Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreement CARES Act

The Department of Education (the Department) is requesting clearance to allow for immediate outreach to institutions of higher educations (IHEs) to meet the requirements of the CARES Act. Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27, 2020), authorizes the Secretary of Education (“Secretary”) to allocate formula grant funds to participating institutions of higher educations (IHEs). Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act requires the IHEs to use no less than fifty percent of the funds received to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for 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, health care, and child care).

The latest form for Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreement CARES Act expires 2023-12-31 and can be found here.

Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act

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