Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)

Lone Star College Information for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Grants for Postsecondary CARES Act (HEERF I), CRRSAA Act (HEERF II), and ARP (HEERF III)

Updated: 04/10/2024

SECTION I: Public Posting Requirement

As a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) participant, this webpage contains the information required by Lone Star College (LSC) to post in a format and location easily accessible to the public as required.
Statement: LSC has signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under HEERF programs to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. LSC's Funding Certification and Agreement

Section II: HEERF Funds

HEERF I Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES)

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF I) CARES Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. This bill allotted $2.2 trillion to provide fast and direct economic aid to the American people negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This also included CARES Act Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) program. Of that money, approximately $14 billion was given to the Office of Postsecondary Education as the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, or HEERF. LSC received a total of $30,730,677 from HEERF I (CARES).

HEERF I (CARES) Institutional Support	$14,411,627
HEERF I (CARES) Student Financial Aid	$14,411,628
HEERF I (CARES) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)	$1,907,422

HEERF II Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA)

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II), authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260, was signed into law on December 27, 2020. This also included CRRSAA Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) program. In total, the CRRSAA authorizes $81.88 billion in support for education, in addition to the $30.75 billion expeditiously provided last spring through the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136. LSC received a total of $66,775,569 from HEERF II (CRRSAA).

HEERF II (CRRSAA) Institutional Support	$48,806,248
HEERF II (CRRSAA) Student Financial Aid	$14,411,628
HEERF II (CRRSAA) Minority Serving Institution (MSI)	$3,557,693

HEERF III American Rescue Plan (ARP)

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III), authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), 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. This also included ARP Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) program. Emergency funds available to institutions and their students under all emergency funds total $76.2 billion. LSC received a total of $118,785,511 from HEERF III (ARP).

HEERF III (ARP) Institutional Support	$55,133,532
HEERF III (ARP) Student Financial Aid	$57,496,128
HEERF III (ARP) Minority Serving Institutions (MSI)	$6,155,851

LSC is using HEERF I, II & III funding to provide emergency financial aid grants to LSC students to help with any component of the student's cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care) or childcare.

SECTION III: LSC HEERF Reporting

The combined HEERF reports reflect budget and expenditures for HEERF I, HEERF II, and HEERF III programs at LSC.

Upcoming Reporting Dates

Annual Report date June 27, 2024 (Reporting ends with the annual report, provided all funds have been spent)

Section IV: Additional Information

Information from the US Department of Education for CARES Act can be found here, https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/caresact.html

Information from the US Department of Education for CRRSAA Act can be found here, https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/crrsaa.html

Information from the US Department of Education for ARP can be found here, https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/arp.html

Update New HEERF Guidance on expenses through the pandemic and calculating lost revenue (March 19, 2021): https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/g5updateletter31921.pdf
This guidance applies to all HEERF grant funds, including unspent CARES Act funds, CRRSAA funds, and ARP funds. The U.S. Department of Education will remain focused on ensuring college campuses have access to guidance, technical assistance, and examples of best practices to inform their efforts to get students back into classrooms and meet their social, emotional, mental health, and academic needs. If you have any questions regarding these updates, please contact the Department of Education's HEERF Call Center at (202) 377-3711 or HEERF@ed.gov.

PDF of HEERF emails to students

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