Westchester Community College, State University of New York

ARP (HEERF III)

American Rescue Plan (ARP)  (HEERF III )

Facts:

• Student Emergency Awards under ARP ended in December, 2023.
• The American Rescue Plan (HEERF III) provided supplemental funding opportunities to Westchester Community College under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), which included $13,141,473 for student emergency aid grants to help students pay for tuition, fees, housing, food, utilities, books, course materials, technology, health care, and childcare resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
• WCC used 100% of the funds it has received under the Student Portion of CRRSAA (HEERF II) of $3,596,836 for emergency aid grants to students.
• WCC received an additional $13,028,409 through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III) in the form of an ARP institutional grant.
• WCC is required to report the number of students receiving Emergency Student Aid under HEERF grants as well as the amount of aid distributed. WCC’s Federal Reporting Requirement can be found below.
• WCC’s Student Emergency Aid Campus Plan was submitted to and approved by the State University of New York (SUNY) for the award method below. The award amounts were adjusted slightly from semester to semester depending on the amount of funding available to distribute to students and number of students eligible to receive the awards. WCC’s Campus Eligibility and Distribution Plans can be found here: WCC Campus Eligibility and Distribution Plan – SUNY Westchester Community College (sunywcc.edu)

Eligibility, How to Apply and Distribution of Funds:

Distribution:

• Student Emergency Awards ended in December 2023. This is for informational purposes only.
• Any student who completed the FAFSA was automatically reviewed for ARP Student Emergency Aid Grant awards.
• Eligible students received emails and text messages of their awards.
• Awards were sent to the address on record with the College. Students should check their current address on record in the Registrar’s Office to make sure their address is correct.
• Eligibility and Distribution plans during the active period of HEERF Student Emergency Awards (March 2020-December 2023) can be found here: WCC Campus Eligibility and Distribution Plan – SUNY Westchester Community College (sunywcc.edu)