Updated May 11
Maine colleges, students to get more than $105 million in federal pandemic relief
At least half of the American Rescue Plan funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.
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More than $105 million in federal funding is heading to Maine to help institutions of higher education and their students overcome the financial harm inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The emergency funds for colleges, universities and students will be drawn from the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan. At least half will go directly into the pockets of students.
Students facing hunger, homelessness and other hardships will be able to apply for emergency cash assistance grants. Institutions will be able to use their shares of the funds to cope with revenue losses tied to the pandemic, and for testing and vaccinations.
It shouldn t matter if you are undocumented or a DACA recipient every student struggling because of this pandemic deserves access to emergency aid that can make all the difference, said Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee chair Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington.
The aid can also be used for student retention efforts such as academic or mental health supports, or cancellation of debts that accrued during the pandemic and prevented students from continuing their education.
Public and private nonprofit institutions must also use part of their institutional funding on “evidence-based practices” for monitoring and suppressing the coronavirus and on direct outreach to financial aid applicants alerting them of the opportunity to receive a financial aid adjustment if they or a family member became unemployed during the pandemic, according to the guidance.
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More than $105 million in federal funding is heading to Maine to help institutions of higher education and their students overcome the financial harm inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The emergency funds for colleges, universities and students will be drawn from the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan. At least half will go directly into the pockets of students.
Students facing hunger, homelessness and other hardships will be able to apply for emergency cash assistance grants. Institutions will be able to use their shares of the funds to cope with revenue losses tied to the pandemic, and for testing and vaccinations.
The U.S. Department of Education has released its guidance for how $36 billion in new emergency funding for higher education institutions can be spent. Here are ten things to know about the money.
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Maine colleges and universities will receive $105.7 million in emergency funding under the federal government s American Rescue Plan, with half of the money going directly to students facing hunger, homelessness and other hardship.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus bill, signed into law by President Joe Biden in March, includes more than $36 billion in emergency grants for post-secondary education.
Nationwide, the grants will help more than 5,000 institutions of higher education provide emergency financial aid to millions of student and ensure that learning continues during the pandemic. Emergency funds provided plan will more than double relief aid available to students already authorized under other federal legislation, including the CARES Act.