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On March 27, 2020, the federal government enacted P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act includes a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (“HEERF”). The statute requires that at least 50 percent of the HEERF funds go directly to eligible students in the form of additional emergency financial aid grants for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 crisis (“HEERF I Student Share Grant Funds”). In accepting the funds, Johns Hopkins University decided to use its entire HEERF I allocation for student relief.
The following information is provided by Johns Hopkins University as required by the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) in order to comply with the reporting requirements under HEERF. This information will be updated no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30) unless ED specifies an alternative method of reporting.
On June 19, 2020, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement for funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act (HEERF I) to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. On July 15, 2020, JHU was notified that our application was approved.
JHU is eligible to receive $3,133,470 in HEERF I Student Share Grant Funds.
The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act (HEERF I) as of 3/31/2021 is $3,131,070.
As of the spring 2020 term, JHU estimates that approximately 2,600 students may be eligible for the HEERF I Student Share Grant Funds. This represents approximately 10% of JHU’s total enrollment.
As of 3/31/2021, 2,610 students have received HEERF Student Share Grants.
The method(s) used by JHU 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 outlined below:
Eligible students were directly notified by email from the Office of Student Financial Services beginning July 17, 2020, with information and instructions about how to claim their funds. The notification included the following information:
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