updated on 07/06/2021
University of Portland has signed and returned to the Department of Education the Funding Certification and Agreement and 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. The University received $2,672,004 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, which provides financial support to higher education institutions for covering expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Fifty percent of these funds in the amount of $1,336,002, will be provided to eligible students who have incurred expenses such as child care, food/meals, housing, technology or travel expenses. Funds will be split evenly among all eligible students who apply
We have identified 3,334 potentially eligible students who attended classes during spring semester. These students were sent an email on May 19, 2020 to their UP email address with information on how to submit the certification application. The deadline to submit the certification application is has been extended to September 15, 2020.
Funds will be disbursed on a rolling basis from confirmation of eligibility and may take up to three weeks to be processed through the Office of the Controller.
Eligibility includes the following:
The deadline to submit the certification application has been extended to September 15, 2020. This deadline is final.
Questions should be sent to CARESAct@up.edu.
As of 5/22/2020 disbursed $289,720.56 to 723 students.
As of 6/15/2020 disbursed $756,158.64 to 1,887 students.
As of 7/2/2020 disbursed 814,663.76 to 2,003 students.
As of 7/30/2020 disbursed $858,742.96 to 2,143 students.
As of 9/30/2020 disbursed $1,336,002 to 2,269 students. This is the final report that covers HEERF fund expenditures for Section 18004 (a)(1) Student Portion funds.
Final HEERF Fund Expenditures for 18004 (a)(1) Institutional Portion, (a)(2) and (a)(3) Funds (PDF)
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