Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting- Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students
1. An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department 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.
We have signed and returned the Certification and Agreement and are distributing funds to students in the form of Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
2. The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
The amount of funding allocated to the University of Miami: $4,069,545.00
3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).
Initially, $1,964,949 was disbursed to 1,471 students through the application process outlined below.
On February 17, 2021, the remaining funds were disbursed to 7,278 students in accordance with the CARES Act. A communication was sent to those students receiving the grants explaining the awards.
4. The estimated total number of students at the institution 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.
The total number of students eligible to receive funds is 16,419.
| Academic Division |
FTE |
% of FTE |
| Undergraduate |
10,500 |
63.95% |
| Graduate |
3,956 |
24.09% |
| Law |
1,164 |
7.09% |
| Medical |
799 |
4.87% |
| Total |
16,419 |
100.00% |
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.
Initially, $1,964,949 was disbursed to 1,471 students through the application process outlined below.
On February 17, 2021, the remaining funds were disbursed to 7,278 students in accordance with the CARES Act. A communication was sent to those students receiving the grants explaining the awards.
6. The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.
Initially, $1,964,949 was disbursed to 1,471 students through the application process outlined below.
On February 17, 2021, the remaining funds were disbursed to 7,278 students in accordance with the CARES Act. A communication was sent to those students receiving the grants explaining the awards.
Application Process
- The availability of the funds and the application process detailed the need to have completed a FAFSA per Federal instructions.
- An electronic application link was included in the email to students and is also available by submitting a case to 'Canes Central. Once submitted, the application will be sent to the Review Committee, as defined below.
- Students will receive an acknowledgment email when their application is submitted and will receive a reply once their request has been reviewed.
Review Process
- In evaluating student request submissions, priority will be given to those students that have applied for federal need-based aid and have availed themselves of the self-help portion of their financial aid awards (Direct loans and FWS).
- Priority will be given to student requests that directly relate to their academic success with particular emphasis placed on technological needs for online course completion and basic daily necessities such as food and medical needs.
- A new committee led by the Executive Director, Office of Student Financial Assistance and Employment and including Student Affairs Ombudsperson, Director Financial Assistance (Undergraduate), Director Financial Assistance (Graduate), Dean of Students School of Law, and Director Financial Assistance (Medical) (the “Review Committee”) will review the requests and determine amounts to be provided to individual students. Funding decisions will be communicated to the Financial Aid Office. The funds will be applied, via CaneLink, as an award and disbursed to their student account.
- Students can then receive the funds via EFT or check.
7. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.
All guidance to students will be placed on a CARES Act website.
https://canescentral.miami.edu/communications/cares-act/index.html
