CARES Act Reporting

• The total amount of HEERF III funds we received that will be awarded to students:
  
  • $10,502,155

• The total amount of HEERF III funds that have been distributed to students:
  
  • $10,502,155

• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds:
  
  • 10,734

• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  
  • Summer Awarding - we used the Pitman Fund application to identify a student to whom to award HEERF III funds.
  • Fall Awarding - Guidelines:
    • Enrolled during the fall semester
    • Priority will be given to needy students as determined by the FAFSA and the student’s EFC and enrollment
    • HEERF III guidelines encourage us to prioritize needy and domestic students. To further this goal, the following populations are outside of the awarding population:
      • Dual-credit enrollment students
      • Fully-sponsored international students
      • U of I employees who benefit from employee fee waivers for benefits.
  • Spring Awarding - Guidelines:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Priority will be given to needy students as determined by the FAFSA and the student’s EFC and enrollment
    • HEERF III guidelines encourage us to prioritize needy and domestic students. To further this goal, the following populations are outside of the awarding population:
      • Dual-credit enrollment students
      • Fully-sponsored international students
      • U of I employees who benefit from employee fee waivers for benefits.

March 21, 2022

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III have been released to your student account. If you are set up for direct deposit, you should see a deposit in your bank account within the next five days. If you didn’t sign up for direct deposit, a check will be mailed to you within the next couple weeks.

You are not required to document how you spend these emergency funds. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III are specifically intended for expenses related to your cost of attendance at school or for emergency costs due to coronavirus. These expenses can include eligible expenses already included in your cost of attendance, including but not limited to tuition, food, housing, healthcare or childcare.

It is required that the HEERF III funds be distributed based on financial need. Award amounts are based on students’ “expected family contribution” on the FAFSA.

For information about the HEERF disbursements go to the CARES Act Reporting page.

• The total amount of HEERF III funds we received that will be awarded to students:
  • $10,502,155
• The total amount of HEERF III funds that have been distributed to students:
  • $10,497,705
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds:
  • 9,449
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Summer Awarding - we used the Pitman Fund application to identify a student to whom to award HEERF III funds.
  • Fall Awarding - Guidelines:
    • Enrolled during the fall semester
    • Priority will be given to needy students as determined by the FAFSA and the student’s EFC and enrollment
    • HEERF III guidelines encourage us to prioritize needy and domestic students. To further this goal, the following populations are outside of the awarding population:
      • Dual-credit enrollment students
      • Fully-sponsored international students
      • U of I employees who benefit from employee fee waivers for benefits.Spring Awarding - Guidelines:
  • Spring Awarding - Guidelines:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Priority will be given to needy students as determined by the FAFSA and the student’s EFC and enrollment
    • HEERF III guidelines encourage us to prioritize needy and domestic students. To further this goal, the following populations are outside of the awarding population:
      • Dual-credit enrollment students
      • Fully-sponsored international students
      • U of I employees who benefit from employee fee waivers for benefits.

Feb. 16, 2022

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III have been released to your student account. If you are set up for direct deposit, you should see a deposit in your bank account within the next five days. If you didn’t sign up for direct deposit, a check will be mailed to you within the next couple weeks.

You are not required to document how you spend these emergency funds. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III are specifically intended for expenses related to your cost of attendance at school or for emergency costs due to coronavirus. These expenses can include eligible expenses already included in your cost of attendance, including but not limited to tuition, food, housing, healthcare or childcare.

It is required that the HEERF III funds be distributed based on financial need. Award amounts are based on students’ “expected family contribution” on the FAFSA.

For information about the HEERF disbursements go to the CARES Act Reporting page.

• The total amount of HEERF III funds we received that will be awarded to students:
  • $10,502,155
• The total amount of HEERF III funds that have been distributed to students:
  • $7,068,050
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds:
  • 9,449
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Summer Awarding - we used the Pitman Fund application to identify a student to whom to award HEERF III funds.
  • Fall Awarding - Guidelines:
    • Enrolled during the fall semester
    • Priority will be given to needy students as determined by the FAFSA and the student’s EFC and enrollment
    • HEERF III guidelines encourage us to prioritize needy and domestic students. To further this goal, the following populations are outside of the awarding population:
      • Dual-credit enrollment students
      • Fully-sponsored international students
      • U of I employees who benefit from employee fee waivers for benefits. 

Sept. 17, 2021

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III have been released to your student account. If you are set up for direct deposit, you should see it in your bank account within the next five days. If you didn’t sign up for direct deposit, a check will be mailed to you Sept. 17. You are not required to document how you spend these emergency funds. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III are specifically intended for expenses related to your cost of attendance at school or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus. These expenses can include eligible expenses already included in your cost of attendance, including but not limited to tuition, food, housing, health care or childcare. The HEERF III funds are required to distributed based on financial need. Award amounts are based on students’ Expected Family Contribution from the FAFSA and level of enrollment.

If you have questions about your refund, call the University of Idaho Cashier’s Office at 208-885-7447. For questions related to your disbursement amount, contact Financial Aid at finaid@uidaho.edu.

For information about the HEERF disbursements go to the CARES Act Reporting page.

• The total amount of HEERF III funds we received that will be awarded to students:
  • $10,502,155
• The total amount of HEERF III funds that have been distributed to students:
  • $200
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds:
  • 1
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Summer Awarding - we used the Pitman Fund application to identify a student to award HEERF III funds.
  • Fall Awarding - Guidelines:
  • Enrolled during the fall semester
  • Priority will be given to needy students as determined by the FAFSA and the student’s EFC and enrollment
  • HEERF III guidelines encourage us to prioritize needy and domestic students. To further this goal, the following populations are outside of the awarding population:
  • Dual-credit enrollment students
  • Fully-sponsored international student
  • U of I employees who benefit from employee fee waivers for benefits. 

Sept 9, 2021

The University of Idaho will begin distributing the Fall 2021 Higher Education Emergency Relief Funding (HEERF) to students’ accounts on Thursday, Sept. 16. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds III are specifically intended for expenses related to your cost of attendance at school or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus. All full-time domestic students and unsponsored international students will be eligible for a HEERF distribution. Certain part-time students may also be eligible. The amount each student will receive will be determined by status and economic need as determined by our Financial Aid office. For the fastest disbursement to your bank account, please ensure you are signed up for direct deposit by Wednesday, Sept. 15. Students who do not sign up for direct deposit will be mailed a paper check beginning on Thursday, Sept. 16.

To sign up for direct deposit or verify an account that is already set up, follow the steps below:

1. Log into VandalWeb
2. Select “Students”
3. Select “Student Accounts”
4. Select “Direct Deposit Information”
5. Under Accounts Payable Deposit, click on “Add New” and add your bank account number and routing number for your financial institution.  Choose checking or savings.

If there is an account already listed and it needs to be changed, you will have to select the incorrect account and delete it before adding a new account.

You will need your bank account number and the routing number for your financial institution.

For information about the HEERF disbursements go to the CARES Act Reporting page.

• The total amount of HEERF II funds we received that will be awarded to students:
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount of HEERF II funds that have been distributed to students:
  • $3,452,803
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds:
  • 8,112
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
  • Enrolled during the spring semester
  • A U.S. Citizen or verified Eligible Non-Citizen
  • Priority will be given to needy students as determined by the FAFSA and the student’s EFC

EFC	#Students	Award Amount
0 - 6999	3090	$621
7000 - 13,999	773	$521
14,000 - 20,999	503	$420
>20,999	1637	$303
Blank	2109	$201
Total	8112

March 9, 2021

Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds. Students who received the HEERF II funding were sent the following email.

The University of Idaho will begin distributing the Spring 2021 Higher Education Emergency Relief funding to student accounts on Tuesday, March 16. For the fastest disbursement to your bank account, please ensure you are signed up for direct deposit by Thursday, March 11. Students who do not sign up for direct deposit will be mailed a paper check beginning Tuesday, March 16.

To sign up for direct deposit or verify an account is already set up, follow the steps below:

1. Log into VandalWeb
2. Select “Students”
3. Select “Student Accounts”
4. Select “Direct Deposit Information”
5. Under Accounts Payable Deposit, click on “Add New” and add your bank account number and routing number for your financial institution. Choose checking or savings.

If there is an account already listed and it needs to be changed, select the incorrect account and delete it before adding a new account.

For information about the HEERF disbursements go to the CARES Act Reporting page.

March 16, 2021

Students who received the HEERF II funding were sent the following email.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds II have been released to your student account. If you are set up for direct deposit, you should see a deposit in your bank account within the next five days. If you didn’t sign up for direct deposit, a check will be mailed to you today.

You are not required to document how you spend these emergency funds. Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds II are specifically intended for expenses related to your cost of attendance at school or for emergency costs due to coronavirus. These expenses can include eligible expenses already included in your cost of attendance, including, but not limited to tuition, food, housing, healthcare or childcare.

It is required that the HEERF II funds be distributed based on financial need. Award amounts are based on students’ “expected family contribution” on the FAFSA.

For information about the HEERF disbursements go to the CARES Act Reporting page.

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648 of the student emergency aid has been awarded to students.
  • $34,694 of the institutional share of the CARES Act funds.
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of January 5, 2021, 6,960 CARES Act disbursements have gone out to students.
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • 6,185 students were identified as meeting the basic criteria during the fall of 2020.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
  • Enrolled during the spring semester
  • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
  • Not enrolled in online or dual-credit courses
  • The fall awards also required an application.
• Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds.
• Students who met the basic criteria we sent the following email on Oct. 12, 2020.
  
  The University of Idaho has a small amount of CARES Act funding available for this fall term. You may meet the qualifications to apply for CARES Act funding to cover additional expenses related to the disruption of campus operations. We will be awarding CARES money until we are out of funds. To apply complete the application available at the financial aid website here and return it to Student Financial Aid Services via email, fax, or in-person.
  
  In order to be eligible students must:
  • Be enrolled during the fall semester;
  • Be enrolled in an in-person degree program;
  • Be eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV), as identified by the U.S. Department of Education:
    • Filed an online 2020-21 FAFSA application;
    • Completed all required financial aid verification;
    • In Satisfactory Academic Progress standing;
  • Not enrolled in an online-based program or dual-credit courses.

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of Oct. 29, 6,527 CARES Act disbursements have gone out to students. That represents 5,640 unduplicated students with the spring, summer and fall awards. In total that is $3,181,256.00.
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • As of Oct. 12, 6,439 students were identified as eligible for the funds.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
    • Not enrolled in online or dual-credit courses
  • The fall awards also required an application.
• Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds.
  • Students who received the CARES Act funding were sent the following email.

    The University of Idaho has a small amount of CARES Act funding available for this fall term. You may meet the qualifications to apply for CARES Act funding to cover additional expenses related to the disruption of campus operations. We will be awarding CARES money until we are out of funds. To apply complete the application available at the financial aid website here and return it to Student Financial Aid Services via email, fax, or in-person.

    In order to be eligible students must:

    • Be enrolled during the fall semester;
    • Be enrolled in an in-person degree program;
    • Be eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV), as identified by the U.S. Department of Education:
      • Filed an online 2020-21 FAFSA application;
      • Completed all required financial aid verification;
      • In Satisfactory Academic Progress standing;
    • Not enrolled in an online-based program or dual-credit courses.

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of Oct. 12, 6,439 students have been awarded CARES Act funding at a total of $3,117,541.
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • As of Oct. 12, 6,439 students were identified as eligible for the funds.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
    • Not enrolled in online or dual-credit courses
• Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds. Students who received the CARES Act funding were sent the following email:

  The University of Idaho has a small amount of CARES Act funding available for this fall term. You may meet the qualifications to apply for CARES Act funding to cover additional expenses related to the disruption of campus operations. We will be awarding CARES money until we are out of funds. To apply complete the application available at the financial aid website here and return it to Student Financial Aid Services via email, fax or in-person.

  In order to be eligible students must:

  • Be enrolled during the fall semester;
  • Be enrolled in an in-person degree program;
  • Be eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV), as identified by the U.S. Department of Education:
    • Filed an online 2020-21 FAFSA application;
    • Completed all required financial aid verification;
    • In Satisfactory Academic Progress standing;
  • Not enrolled in an online-based program or dual-credit courses.

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of Sept. 18, 6,439 students have been awarded CARES Act funding at a total of $3,117,541.
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • As of Sept. 18, 6,439 students were identified as eligible for the funds.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
    • Not enrolled in online or dual-credit courses

    Please keep in mind there is not enough funding for all the students who meet these minimum qualifications. Once we have established the additional criteria, you will be notified.

• Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds. Students who received the CARES Act funding were sent the following email:

  The University of Idaho has a small amount of CARES Act funding available for this fall term. We are still exploring options of how we will administer the funds. At a minimum, in order to be eligible students must:

  • Be enrolled during the fall semester;
  • Be enrolled in an in-person degree program;
  • Be eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV), as identified by the U.S. Department of Education:
    • Filed an online 2020-21 FAFSA application prior to Sept. 4, 2020;
    • Completed all required financial aid verification;
    • In Satisfactory Academic Progress standing;
  • Not enrolled in an online-based program or dual-credit courses.

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of Sept. 3, 6,439 students have been awarded CARES Act funding at a total of $3,117,541.
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • As of Sept. 3, 6,439 students were identified as eligible for the funds.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
    • Not enrolled in online or dual-credit courses

    For more information on COVID-19 go to: https://www.uidaho.edu/vandal-health-clinic/coronavirus

• Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds. Students who received the CARES Act funding were sent the following email:

  We wanted to inform you that Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds from the CARES Act have been released to your bank or a check has been mailed to you. You are not required to document how they spent these emergency funds.

  Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds are specifically intended for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus. These expenses can include eligible expenses already included in your cost of attendance, including but not limited to:

  • Relocation expenses
  • Food
  • Housing
  • Course materials
  • Technology
  • Health care
  • Child care

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of June 12, 5,477 students have been awarded CARES Act funding at a total of $2,809,701
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • As of June 12, 5,477 students were identified as eligible for the funds.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
    • Any guidance provided to students concerning the emergency funds was delivered in an email to students receiving the CARES Act funding:

      Students enrolled in classes this summer may be eligible for CARES Act funding from the federal COVID-19 response. Payments will be issued on or around July 16. Please review the criteria below.

      • Eligible students must meet the guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education and defined by the University of Idaho:
      • Enrolled during summer semester on or before July 15;
      • Enrolled in an in-person degree program;
      • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV), as identified by the U.S. Department of Education:
      • Filed an online 2019-20 FAFSA application by midnight Central time, June 30;
      • Completed all required financial aid verification;
      • In Satisfactory Academic Progress standing;
      • Not enrolled in an online-based program or dual-credit courses.

      If you have questions about your eligibility or payment, contact Financial Aid at finaid@uidaho.edu or 208-885-6312.

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of May 19, 5,477 students have been awarded CARES Act funding at a total of $2,809,701
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • As of May 19, 5,477 students were identified as eligible for the funds.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
    • Not enrolled in online or dual-credit courses

    For more information on COVID-19 go to: https://www.uidaho.edu/vandal-health-clinic/coronavirus

• Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds. Students who received the CARES Act funding were sent the following email.

  We wanted to inform you that Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds from the CARES Act have been released to your bank or a check has been mailed to you. You are not required to document how they spent these emergency funds.

  Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds are specifically intended for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus. These expenses can include eligible expenses already included in your cost of attendance, including but not limited to:

  • Relocation expenses
  • Food
  • Housing
  • Course materials
  • Technology
  • Health care
  • Child care

• The total amount of funds we received that will be awarded to students.
  • $3,452,648
• The total amount that has been distributed to students.
  • As of May 11, 5,470 students have been awarded CARES Act funding at a total of $2,806,110.
• The total amount of students that are eligible to receive the funds.
  • As of May 11, 5,470 students were identified as eligible for the funds.
• The methods we used to identify the students who were eligible.
  • Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Education define eligible students as:
    • Enrolled during the spring semester
    • Eligible for federal financial assistance (Title IV)
    • Not enrolled in online or dual-credit courses
• Any guidance we provided to the students concerning the emergency funds. Students who received the CARES Act funding were sent the following email:

We wanted to inform you that Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds from the CARES Act have been released to your student account. If you are set up for direct deposit, you should see it in your bank account within the next five days. If you didn't sign up for direct deposit, a check will be mailed to you on Tuesday, May 12. You are not required to document how you spend these emergency funds.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds are specifically intended for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus. These expenses can include eligible expenses already included in your cost of attendance, including but not limited to:

• Relocation expenses
• Food
• Housing
• Course materials
• Technology
• Health care
• Child care

For more information on COVID-19 go to the university site: https://www.uidaho.edu/vandal-health-clinic/coronavirus