 2003(7) of the ARP. This program, with some changes, provides supplemental funds to the CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) program. Farmingdale State College signed and returned to the Education Department a Certification and Agreement as required under the CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) program. We acknowledge that by drawing down the ARP funds, our institution agrees to be bound by the conditions set forth in the ARP Supplemental Agreement including using 100 percent of these funds to provide emergency aid grants to students. The Grant Award Notice was approved on May 20, 2021.

Farmingdale State College has received $11,174,989 from the Department of Education pursuant to the Supplemental Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under the American Rescue Plan.

Eligibility

You may be eligible to receive funding if you:

  • Are a matriculated full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate student
  • Have completed the 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • Have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) within the range for eligibility: 0 – 14,615

HEERF III Student Aid funds may be used by students for any component of the student's cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care) or childcare. 

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 4,457 eligible students enrolled in the Fall 2021 semester:

How to Apply

No application is required for receipt of HEERF III 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. 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 III Emergency Grant.

Impact on Financial Aid

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

Communications

Dear Student,

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, funds have been made available through the American Rescue Plan 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 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 and/or charges for Fall 2021. 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

Financial Aid

Laffin Hall, Room 324
934-420-2578 | f.934-420-3662
faoffice@farmingdale.edu
Monday-Friday 8:45am-4:30pm

 

Last Modified 12/14/23