Cares Act

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

Initially known as Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act fund, the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) is administered by the U.S. Department of Education and provides funding to address higher education challenges created by the COVID‐19 pandemic. There have been three rounds of this funding and SJCC has been granted funding in each round.

Institutional portion

SJCC Annual Report
Quarterly public reporting forms for (a)(1) Institutional Portion and (a)(2) Funds can be found below:

Q3Y2023 - October 10, 2023 00128200_HEERF_Q3Y2023_101023.pdf
Q2Y2023 - June 30, 2023 00128200_HEERF_Q22023_071023.pdf
Q1Y2023 - March 31, 2023 00128200_HEERF_Q12023_033123.pdf
Q4Y2022 - December 31, 2022 00128200_HEERF_Q42022_011023.pdf
Q3Y2022 - September 30, 2022 00128200_HEERF_Q32022_101122.pdf
Q2Y2022 - June 30, 2022 00128200_HEERF_Q22022_071122.pdf
Q1Y2022 - March 31, 2022 00128200_HEERF_Q12022_040822.pdf
Q4Y2021 - December 31, 2021 00128200_HEERF_Q42021_123121.pdf
Q3Y2021 - September 30, 2021 00128200_HEERF_Q42021_093021.pdf
Q2Y2021 - June 30, 2021 00128200_HEERF_Q22021_063021.pdf
Q1Y2021 - March 31, 2021 00128200_HEERF_Q12021_043021.pdf
Q4Y2020 - December 31, 2020 00128200_HEERF_Q42020_123120.pdf
Q3Y2020 - September 30, 2020 00128200_HEERF_Q32020_093020.pdf

Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students

Student portion

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) is administered by the U.S. Department of Education and provides funding to address higher education challenges created by the COVID‐19 pandemic. There have been three rounds of this funding and SJCC has been granted funding in each round.
  1. School Acknowledgement:
    San Jose City College acknowledges that we signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement and intend to distribute no less than 50% of the funds received from Section 314 (d)(7) CRRSAA (a)(1) and Section 2003 (4) ARP (a)(4) to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
  2. Funds Available to Students:
    SJCC received $1,137,482 from CRRSAA and $5,068,243 from ARP for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.
  3. Funds Distributed to Students:
    As of April 5, 2022, $1,137,482 from CRRSAA and $4,497,628 from ARP of Emergency Financial Aid Grants has been distributed to SJCC students.
  4. Eligible Students:
    The estimated total number of students eligible to participate in the program 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) was 5,000.
  5. Number of Students Who Received Funding:
    As of April 5, 2022, 2917 SJCC students (unduplicated) received emergency grants under Section 314(d)(7) of CRRSAA and/or Section 2003(4) of ARP.
  6. Method(s) Used to Determine Funding:
    SJCC awarded emergency grants to students who received Pell Grant utilizing the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data and a local Emergency Needs Grant Application to determine student eligibility. These grants ranged from $500 to $2,000 per student for the Spring 2021 and Fall 2021 semesters.
  7. Instructions/Announcements for Students:
    Students who are experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic should submit a 2021-2022 FAFSA or CA Dream Application and select SJCC as the school of attendance.  Application for the Emergency funding will be available shortly after the Spring 2022 census date and will be sent to all SJCC students via email.

For information on the methods used to determine which students received Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive, please reach out to our Financial Aid Office.