CARES HEERF III: American Rescue Plan Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III
As of May 12, 2023, we have reached capacity on funding for the CARES III grant program. We are no longer accepting grant applications.
Previous Announcement: August 5, 2021
Good news! The federal government has made more funding available to help students through the pandemic! The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III), authorized by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP), provides support for students and universities for financial challenges that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds are in addition to earlier pandemic relief programs in 2020 (CARES Act and CRRSAA grants) that provided emergency grants and institutional support. A portion of the ARP relief also made it possible for Trinity to pay down some student balances that previously accumulated during the pandemic.
Students now have the opportunity to receive additional emergency grants. To take advantage of this program, students must have what the regulations call “exceptional need” which students must attest to on the form below. Students may use these grants to pay for your expenses such as tuition, housing, books, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare (including mental health) or other pandemic-related expenses.
Students may voluntarily designate a portion of the grants to pay all or part of your tuition balance.
Note that these grants through the ARP program are not taxable.
Eligibility:
As of May 12, 2023, we have reached capacity on funding for the CARES III grant program. We are no longer accepting grant applications.
Previous updates: Applications are open as of August 5, 2021 for Fall 2021 undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Nursing and Health Professions. Applications open on August 30, 2021 for Fall 2021 undergraduate students in the School of Professional Studies. As of February 1, 2022 applications are now open for new Spring 2022 undergraduate applicants for full grant amounts. If you received a CARES III grant in the Fall, you can reapply, if you have extraordinary financial needs, but eligibility is reduced from the full amount of the previous grant.
Please note that under the new rules of the ARP program, there is no citizenship requirement for these grants, hence, undocumented students (DACA recipients, DREAMers) may apply for and receive these grants as well as permanent residents, asylum seekers and international students.
Students may apply for the ARP grants even if they received other emergency grants previously. Trinity may take into consideration the amount of previous grants in determining the amount of this grant.
The ARP emergency grants will be in amounts up to a maximum of $2,500 per full time student and up to $1,000 per part time student. Students must attest to the need for the grant for the purposes required by the law in the box below, acknowledge the payment method and sign as indicated. Trinity will issue CARES HEERF III grants to students either by direct deposit or paper check. Students can select the method of payment by using the payment portal in Self-Service.
Questions? Contact Dr. Karen Gerlach, Vice President for Student Affairs at Gerlachk@TrinityDC.edu
As of May 12, 2023, we have reached capacity on funding for the CARES III grant program. We are no longer accepting grant applications.