Coronavirus
CARES Act Application is Now Closed
The CARES Act application for emergency funds has closed and no new applications are being accepted. The University has distributed the CARES Act emergency financial aid grant funds directly to eligible applicants.
Initial Funding Report
Southwestern Christian University returned to the Department of Education the executed “Funding Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” on April 15, 2020. The University received notice on April 25, 2020 that it had received an award of $267,092.00. This amount represents fifty percent of the total funds to be received by the University under Section 18004(a)(1) and will be used by the University to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.
After verifying student Title IV eligibility and establishing effective means for distribution, the University advised students of the availability of the grants on May 21, 2020. As of July 30, 2020, the University had distributed emergency financial aid grants totaling $267,092 to 270 students. 270 students at the institution were eligible (currently enrolled in Spring 2020 that are Title IV eligible in Aid Year 2019-2020 and making Academic Progress) to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.
Southwestern Christian University made an application available to apply for CARES Emergency Grants to help with student expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, heath care and child care. Also, students who were enrolled only in online programs prior to COVID-19 and DACA students are not eligible per the government issued guidance.
These funds are meant to assist eligible students with expenses incurred after March 13, 2020. Because these are grant funds, they are not added to any student loan amounts a student may have. These student grants are available to undergraduate and graduate students on SCU’s campus.
The University requested students to apply for the CARES Emergency Assistance Grants, providing the necessary evidence of eligibility and the amount requested. A designated website is available at https://swcu.edu/about/coronavirus to centralize information related to eligibility, the application link, and FAQ. A committee of University representatives will facilitate the awarding structure and process for the CARES awards. The application were reviewed to ensure eligibility and that the requested grants are for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus. Students were directly contacted by email regarding ineligibility, application errors, and approved applications. If additional information was needed, the committee contacted the student to obtain the necessary information. Application reviews took place on a regular and ongoing basis until all available fund were disbursed. Application deadline was June 23, 2020.
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