American Rescue Plan (ARP) – Emergency Aid to Students Reporting

The U.S. Department of Education requires the following information related to “ARP Emergency Aid to Students” to be posted on our university website. This report will be updated quarterly.

HEERF-III ARP Quarterly Report: Quarter Ending June 30, 2021

  1. An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the ARP to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students:
    • The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), signed into law on March 11, 2021, to provide funding to institutions for emergency grants to students.
    • The University of Massachusetts Lowell received $14,082,876 in HEERF-III ARP funding by the Department of Education pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed and returned to the Department on April 16, 2020. The university’s funding became available on May 24, 2021.
    • The university assures that the institution has used, or intends to use, the $14,082,876 of funds distributed to students through ARP to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
    • General information about the ARP funding for higher education is available on the Office of Postsecondary Education website.

  2. $14,082,876: The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution's Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP program.

  3. 0: The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under the ARP program.

  4. n/a: The estimated total number of students at the institution that are eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP program.

  5. 0: The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the ARP program.

  6. The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under the ARP program:
    • The university is actively reviewing the ARP guidance from the US Department of Education. The university will issue further information as plans are made and approved for distribution of these funds.

  7. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants:
    • The university is actively reviewing the ARP guidance from the US Department of Education. The university will issue further information as plans are made and approved for distribution of these funds.