CARES ACT Notification

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Capital Area School of Practical Nursing (CASPN) CARES Act/HEERF Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students Notification

2021 

Quarter 1: Ending March 31, 2021

1. CASPN has signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
2. CASPN has received $185,981.00 from the Department of Education pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students on 07/27/2020
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of March 31, 2021 is $185,981.00.
4. The estimated total number of students at CASPN eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 116.
5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 116.
6. The method(s) used by CASPN to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act were:
   • Enrollment period must have begun prior to or on March 13, 2020.
   • Enrolled as of March 13, 2020 with a last date of attendance of no earlier than 03/17/2020.
   • Eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as of the date CASPN received the HEERF Student Grant funds (07/27/2020).

1. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
   • Students were advised via written communication provided with the students’ grant checks that the HEERF funds were to follow the guidelines set forth by the CARES Act/HEERF as follows:
     • “Emergency financial aid grants to students can be used for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care).”

Quarter 2: Ending June 30, 2021

1. CASPN has signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
2. CASPN has received $185,981.00 from the Department of Education pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs on 04/06/2021.
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs as of the date of submission 07/01/2021 is $185,981.00.
4. The estimated total number of students at the institution that are eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs was 102.
5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs was 102.
6. The method(s) used by the CASPN to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs were:
   1. The student must have been enrolled, with no known intent to withdraw from enrollment, as of the end of class on Monday, April 05, 2021.
7. Instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the CASPN to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants:
   1. Allowable uses for the funds – These funds may be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus such as:
      1. Tuition
      2. Food
      3. Housing
      4. Health care (including mental health care)
      5. Child care
      6. Distribution of funds to students – A paper check will be issued by the Business Office
   2. Students will be notified via their CASPN student email account.
      1. Students may pick up the check at the Business Office during business hours.
      2. PHOTO ID REQUIRED
      3. If a student is not able to pick up the check, the student may request in writing (email) or by phone for the check to be mailed to their current address.
   3. Information for students opting to use ANY portion of this aid toward their CASPN Student Account:
      1. Students are allowed but not required to use a portion or all of these funds to apply to their CASPN student account.
      2. Should a student choose to use any portion of their funds toward their CASPN student account, the student must request this in writing via the HEERF II Request Form. This form can be submitted in one of the following ways:
         1. Online @  HEERF II Request to Use Funds for CASPN Student Account Balance, or
         2. Print and complete the attached form and either email it back to me or return it to me in person

Quarter 3: Ending September 30, 2021

CASPN did not receive or process any additional CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students during the period July 01, 2021 – September 30, 2021.

Quarter 4: Ending December 31, 2021

1. CASPN has signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
2. CASPN has received $222,500.00 from the Department of Education pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program on 11/15/2021.
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs as of the date of submission 01/06/2022 is $222,500.00
4. The estimated total number of students at the institution that are eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs was 89.
5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs was 89.
6. The method(s) used by the CASPN to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program was:
   1. The student must have been enrolled, with no known intent to withdraw from enrollment, as of the end of class on Friday, November 12, 2021.
7. Instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the CASPN to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants:
8. Allowable uses for the funds – These funds may be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus such as:
   Tuition
   Food
   Housing
   Health care (including mental health care)
   Child care
9. Distribution of funds to students – A paper check will be issued by the Business Office
   Students will be notified via their CASPN student email account.
   Students may pick up the check at the Business Office during business hours.
   PHOTO ID REQUIRED (Valid Driver’s License, State ID Card, or CASPN student ID)
   If a student is not able to pick up the check, the student may request in writing (email) or by phone for the check to be mailed to their current address.
10. Information for students opting to use ANY portion of this aid toward their CASPN Student Account:
11. Students are allowed but not required to use a portion or all of these funds to apply to their CASPN student account.
    Should a student choose to use any portion of their funds toward their CASPN student account, the student must request this in writing by emailing the Financial Aid Specialist at tderosear@capsn.edu. 

2022

Quarter 1: Ending March 31, 2022

1. CASPN has signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used the applicable amount of funds designated under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
2. CASPN has received $276,038.00 from the Department of Education pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program on 02/22/2022.
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs as of the date of submission 04/04/2022 is $276,038.
4. The estimated total number of students at the institution that are eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs was 94.
5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs was 94.
6. The method(s) used by the CASPN to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under the ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) program was:
   1. The student must have been enrolled, with no known intent to withdraw from enrollment, as of the end of class on Monday, February 21, 2022.
7. Instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the CASPN to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants:
8. Allowable uses for the funds – These funds may be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus such as:
   Tuition
   Food
   Housing
   Health care (including mental health care)
   Child care
9. Distribution of funds to students – A paper check will be issued by the Business Office
   Students will be notified via their CASPN student email account.
   Students may pick up the check at the Business Office during business hours.
   PHOTO ID REQUIRED (Valid Driver’s License, State ID Card, or CASPN student ID)
   If a student is not able to pick up the check, the student may request in writing (email) or by phone for the check to be mailed to their current address.
10. Information for students opting to use ANY portion of this aid toward their CASPN Student Account:
11. Students are allowed but not required to use a portion or all of these funds to apply to their CASPN student account.
    Should a student choose to use any portion of their funds toward their CASPN student account, the student must request this in writing by emailing the Financial Aid Specialist at tderosear@capsn.edu. 
12. All Capital Area School of Practical Nursing / Capital Area Career Center Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds have been received and disbursed effective 02/22/2022.

Quarter 2: Ending June 30, 2022