COVID-19

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Grants (HEERF Grants)

University of the West has now exhausted all HEERF funding. No future disbursements of HEERF student grants will be made.

CARES Act: HEERF I

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or, CARES Act, was passed by Congress on March 27th, 2020. This bill allotted $2.2 trillion to provide economic aid to the American people negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Of that money, approximately $14 billion was given to the Office of Postsecondary Education as the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, or HEERF I.

The HEERF I provided funding to institutions to provide emergency financial aid grants to students whose lives have been disrupted, many of whom are facing financial challenges and struggling to make ends meet. Please click on the CARES Act HEERF I Student Grant » to learn more about this grant available for UWest students.

CRRSAA: HEERF II

The HEERF II is authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. In total, the CRRSAA authorizes $81.88 billion in support for education, in addition to the $30.75 billion expeditiously provided in spring 2020 through the CARES Act. Please click on the CRRSAA HEERF II Student Grant » to learn more about this grant available for UWest students.

ARP: HEERF III

The HEERF III is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), signed into law on March 11, 2021, providing $39.6 billion in support to institutions of higher education to serve students and ensure learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please click on the ARP HEERF III Student Grants » page to learn more about the grants available for UWest students.