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May13,2020DearStudentsandParents,Asisalwaysthecase,Ipraythatthisemailfindsyouandyourfamilywell.TherecentlyenactedCoronavirusAid,Relief,AndEconomicSecurity(CARES)ActprovidesaHigherEducationEmergencyReliefFund(HEERF)designatedtoassistinstitutionsofhighereducation.Atleast50%offundsaschoolqualifiesformustbeprovidedintheformofdirectgrantstostudents“…forexpensesrelatedtodisruptionstotheireducationsduetotheCOVID-19outbreak,includingthingslikecoursematerialsandtechnologyaswellasfood,housing,healthcare,andchildcare."TheUniversityofScrantoncreatedtheCARESActEmergencyGranttomakequalifiedgrantstostudents.TheActrequiresschoolstodocumentandreportjustificationforgrantexpenditures.AlleligiblestudentsshouldreportindividualstudentexpensesusingasimpleonlineapplicationavailableintheStudentTabofmy.scranton.Receiptsforexpensesarenotrequired.YoucanfindadditionalinformationonourCARESActEmergencyGrantatourCOVID-19website,whichincludesFrequentlyAskedQuestions.Youshouldreviewthisinformationbeforestartinganapplication.WerecommendthatallapplicantscompletetheonlineformbymidnightonMay20,2020.Applicationswillcontinuetobereviewedafterthisdate,butawardingisdependentuponavailabilityoffunds.Itisparticularlyimportantforallgraduatingseniors,aswellasotherstudentswhoarenotregisteredforsummerorfallclasses,tocompletetheapplicationbymidnightonMay20,2020,inordertomeettheenrollmentrequirementsforthegrant.
WeanticipatemakingourfirstroundofgrantstostudentsonMay22,2020,forapplicationsreceivedbymidnight,May20,2020.Totheextentfundingallows,theUniversitywillattempttohonorallstudentexpensessubmittedthroughtheapplication.Weanticipate,however,thatrequestsforsupportwillexceedavailablefunds.Shouldthisbethecase,wewilllimitawardsasequitablyaspossibleandconcentrateonfundingthemosturgentstudentneeds,particularlyaddressinghealth,safetyandcapabilitytocontinueremoteeducation.Further,whennecessary,considerationwillbegivenbasedonstudents’federalExpectedFamilyContributions(EFCs)calculatedfromtheFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAid(FAFSA).
Whilewerecognizethatmanystudentsandtheirparentsmayhaveexperiencedreductioninincomeduetounemployment,underemployment,orbusinessloses,theU.S.DepartmentofEducationprohibitstheuseoftheCARESActEmergencyGrantstoaddresslossesofincome.AsInotedinmyApril17emailtostudentsandparents,anyfamilieswhoexperiencereductionsofincomeshouldcontacttheFinancialAidOffice.StudentsshouldcompleteaStudentSpecialConditionFormfor2020-2021orParent(s)SpecialConditionsFormfor2020-2021.Acompleted2020-21FAFSAmustbeonfilepriortoanyreviewofaSpecialConditionForm.Ifyouhavenotyetfiledyour2020-21FAFSA,youneedtodosoatstudentaid.gov.TheFinancialAidOfficewilltakeintoconsiderationalldocumentedreducedincomewhenawardingoffinancialaidbeginsinmid-Juneforreturningundergraduatestudents.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutapplyingforthisgrant,pleasecontacttheFinancialAidOfficeat570941-7701orfinaid@scranton.edu.Onceagain,Ihopethatyouandyourfamilyarewellduringthisdifficulttime.PleaseknowthatIcontinuetoprayforyoueveryday.
Sincerely,ScottR.Pilarz,S.J.