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.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds

The University has started distributing Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF II), which includes the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA, often referred to as CARES II), to students this spring. This round of funding includes:

• Block grants for undergraduate students with varying amounts of need demonstrated by Expected Family Contribution (EFC),
• Block grants for graduate and professional students who could not finish their program due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
• Funds to support undergraduate student success/degree completion, and
• Emergency Grant funds.

More information about Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds can be found on the One Stop website.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds

The University continues to move forward with plans to distribute Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF), which includes the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), to students this spring. This round of funding includes:

• Block grants for undergraduate students with varying amounts of need demonstrated by Expected Family Contribution (EFC),
• Block grants for graduate and professional students who could not finish their program due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
• Funds to support undergraduate student success/degree completion, and
• Emergency Grant funds.

More information about CRRSAA can be found on the One Stop website.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds and Emergency Grant funding

The University continues to move forward with plans to distribute Higher Education Emergency Funds (HEERF), or CARES II, to students this spring. This round of funding will include:

• Block grants for undergraduate students with varying amounts of need demonstrated by Expected Family Contribution (EFC),
• Block grants for graduate and professional students in research based programs,
• Funds to support undergraduate student success/degree completion, and
• Emergency Grant funds.

Additional information regarding CARES II will be shared as it becomes available. 

We are continuing to accept emergency grant applications for the spring 2021 term. Students can email onestop@umn.edu with a request for emergency funds, and we will send the student an application. More information about emergency funds including eligibility criteria, as well as other helpful resources for students, can be found at Student emergency funds.