Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA) - second round of funding information can be found by clicking here.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) - third round of funding information can be found by clicking here.
The deadline to apply for CARES funding at Arkansas Tech University was 5:00 pm June 30, 2020. If we receive any additional funds in the future we will send out notification.
We know the past few months have been difficult for everyone with new challenges and new obstacles. Our mission at Arkansas Tech University is to support and empower students in their quest to transform their lives.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was passed by Congress to help provide economic relief from the national emergency created by COVID-19. One portion of the CARES Act established the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) which provides the opportunity for emergency financial aid grants to help cover a student's expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.
CARES/HEERF Act grants will be administered by Arkansas Tech, and awarded to:
The exclusively online programs are:
Undergraduate:
Logistics
RN to BSN
Graduate:
MBA - all options
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Special Education B-K Licensure
Special Education K-12 Licensure
M.Ed. Special Education K-12
Special Education Endorsement
M.S. Health Informatics
M.Ed. Instructional Technology (both options)
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy - Dyslexia Therapist
M.S.N. Nursing Administration and Emergency Management
Online Teaching (Graduate Certificate)
These grant funds are to help cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus. Allowable funding requests are to help cover food, technology, housing, health care, child care, and/or course materials.
Arkansas Tech will use an application to determine eligibility for the grant. Processing time may take up to two weeks.
Students who may be eligible for funding for the Spring 2020 term should:
If awarded, the funds will be processed with Tech's refund process. If you are signed up for direct deposit, your grant will be deposited directly into your account. If you are not signed up for direct deposit, your grant will be sent to the mailing address on the system. You can sign up for direct deposit at least two days prior to award.
To sign up for direct deposit, a student should:
Consistent with the Department of Education's regulations, the grant will not be used to cover any current charges you may owe the university.
The funding each school receives is limited, so the grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is depleted.
For more information about the CARES/HEERF Act Grants contact the Financial Aid Office at fa.help@atu.edu.
The deadline to apply for CARES funding at Arkansas Tech University was 5:00 pm June 30, 2020. If we receive any additional funds in the future we will send out notification.
This information will be updated as applications are processed.
September 30, 2020 Quarterly Report
December 30, 2020 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA HEERF I, II, & III June 30, 2021 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA HEERF I, II & III September 30, 2021 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA, HEERF I, II & III, December 31, 2021 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA, HEERF I, II & III, March 31, 2022 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA, HEERF I, II & III, June 30, 2022 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA, HEERF I, II & III, September 30, 2022 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA, HEERF I, II & III, December 31, 2022 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSSA, HEERF I, II & III March 31, 2023 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA, HEERF I, II, & III, June 30, 2023 Quarterly Report
Combined CRRSAA, HEERF I, II & III, December 31, 2023 Quarterly Report
You can request funding for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus, for food, technology, housing, health care, child care, or course materials. For example, if you had to buy new cables for your computer, or upgrade your internet service - you would choose technology. If you had to move out of the residence hall, you could choose housing and food, because you had to unexpectedly find a new place to live and eat, or go home. If you had to buy new books or log-in codes for your classes to be able to access them online, you could choose course materials.
The above are only examples.
You do not have to provide receipts, just choose the one(s) which best fit your individual situation.
It is okay. It is an anticipated graduation date, for information purposes only.
It is okay. This is the major on the system as of now, but like the graduation date, it is just for information purposes only.
Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted to students who:
Currently, the exclusively online undergraduate programs are:
Undergraduate:
Logistics
RN to BSN
Graduate:
MBA - all options
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Special Education B-K Licensure
Special Education K-12 Licensure
M.Ed. Special Education K-12
Special Education Endorsement
M.S. Health Informatics
M.Ed. Instructional Technology (both options)
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy - Dyslexia Therapist
M.S.N. Nursing Administration and Emergency Management
Online Teaching (Graduate Certificate)
In order to be eligible for an award you must:
Another reason you may be ineligible for funding is that Tech is out of funds.
Currently, the exclusively online undergraduate programs are:
Undergraduate:
Logistics
RN to BSN
Graduate:
MBA - all options
M.Ed. Educational Leadership
Special Education B-K Licensure
Special Education K-12 Licensure
M.Ed. Special Education K-12
Special Education Endorsement
M.S. Health Informatics
M.Ed. Instructional Technology (both options)
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy
M.Ed. K-12 Literacy - Dyslexia Therapist
M.S.N. Nursing Administration and Emergency Management
Online Teaching (Graduate Certificate)
No. The CARES Act has several sections. The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) is the section approved to allow higher education institutions the opportunity to administer emergency financial aid grants to help cover a student's expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.
No. Emergency financial aid grants under the CARES Act for unexpected expenses, unmet financial need, or expenses related to the disruption of campus operations on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as unexpected expenses for food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, or childcare, are qualified disaster relief payments under section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code. This grant is not includible in your gross income.
