The Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act which authorized the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) which authorized the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II), and American Rescue Plan which authorized the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) provides funding to institutions to distribute emergency financial aid grants to students whose lives have been disrupted and are facing financial challenges. The U.S. Department of Education (Department) provided colleges with guidance that emergency financial aid grants under Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act and CRRSAA may only be given to those who are or could be eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Citrus College acknowledges that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution intends to use no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, 2020 (CARES Act)
Citrus College received $7,429,415 in CARES Act funds. Fifty percent of the allocation, $3,714,708 was designated to assist students currently eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The other half of the funding is allocated to institutions to partially offset any allowable costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus.
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA)
Citrus College received $14,643,671 in CRRSAA funds. Citrus College will use no less than $3,714,708 received under CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) to provide emergency grants to assist students eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The institutional portion of $10,928,963 received by Citrus College may be used to defray expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll), and to carry out student support activities authorized by the HEA that address needs related to coronavirus.
American Rescue Plan (ARP)
Citrus College received $25,351,326 in ARP funds. Citrus College will use no less than $12,505,937 received under CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) to provide emergency grants to assist students eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The institutional portion of $12,452,006 received by Citrus College may be used to defray expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll), and to carry out student support activities authorized by the HEA that address needs related to coronavirus.
CARES Emergency Grant Quarterly Summary
All HEERF I, II, III Emergency Financial Aid Grant fund budget and expenditure summaries are reported on the combined Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reports below.
As of June 30, 2023, Citrus College has disbursed a total of $20,328,726 in HEERF student emergency financial aid grant funds. These grants have been awarded to help eligible students with expenses such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
