CARES update

The last round of CARES (HEERF III or ARP) funding for spring 2022 is scheduled for early-February. The primary focus will be block grants for low-income students, but a portion of the funds will be allocated to emergency grants for undergraduate students, which students can apply for by emailing onestop@umn.edu. More information is available on the One Stop website. Many students have already requested these funds since applications have opened. Graduate students are not eligible for emergency grants. However, institutional grant funds are still available for graduate students.

CARES update

The University has distributed Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) for CARES I, CARES II, and CARES III in a variety of formats to students, including block grants, degree completion grants, and emergency grants. The remaining balance for CARES II is currently in the process of being expended before December 31, 2021. CARES III funds will continue into spring 2022. For more information about the various funding details, see the Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds page. 

CARES III update

The University is in the process of distributing Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) allocated to the University through the American Rescue Plan (ARP, otherwise known as CARES III). Block grants have already been distributed to undergraduate students. Emergency grants are now available. We are currently working on distributing degree completion grants, and graduate block grants will soon be posted to student accounts. For more information about the various funding details, see the Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds page.

CARES funding update

The University is currently distributing the last of the CARES II funding. About 40 Twin Cities students have not cashed checks for CARES II money that was awarded in April despite multiple messages. Those funds will be returned to the overall CARES II fund to be awarded to other students. As the rest of the CARES II funds are resolved, the University has started preparing to distribute CARES III funds to eligible students. The funds will focus primarily on block grants.

CARES Act

There will be another round of CARES funding (now called CARES II, but actually part of Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act) available spring 2021. The actual date of availability is still undetermined, but information will be sent to advisers, students, and the University community as we learn more.

Like the first round of CARES funds, these funds are only available to students who have been determined to be Title IV eligible, so international, DACA and undocumented students cannot receive these funds. We are hopeful that there will be institutional emergency funds to help support these students. If you have questions, please contact Julie Selander (goode021@umn.edu) or Tina Falkner (rovic001@umn.edu).