American Rescue Plan, 2021 (ARP) –

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Student Aid

Report #2

REVISED January 27, 20223

QUARTERLY REPORT – AS OF March 31, 2022 

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education 

Award Number: P425E203082 

Award Amount: $11,231,376 

Report Period: January 14, 2021 – March 31, 2022 

Report Date: April 5, 2022 

Source and Purpose of Funds 

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) was authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) when signed into law on March 11, 2021. Included in the bill is additional student emergency relief funds for colleges and universities to distribute directly to students. 

According to the Department of Education, “institutions must expend their HEERF grant funds within one year from the date when the Department processed the most recent obligation of funds for each specific grant”. 91���� and UMM’s date of most recent obligation of funds for ARP supplemental award: 4/28/2020 

Eligibility Requirements 

Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include: 

• Any student who is or was enrolled at the University of Maine and University ofMaine at Machias on or after the date of the national emergency was declared forCOVID-19. Title IV regulations define enrolled as a student who has completed the registration requirements. For the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias, Current Enrollment will be defined as official registration in courses (as reflected in MaineStreet) for any available semesters of enrollment at the given time.Detailed in each methodology is the date that eligibility (including a student’s Current Enrollment status) will be evaluated.
• International students, undocumented students, students exclusively enrolled in distance education, and graduate students are eligible to be considered for HEERF III funds.
• Students receiving the employee tuition waiver and early college students are not eligible for HEERF III funds.

Distribution Plan 

Under the guidance of the definition of exceptional need by the Department of Education, the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias define exceptional need as students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grant, based on the 2021-2022 FAFSA. The following distribution methodologies also include an additional level of need using a Unmet need calculation. 

The first round of automatic payments will specifically target students with exceptional need and unmet need. Students selected for automatic payments include: 

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students
• Current Enrollment
• Filed a 2021-2022 FAFSA (Filing date – before or after March 1, 2021)
• Unmet Need

Based on Pell eligibility, unmet need calculated, EFC, FAFSA filing date, and campus of enrollment, the award amounts range from $250 to $2,000. 

91���� and UMM will then provide an application round to a specific pool of eligible students (Based on FAFSA status, EFC, unmet need, and current enrollment). 

Every eligible student chose the method of disbursement: either electronically consenting to have the funds applied directly to their student bill or to receive a direct payment of these funds. 

Disbursements To-Date

Communications to Students

Below are all communications from the University of Maine System or 91���� to students concerning the emergency financial aid grants provided through the ARP

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Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Student Aid

Report #5

Sponsor:  U.S. Department of Education

Award Number:  P425E203082

Award Amount:  $3,948,625

Report Period:  January 14, 2021 — March 31, 2022

Report Date: April 5, 2022

Source and Purpose of Funds

91���� (“91����”) and the University of Maine at Machias (“UMM”) received the above award from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) passed by Congress on January 14, 2021 to provide emergency financial aid grants to eligible.

On April 22, 2020, 91���� submitted the required Certification and Agreement (please link signed C&A) to the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) committing to use these funds to provide emergency aid directly to our eligible students.

Eligibility Requirements

Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include all students who were enrolled at 91���� on March 24, 2021 with the following exceptions:

• Non-degree students
• Students with no enrollment for Spring 2021 (including Spring 2021 Semester withdrawals) at the time of the first disbursement of funds
• Employees receiving UMS Employee Tuition benefits
• Early College students
• International/DACA Students

Distribution Plan

91���� and UMM will automatically distribute approximately 96 percent of these funds to all eligible students. Award amounts will be tiered as follows based on: the number of credit hours in which the student is enrolled as of March 24, 2021, academic career, and in accordance with DOE guidelines, financial need.

Undergraduate Base Amounts

.1 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $125
6 – 11.99 Credit Hours: $225
12+ Credit Hours: $325

Graduate Base Amounts

.1 – 2.99 Credit Hours: $200
3 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $225
6+ Credit Hours: $325

Additional Amounts

High Need (EFC <= 5711): +$200
Medium (Between EFC > 5711 and EFC < COA): +$100
Low (No FAFSA, or EFC > COA): +$0

The remaining 4 percent (approximately) of the CRRSAA student aid is being made available by application to eligible students who self-identify with additional need as a result of being impacted by COVID-19. The application was made available to the following population to notify them that applications were open for remaining emergency funds:

• All eligible students as of April 20, 2021, for both Orono and Machias, based on our initial criteria in our block grant round of payments. Some students were no longer eligible as a result of withdrawing.
• From the eligible students, those who were potentially eligible for Federal Pell Grant were identified.

The application was made available to students on April 20, 2021. Students had a deadline of April 28, 2021 at 4:30pm to submit an application.

Applications for the additional CARES Act amounts were reviewed by a campus committee and awarding parameters were created for approval and distribution of these funds.

Communications were sent to students who were approved or denied funding on May 3, 2021 and those eligible began receiving payments for their approved amounts on May 4, 2021.

In some cases, emergency funds may have been supplemented with a portion of CCRRSAA dollars intended for institutional relief.

In accordance with the federal guidelines for the CRRSAA allocations, every eligible student was able to choose the method of disbursement: either electronically consenting to have the funds applied directly to their student bill or to receive a direct payment of these funds.

All distributions to student will be made via direct deposit or check. Because the IRS considers the CRRSAA student funds as a “qualified disaster relief payment,” they are not considered taxable income.

Remaining Funds from CARES Act Funding

91���� carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act funding ($210,650, of which $210,650 was spent) to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students. UMM carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act/SIP ($13,347, of which $12,747 was spent) funding to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students.

Disbursements To-Date

** Student counts reflect the utilization of both the HEERF II funds and the original CARES SIP award.

Communications to Students

Below are all communications from the University of Maine System or 91���� to students concerning the emergency financial aid grants provided through the ARP

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Institutions may use the funds for Recipient’s Institutional Costs to provide refunds to students for room and board, tuition, and other fees as a result of significant changes to the delivery of instruction, including interruptions in instruction, due to the coronavirus. 

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Institutions may use the funds for Recipient’s Institutional Costs to provide refunds to students for room and board, tuition, and other fees as a result of significant changes to the delivery of instruction, including interruptions in instruction, due to the coronavirus. 

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Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Student Aid

Report #4

Sponsor:  U.S. Department of Education

Award Number:  P425E203082

Award Amount:  $3,948,625

Report Period:  January 14, 2021 — December 31, 2021

Report Date: January 5, 2022

Source and Purpose of Funds

91���� (“91����”) and the University of Maine at Machias (“UMM”) received the above award from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) passed by Congress on January 14, 2021 to provide emergency financial aid grants to eligible.

On April 22, 2020, 91���� submitted the required Certification and Agreement (please link signed C&A) to the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) committing to use these funds to provide emergency aid directly to our eligible students.

Eligibility Requirements

Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include all students who were enrolled at 91���� on March 24, 2021 with the following exceptions:

• Non-degree students
• Students with no enrollment for Spring 2021 (including Spring 2021 Semester withdrawals) at the time of the first disbursement of funds
• Employees receiving UMS Employee Tuition benefits
• Early College students
• International/DACA Students

Distribution Plan

91���� and UMM will automatically distribute approximately 96 percent of these funds to all eligible students. Award amounts will be tiered as follows based on: the number of credit hours in which the student is enrolled as of March 24, 2021, academic career, and in accordance with DOE guidelines, financial need.

Undergraduate Base Amounts

.1 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $125
6 – 11.99 Credit Hours: $225
12+ Credit Hours: $325

Graduate Base Amounts

.1 – 2.99 Credit Hours: $200
3 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $225
6+ Credit Hours: $325

Additional Amounts

High Need (EFC <= 5711): +$200
Medium (Between EFC > 5711 and EFC < COA): +$100
Low (No FAFSA, or EFC > COA): +$0

The remaining 4 percent (approximately) of the CRRSAA student aid is being made available by application to eligible students who self-identify with additional need as a result of being impacted by COVID-19. The application was made available to the following population to notify them that applications were open for remaining emergency funds:

• All eligible students as of April 20, 2021, for both Orono and Machias, based on our initial criteria in our block grant round of payments. Some students were no longer eligible as a result of withdrawing.
• From the eligible students, those who were potentially eligible for Federal Pell Grant were identified.

The application was made available to students on April 20, 2021. Students had a deadline of April 28, 2021 at 4:30pm to submit an application.

Applications for the additional CARES Act amounts were reviewed by a campus committee and awarding parameters were created for approval and distribution of these funds.

Communications were sent to students who were approved or denied funding on May 3, 2021 and those eligible began receiving payments for their approved amounts on May 4, 2021.

In some cases, emergency funds may have been supplemented with a portion of CCRRSAA dollars intended for institutional relief.

In accordance with the federal guidelines for the CRRSAA allocations, every eligible student was able to choose the method of disbursement: either electronically consenting to have the funds applied directly to their student bill or to receive a direct payment of these funds.

All distributions to student will be made via direct deposit or check. Because the IRS considers the CRRSAA student funds as a “qualified disaster relief payment,” they are not considered taxable income.

Remaining Funds from CARES Act Funding

91���� carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act funding ($210,650, of which $210,650 was spent) to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students. UMM carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act/SIP ($13,347, of which $12,747 was spent) funding to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students.

Disbursements To-Date

** Student counts reflect the utilization of both the HEERF II funds and the original CARES SIP award.

Communications to Students

Below are all communications from the University of Maine System or 91���� to students concerning the emergency financial aid grants provided through the ARP

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American Rescue Plan, 2021 (ARP) –

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Student Aid

Report #2

REVISED January 27, 2023

QUARTERLY REPORT – AS OF December 31, 2021 

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education 

Award Number: P425E203082 

Award Amount: $11,231,376 

Report Period: January 14, 2021 – December 31, 2021 

Report Date: January 5, 2022 

Source and Purpose of Funds 

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) was authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) when signed into law on March 11, 2021. Included in the bill is additional student emergency relief funds for colleges and universities to distribute directly to students. 

According to the Department of Education, “institutions must expend their HEERF grant funds within one year from the date when the Department processed the most recent obligation of funds for each specific grant”. 91���� and UMM’s date of most recent obligation of funds for ARP supplemental award: 4/28/2020 

Eligibility Requirements 

Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include: 

• Any student who is or was enrolled at the University of Maine and University ofMaine at Machias on or after the date of the national emergency was declared forCOVID-19. Title IV regulations define enrolled as a student who has completed the registration requirements. For the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias, Current Enrollment will be defined as official registration in courses (as reflected in MaineStreet) for any available semesters of enrollment at the given time.Detailed in each methodology is the date that eligibility (including a student’s Current Enrollment status) will be evaluated.
• International students, undocumented students, students exclusively enrolled in distance education, and graduate students are eligible to be considered for HEERF III funds.
• Students receiving the employee tuition waiver and early college students are not eligible for HEERF III funds.

Distribution Plan 

Under the guidance of the definition of exceptional need by the Department of Education, the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias define exceptional need as students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grant, based on the 2021-2022 FAFSA. The following distribution methodologies also include an additional level of need using a Unmet need calculation. 

The first round of automatic payments will specifically target students with exceptional need and unmet need. Students selected for automatic payments include: 

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students
• Current Enrollment
• Filed a 2021-2022 FAFSA (Filing date – before or after March 1, 2021)
• Unmet Need

Based on Pell eligibility, unmet need calculated, EFC, FAFSA filing date, and campus of enrollment, the award amounts range from $250 to $2,000. 

91���� and UMM will then provide an application round to a specific pool of eligible students (Based on FAFSA status, EFC, unmet need, and current enrollment). 

Every eligible student chose the method of disbursement: either electronically consenting to have the funds applied directly to their student bill or to receive a direct payment of these funds. 

Disbursements To-Date

Communications to Students

Below are all communications from the University of Maine System or 91���� to students concerning the emergency financial aid grants provided through the ARP

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American Rescue Plan, 2021 (ARP) –

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Student Aid

Report #1

QUARTERLY REPORT – AS OF September 30, 2021 

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education 

Award Number: P425E203082 

Award Amount: $11,231,376 

Report Period: January 14, 2021 – September 30, 2021 

Report Date: October 4, 2021 

Source and Purpose of Funds 

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) was authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) when signed into law on March 11, 2021. Included in the bill is additional student emergency relief funds for colleges and universities to distribute directly to students. 

According to the Department of Education, “institutions must expend their HEERF grant funds within one year from the date when the Department processed the most recent obligation of funds for each specific grant”. 91���� and UMM’s date of most recent obligation of funds for ARP supplemental award: 4/28/2020 

Eligibility Requirements 

Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include: 

• Any student who is or was enrolled at the University of Maine and University ofMaine at Machias on or after the date of the national emergency was declared forCOVID-19. Title IV regulations define enrolled as a student who has completed the registration requirements. For the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias, Current Enrollment will be defined as official registration in courses (as reflected in MaineStreet) for any available semesters of enrollment at the given time.Detailed in each methodology is the date that eligibility (including a student’s CurrentEnrollment status) will be evaluated.
• International students, undocumented students, students exclusively enrolled in distance education, and graduate students are eligible to be considered for HEERF III funds.
• Students receiving the employee tuition waiver and early college students are not eligible for HEERF III funds.

Distribution Plan 

Under the guidance of the definition of exceptional need by the Department of Education, the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias define exceptional need as students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grant, based on the 2021-2022 FAFSA. The following distribution methodologies also include an additional level of need using a Unmet need calculation. 

The first round of automatic payments will specifically target students with exceptional need and unmet need. Students selected for automatic payments include: 

• Undergraduate and Graduate Students
• Current Enrollment
• Filed a 2021-2022 FAFSA (Filing date – before or after March 1, 2021)
• Unmet Need

Based on Pell eligibility, unmet need calculated, EFC, FAFSA filing date, and campus of enrollment, the award amounts range from $250 to $2,000. 

91���� and UMM will then provide an application round to a specific pool of eligible students (Based on FAFSA status, EFC, unmet need, and current enrollment). 

Every eligible student chose the method of disbursement: either electronically consenting to have the funds applied directly to their student bill or to receive a direct payment of these funds. 

Disbursements To-Date

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Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Student Aid

Report #3

Sponsor:  U.S. Department of Education

Award Number:  P425E203082

Award Amount:  $3,948,625

Report Period:  January 14, 2021 — September 30, 2021

Report Date: October 4, 2021

Source and Purpose of Funds

91���� (“91����”) and the University of Maine at Machias (“UMM”) received the above award from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) passed by Congress on January 14, 2021 to provide emergency financial aid grants to eligible.

On April 22, 2020, 91���� submitted the required Certification and Agreement (please link signed C&A) to the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) committing to use these funds to provide emergency aid directly to our eligible students.

Eligibility Requirements

Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include all students who were enrolled at 91���� on March 24, 2021 with the following exceptions:

• Non-degree students
• Students with no enrollment for Spring 2021 (including Spring 2021 Semester withdrawals) at the time of the first disbursement of funds
• Employees receiving UMS Employee Tuition benefits
• Early College students
• International/DACA Students

Distribution Plan

91���� and UMM will automatically distribute approximately 96 percent of these funds to all eligible students. Award amounts will be tiered as follows based on: the number of credit hours in which the student is enrolled as of March 24, 2021, academic career, and in accordance with DOE guidelines, financial need.

Undergraduate Base Amounts

.1 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $125
6 – 11.99 Credit Hours: $225
12+ Credit Hours: $325

Graduate Base Amounts

.1 – 2.99 Credit Hours: $200
3 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $225
6+ Credit Hours: $325

Additional Amounts

High Need (EFC <= 5211): +$200
Medium (Between EFC > 5711 and EFC <= COA): +$100
Low (No FAFSA, or EFC > COA): +$0

The remaining 4 percent (approximately) of the CRRSAA student aid is being made available by application to eligible students who self-identify with additional need as a result of being impacted by COVID-19. The application was made available to the following population to notify them that applications were open for remaining emergency funds:

• All eligible students as of April 20, 2021, for both Orono and Machias, based on our initial criteria in our block grant round of payments. Some students were no longer eligible as a result of withdrawing.
• From the eligible students, those who were potentially eligible for Federal Pell Grant were identified.

The application was made available to students on April 20, 2021. Students had a deadline of April 28, 2021 at 4:30pm to submit an application.

Applications for the additional CARES Act amounts were reviewed by a campus committee and awarding parameters were created for approval and distribution of these funds.

Communications were sent to students who were approved or denied funding on May 3, 2021 and those eligible began receiving payments for their approved amounts on May 4, 2021.

In some cases, emergency funds may have been supplemented with a portion of CCRRSAA dollars intended for institutional relief.

In accordance with the federal guidelines for the CRRSAA allocations, every eligible student was able to choose the method of disbursement: either electronically consenting to have the funds applied directly to their student bill or to receive a direct payment of these funds.

All distributions to student will be made via direct deposit or check. Because the IRS considers the CRRSAA student funds as a “qualified disaster relief payment,” they are not considered taxable income.

Remaining Funds from CARES Act Funding

91���� carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act funding ($210,650, of which $210,650 was spent) to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students. UMM carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act/SIP ($13,347, of which $12,747 was spent) funding to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students.

Disbursements To-Date

** Student counts reflect the utilization of both the HEERF II funds and the original CARES SIP award.

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Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) – Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for Student Aid

Report #2

Quarterly Report – As of June 30, 2021 REVISED October 4, 2021

Sponsor:  U.S. Department of Education

Award Number:  P425E203082

Award Amount:  $3,948,625

Report Period:  January 14, 2021 — June 30, 2021

Report Date: June 28, 2021

Source and Purpose of Funds

91���� (“91����”) and the University of Maine at Machias (“UMM”) received the above award from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) passed by Congress on January 14, 2021 to provide emergency financial aid grants to eligible.

On April 22, 2020, 91���� submitted the required Certification and Agreement (please link signed C&A) to the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) committing to use these funds to provide emergency aid directly to our eligible students.

Eligibility Requirements

Consistent with the guidance from the U.S. DOE, eligible students include all students who were enrolled at 91���� on March 24, 2021 with the following exceptions:

• Non-degree students
• Students with no enrollment for Spring 2021 (including Spring 2021 Semester withdrawals) at the time of the first disbursement of funds
• Employees receiving UMS Employee Tuition benefits
• Early College students
• International/DACA Students

Distribution Plan

91���� and UMM will automatically distribute approximately 96 percent of these funds to all eligible students. Award amounts will be tiered as follows based on: the number of credit hours in which the student is enrolled as of March 24, 2021, academic career, and in accordance with DOE guidelines financial need.

Undergraduate Base Amounts

.1 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $125
6 – 11.99 Credit Hours: $225
12+ Credit Hours: $325

Graduate Base Amounts

.1 – 2.99 Credit Hours: $200
3 – 5.99 Credit Hours: $225
6+ Credit Hours: $325

Additional Amounts

High Need (EFC <= 5211): +$200
Medium (Between EFC > 5711 and EFC <= COA): +$100
Low (No FAFSA, or EFC > COA): +$0

The remaining 4 percent (approximately) of the CRRSAA student aid is being made available by application to eligible students who self-identify with additional need as a result of being impacted by COVID-19. The application was made available to the following population to notify them that applications were open for remaining emergency funds:

• All eligible students as of April 20, 2021, for both Orono and Machias, based on our initial criteria in our block grant round of payments. Some students were no longer eligible as a result of withdrawing.
• From the eligible students, those who were potentially eligible for Federal Pell Grant were identified.

The application was made available to students on April 20, 2021. Students had a deadline of April 28, 2021 at 4:30pm to submit an application.

Applications for the additional CARES Act amounts were reviewed by a campus committee and awarding parameters were created for approval and distribution of these funds.

Communications were sent to students who were approved or denied funding on May 3, 2021 and those eligible began receiving payments for their approved amounts on May 4, 2021.

In some cases, emergency funds may have been supplemented with a portion of CARES dollars intended for institutional relief.

In accordance with the federal guidelines for the CRRSAA allocations, every eligible student was able to choose the method of disbursement: either electronically consenting to have the funds applied directly to their student bill or to receive a direct payment of these funds.

All distributions to student will be made via direct deposit or check. Because the IRS considers the CRRSAA student funds as a “qualified disaster relief payment,” they are not considered taxable income.

Remaining Funds from CARES Act Funding

91���� carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act funding ($210,650) to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students. UMM carried forward the remaining unspent portion of the initial CARES Act/SIP ($12,747) funding to the total allocation of HEERF II funding for the second round of direct payments to students.

Disbursements To-Date

** Student counts reflect the utilization of both the HEERF II funds and the original CARES SIP award.

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Institutions may use the funds for Recipient’s Institutional Costs to provide refunds to students for room and board, tuition, and other fees as a result of significant changes to the delivery of instruction, including interruptions in instruction, due to the coronavirus. 

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