COVID-19 Emergency Student Funding

ARP: American Rescue Plan / HEERF III 2021-22

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), United States Public Law 117-2, 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.

ARP funds were authorized in addition to funds awarded through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260 and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.

SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY STUDENT AID:
PRIORITIZING NEED

Shippensburg University received $7,466,136 in HEERF III funding for emergency student aid.

(Additional HEERF III funds were awarded to the university to defray expenses associated with COVID-19, including lost revenue. A link to the quarterly report on the use of institutional aid appears below the report on emergency aid to students.)

In order to verify eligibility for HEERF III emergency aid, SU students are required to:

have a FAFSA on file
be an undergraduate student
be degree seeking
be enrolled in the semester for which aid is requested or disbursed
make satisfactory academic progress (SAP)
be eligible for the Federal Pell Grant in the semester for which aid is requested or disbursed

Students who are not eligible include:

International students
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students
students in default
students not making satisfactory academic progress (SAP)
Ship Start students (high school students taking classes at a reduced rate)
Senior Citizen students

Shippensburg University was awarded $7,466,136 for students through HEERF III :

RANGE 1: 1-6 credits = $500 X 75 eligible = $37,500
RANGE 2: 7-12 credits = $1,500 X 789 eligible = $1,183,500
RANGE 3: 13 or more credits = $2,000 X 1,953 eligible = $3,906,000
$500 grant awarded by application and committee review: $500 X 623 = $311,500

The remaining $2,027,636 will be awarded upon application and committee review and a Spring 2022 issuance based on Pell eligibility.

DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS

The total amount of funding that Shippensburg University received under the student portion of the ARP/HEERF III was $7,466,136.

As of September 30, 2021, the total amount that has been distributed to students: $2,780,000.

The number of eligible students who received aid was 1,517.

As of December 31, 2021, the total amount that has been distributed to students: $2,891,000.

The number of eligible students who received aid was 1,723.

As of March 31, 2022, the total amount that has been distributed to students: $5,438,500.
- The number of eligible students who received aid was 3,440.
As of June 30, 2022, the total amount that has been distributed to students: $5,438,500.
- The number of eligible students who received aid was 3,440.