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.elementor-element,\n.elementor-section .elementor-container,\n.elementor-section .elementor-row,\n.e-con,\n.e-con-inner,\n.e-child,\n.e-con > .e-con-inner {\n padding: 0 !important;\n margin: 0 !important;\n gap: 0 !important;\n background: transparent !important;\n background-color: transparent !important;\n background-image: none !important;\n border: none !important;\n box-shadow: none !important;\n max-width: none !important;\n width: 100% !important;\n}\n\n\/* Section-level Elementor wrappers *\/\n.elementor-section,\n.elementor-top-section,\n.elementor-inner-section {\n padding: 0 !important;\n margin: 0 !important;\n background: transparent !important;\n background-color: transparent !important;\n background-image: none !important;\n}\n\n\/* Strip Elementor heading color overrides *\/\n.elementor-widget-container h1,\n.elementor-widget-container h2,\n.elementor-widget-container h3,\n.elementor-widget-container h4,\n.elementor-widget-container h5,\n.elementor-widget-container p,\n.elementor-widget-container a {\n color: inherit !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Dark section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\n .hero and .cta-band.dk MUST stay dark regardless of\n Elementor theme color injection.\n\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero,\n.hero * {\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.hero__inner {\n justify-items: center !important;\n text-align: center !important;\n}\n.hero__inner > div {\n display: flex !important;\n flex-direction: column !important;\n align-items: center !important;\n text-align: center !important;\n max-width: 780px !important;\n margin: 0 auto !important;\n}\n.hero__btns {\n justify-content: center !important;\n}\n.hero__desc {\n max-width: 640px !important;\n margin-left: auto !important;\n margin-right: auto !important;\n}\n.hero__tag {\n display: inline-block !important;\n}\n.hero {\n background-color: #00152E !important;\n background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #00152E 0%, #002147 60%, #003366 100%) !important;\n position: relative !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk {\n background-color: #002147 !important;\n background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #00152E 0%, #002147 100%) !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk * {\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk .btn--primary {\n background-color: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.cta-band.dk .btn--outline-white {\n border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Section background hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sec {\n background-color: #FFFFFF !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.sec--off {\n background-color: #F3F7FB !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.sec--surface {\n background-color: #E6EEF6 !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Text color hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sec .sec-title,\n.sec .sec-eyebrow,\n.sec h2,\n.sec h3 {\n color: #002147 !important;\n}\n.sec p,\n.sec li,\n.sec dd,\n.sec dt {\n color: #4A5060 !important;\n}\n.sec a {\n color: #00629A !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 About section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.about-facts {\n background: #E6EEF6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) !important;\n}\n.about-facts__title {\n color: #00629A !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n}\n.about-facts dl dt {\n color: #636B78 !important;\n text-transform: uppercase !important;\n font-size: .72rem !important;\n letter-spacing: .08em !important;\n font-weight: 700 !important;\n}\n.about-facts dl dd {\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n font-size: .97rem !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.card__eyebrow { color: #00629A !important; }\n.card__title { color: #002147 !important; }\n.card__text { color: #4A5060 !important; }\n.card__link { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Faculty card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.faculty-card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n}\n.faculty-card__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.faculty-card__title { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.faculty-card__contact, \n.faculty-card__contact a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Resource list hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.resource-item {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-bottom-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.resource-item__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.resource-item__desc { color: #4A5060 !important; }\n.resource-item__link { color: #00629A !important; border-color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Program card hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.program-card {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n border: 1px solid #C2D4E6 !important;\n border-radius: 8px !important;\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n.program-card__name { color: #002147 !important; }\n.program-card__level { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.program-card__dot { background: #008ED6 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Tab hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.tabs__btn {\n background: transparent !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.tabs__btn[aria-selected=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n border-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Accordion hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.accordion__trigger {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.accordion__trigger[aria-expanded=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.accordion__body { \n background: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #4A5060 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Nav drawer hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-drawer {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__header {\n background: #00152E !important;\n border-bottom-color: rgba(0,142,214,0.3) !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__eyebrow { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-item { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.fnav-item.is-active,\n.fnav-item:hover { color: #FFFFFF !important; background: rgba(0,142,214,0.2) !important; }\n.fnav-group__label { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__footer { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-footer-link { color: #FFFFFF !important; text-decoration: none; }\n.fnav-footer-link:hover { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Hero text hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero__tag { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.hero__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__desc { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--primary { background-color: #00659E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--outline-white { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.breadcrumb { background: #002147 !important; }\n.breadcrumb a, .breadcrumb span { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75) !important; }\n.breadcrumb [aria-current=\"page\"] { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Contact section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.contact-items { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__label { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.contact-item__val { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__val a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link:focus {\n background: #008ED6 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 BTT button \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.jsu-btt {\n background: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Menu toggle \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-toggle:hover { background: #007ABB !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 WCAG: Ensure minimum contrast on all body text \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody { \n background-color: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 TICKER STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 *\/\n.ticker-wrap{\n background:#00152E;\n border-top:1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.25);\n border-bottom:1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.25);\n overflow:hidden;\n padding:.55rem 0;\n position:relative;\n}\n.ticker-wrap::before,\n.ticker-wrap::after{\n content:'';\n position:absolute;\n top:0;bottom:0;\n width:80px;\n z-index:2;\n pointer-events:none;\n}\n.ticker-wrap::before{\n left:0;\n background:linear-gradient(to right,#00152E,transparent);\n}\n.ticker-wrap::after{\n right:0;\n background:linear-gradient(to left,#00152E,transparent);\n}\n.ticker-label{\n position:absolute;\n left:0;top:50%;\n transform:translateY(-50%);\n background:#008ED6;\n color:#FFFFFF;\n font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size:.65rem;\n font-weight:700;\n letter-spacing:.12em;\n text-transform:uppercase;\n padding:.35rem .75rem;\n z-index:3;\n white-space:nowrap;\n}\n.ticker-track{\n display:flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:0;\n width:max-content;\n animation:ticker-scroll 40s linear infinite;\n padding-left:160px;\n}\n.ticker-track:hover{animation-play-state:paused;}\n.ticker-item{\n display:inline-flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:.5rem;\n white-space:nowrap;\n padding:0 1.5rem;\n font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size:.78rem;\n font-weight:500;\n color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);\n transition:color .2s;\n text-decoration:none;\n}\n.ticker-item:hover{color:#3DB4F0;}\n.ticker-item::before{\n content:'';\n display:inline-block;\n width:4px;height:4px;\n border-radius:50%;\n background:#008ED6;\n flex-shrink:0;\n}\n@keyframes ticker-scroll{\n 0%{transform:translateX(0);}\n 100%{transform:translateX(-50%);}\n}\n@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){\n .ticker-track{animation:none;overflow-x:auto;}\n}\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO CENTERING \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 *\/\n.hero__inner{\n justify-items:center;\n text-align:center;\n}\n.hero__inner > div{\n display:flex;\n flex-direction:column;\n align-items:center;\n text-align:center;\n max-width:780px;\n margin:0 auto;\n}\n.hero__desc{\n max-width:640px;\n margin-left:auto;\n margin-right:auto;\n}\n.hero__btns{\n justify-content:center;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Visually hidden elements \u2014 explicit colors for accessibility checkers \u2500\u2500 *\/\n.sr-only,\n.visually-hidden {\n color: #1C2430 !important;\n background-color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Screen-reader-only toggle label 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href=\"#main-content\" class=\"skip-link\">Skip to main content<\/a>\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<div class=\"w\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb__list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/\">JSU Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/\">Financial Aid<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">CARES Act<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n<main id=\"main-content\" class=\"jsu-main-content\">\n\n \n <section class=\"hero dk\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-h\">\n <div class=\"w\"><div class=\"hero__inner\"><div>\n <span class=\"hero__tag\">DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AID<\/span>\n <h1 class=\"hero__title\" id=\"hero-h\">CARES <em>Act<\/em><\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero__desc\">\n Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) — federal COVID-19\n emergency student grant reporting for Jackson State University.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"hero__btns\">\n <a href=\"#heerf\" class=\"btn btn--primary\">HEERF Overview<\/a>\n <a href=\"#reporting\" class=\"btn btn--outline-white\">Funding Reports<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"sec\" id=\"heerf\" aria-labelledby=\"heerf-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"heerf-h\">Emergency student grant funding<\/h2>\n <p class=\"sec-body\" style=\"max-width:940px;\">\n HEERF funds were allocated to Jackson State University through three federal\n acts to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses\n related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"act\">\n <h3 class=\"act__head\">Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) — HEERF I<\/h3>\n <p>In compliance with the provisions set forth under Section 4504 in Title II of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, Jackson State University will provide CARES Student Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the amount of $913.00. The intent of the CARES Act is to provide financial support to offset the cost for expenses incurred as a result of the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n <p>In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Jackson State University, an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:<\/p>\n <ul class=\"bullets\">\n <li>JSU acknowledges that the University signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement. The institution further certifies it will use a minimum of 50% of the funds, or $4,223,124 received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.<\/li>\n <li>JSU received $4,223,124 from the Department pursuant to the University’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.<\/li>\n <li>The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is shown below.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"dist\">\n <caption>Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed — CARES Act (HEERF I)<\/caption>\n <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Date<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"amt\">Amount Distributed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>May 29, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$2,085,200<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>July 22, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$915,850<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>August 21, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$1,170,884<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>October 26, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$2,709<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>March 8, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$48,481<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"grand-total\">Grand Total: $4,223,124 for 4,625 students<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"act\">\n <h3 class=\"act__head\">Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) — HEERF II<\/h3>\n <p>The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) is authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260, signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. In total, the CRRSAA authorizes $4,223,124 to JSU in support of emergency student grants, in addition to the $4,223,124 expeditiously provided last spring through the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.<\/p>\n <p>In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 314(e) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Act, Jackson State University, an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:<\/p>\n <ul class=\"bullets\">\n <li>JSU acknowledges that the University signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement. The institution further certifies it will use a minimum of 50% of the funds, or $4,223,124 received under Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.<\/li>\n <li>JSU received $4,223,124 from the Department pursuant to the University’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.<\/li>\n <li>The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA is shown below.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"dist\">\n <caption>Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed — CRRSAA (HEERF II)<\/caption>\n <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Date<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"amt\">Amount Distributed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>March 29, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$2,043,720<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>April 5, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$346,680<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>May 6, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$295,200<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>June 18, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$1,537,524<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"grand-total\">Grand Total: $4,223,124 for 7,155 students<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"act\">\n <h3 class=\"act__head\">American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act — HEERF III<\/h3>\n <p>The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2, signed into law on March 11, 2021, providing $12,084,745 to JSU in support of emergency student grants.<\/p>\n <p>ARP funds for student emergency grants are in addition to funds authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA – $4,223,124), Public Law 116-260 and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES – $4,223,124) Act, Public Law 116-136.<\/p>\n <p>In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 2003(e) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Act, Jackson State University, an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:<\/p>\n <ul class=\"bullets\">\n <li>JSU acknowledges that the University signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement. The institution further certifies it will use a minimum of $12,084,745 received under Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.<\/li>\n <li>JSU received $12,084,745 from the Department pursuant to the University’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.<\/li>\n <li>The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA is shown below.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"dist\">\n <caption>Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed — ARP (HEERF III)<\/caption>\n <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Date<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"amt\">Amount Distributed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>November 15, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$8,623,021.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>November 24, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$567,081.30<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>December 13, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$319,935.40<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>February 7, 2022<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$534,918.50<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>April 12, 2022<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$125,265.70<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"grand-total\">Grand Total: $10,170,221.90 for 6,007 students<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"sec sec--off\" id=\"faq\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"faq-h\">CARES Act questions & answers<\/h2>\n <p class=\"sec-body\">Select a question to expand its answer.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-list\">\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>What is the CARES \/ Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) provided by the Federal Government?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) are funds allocated for universities through three separate acts: Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. These acts were passed by Congress and signed into law to provide economic relief from COVID-19. One section of each act established the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and sent money to schools to use for emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the pandemic.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who is eligible to apply for CARES Act funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Degree-seeking students enrolled in Spring 2020 who are eligible to apply for federal Title IV financial aid are eligible to apply for CARES Act funds.<\/p><p>*Students enrolled in fully online programs, international, and undocumented students are not eligible. Excluded are those who:<\/p><ul><li>are not currently eligible for financial aid;<\/li><li>are not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards; or<\/li><li>withdrew from the university.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who is eligible to apply for CRRSAA funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Degree-seeking students enrolled in Fall 2020 who are eligible to apply for federal Title IV financial aid are eligible to apply for CRRSAA funds.<\/p><p>*Students enrolled as international students are not eligible.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who is eligible to apply for ARP Act funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Degree-seeking students enrolled at Jackson State University during the Fall 2021 semester.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How Do I Apply?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Each round of HEERF fund distribution required a completed questionnaire, emailed to the student.<\/p><p>Funds are no longer available, as of 12\/16\/2021.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>What expenses are eligible to be covered?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>CARES Act funds only can be used to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19, such as:<\/p><ul><li>Food<\/li><li>Housing (such as having to move off campus when residence halls close)<\/li><li>Course materials<\/li><li>Health care<\/li><li>Child-care expenses<\/li><li>Technology-related expenses (such as having to buy a computer when the student’s courses are moved online)<\/li><li>Transportation (such as having to fly home because classes were cancelled or having to return from study abroad because of program cancellation)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How will CARES Act funding be distributed?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Funds will be paid via direct deposit.<\/p><p>Those without direct deposit will receive a check, mailed to the address on file with JSU.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How will students be notified if they are approved for funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Students will be sent an email notifying them if they are approved for funding.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How will JSU determine the initial amount awarded?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p><strong>Spring 2020 CARES Act Initial Awarding:<\/strong> Students enrolled in face-to-face courses and are Title IV eligible received $913.00.<\/p><p><strong>Fall 2020 CRRSAA Awarding:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Title IV eligible students enrolled in 12 or more hours received $720.00.<\/li><li>Title IV eligible students enrolled in less than 12 hours received $360.00.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Fall 2021 ARP Awarding:<\/strong> All students enrolled at JSU and who demonstrated financial need (through completed questionnaire) received a payment of $1,692.78.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who do I contact if I have questions?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>You can contact the financial aid office:<\/p><p><a href=\"tel:+18668433578\">1-866-THEE-JSU (843-3578)<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:finaid@jsums.edu\">finaid@jsums.edu<\/a><br>Location: 1st Floor of B.F. Roberts building on the main campus<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"sec\" id=\"reporting\" aria-labelledby=\"reporting-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">HEERF Reporting<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"reporting-h\">Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund reporting<\/h2>\n <p class=\"sec-body\">Institutional and student quarterly expenditure reports by year (PDF, opens in a new tab).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-list\">\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2025 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2025\/04\/2025QTR1-HEERF-Expenditures-03.31.2025-prc-4.02.2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2025 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2025<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2025\/07\/2025QTR2-HEERF-Expenditures-06.30.2025-flat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2025 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2025<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2024 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/04\/2024QTR1-HEERF-Expenditures-03-31-2024-prc-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/10\/2024QTR2-HEERF-Expenditures-06.30.2024-prc-7-2-24-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/10\/2024QTR3-HEERF-Expenditures-09.30.2024-prc-10.07.2024-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2025\/01\/2024QTR4-HEERF-Expenditures-12.31.2024-prc-1.06.2025-1-flat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2023 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/05\/2023QTR1-HEERF-Expenditures-3-31-2023_flattened.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/10\/2023QTR2-HEERF-Expenditures-6-30-2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/10\/2023QTR3-HEERF-Expenditures-9-30-2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/01\/2023QTR4-HEERF-Expenditures-12.31.2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2022 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Annual Report<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/07\/Resubmission-of-final-report-5.22.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Annual Report (PDF)\">HEERF Annual Report<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/03-31-22-CARES-Quartertly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-III-ARP-Quarterly-Reporting-Second-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/07\/00241000heerfq22022071122-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – June 30, 2022 (PDF)\">Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – June 30, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/03\/FY-2022-HEERF-Quarterly-Report-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – September 30, 2022 (PDF)\">Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – September 30, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/03\/HEERF-Quarterly-Report-2022-December-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – December 31, 2022 (PDF)\">Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – December 31, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2021 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Annual Report<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/05\/HEERF-Year-3-submitted-report-compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Annual Report (PDF)\">HEERF Annual Report<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/03-31-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-II-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-First-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/06-30-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-II-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-Second-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/09-30-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-III-ARP-Quarterly-Reporting-September-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/12-31-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li 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href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/06-30-20-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-I-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-June-30-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/09-30-2020-CARES-Quaterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report 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}\n.program-card__level { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.program-card__dot { background: #008ED6 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Tab hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.tabs__btn {\n background: transparent !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.tabs__btn[aria-selected=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n border-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Accordion hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.accordion__trigger {\n background: #FFFFFF !important;\n color: #002147 !important;\n border-color: #C2D4E6 !important;\n}\n.accordion__trigger[aria-expanded=\"true\"] {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.accordion__body { \n background: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #4A5060 !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Nav drawer hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-drawer {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__header {\n background: #00152E !important;\n border-bottom-color: rgba(0,142,214,0.3) !important;\n}\n.fnav-drawer__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__eyebrow { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-item { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.fnav-item.is-active,\n.fnav-item:hover { color: #FFFFFF !important; background: rgba(0,142,214,0.2) !important; }\n.fnav-group__label { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.fnav-drawer__footer { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.fnav-footer-link { color: #FFFFFF !important; text-decoration: none; }\n.fnav-footer-link:hover { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Hero text hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero__tag { color: #3DB4F0 !important; }\n.hero__title { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__desc { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85) !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--primary { background-color: #00659E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n.hero__btns .btn--outline-white { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6) !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.breadcrumb { background: #002147 !important; }\n.breadcrumb a, .breadcrumb span { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75) !important; }\n.breadcrumb [aria-current=\"page\"] { color: #FFFFFF !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Contact section hardening \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.contact-items { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__label { color: #636B78 !important; }\n.contact-item__val { color: #1C2430 !important; }\n.contact-item__val a { color: #00629A !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link:focus {\n background: #008ED6 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 BTT button \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.jsu-btt {\n background: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Menu toggle \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle {\n background: #002147 !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n.fnav-toggle:hover { background: #007ABB !important; }\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 WCAG: Ensure minimum contrast on all body text \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody { \n background-color: #FFFFFF !important; \n color: #1C2430 !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 TICKER STRIP 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white-space:nowrap;\n}\n.ticker-track{\n display:flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:0;\n width:max-content;\n animation:ticker-scroll 40s linear infinite;\n padding-left:160px;\n}\n.ticker-track:hover{animation-play-state:paused;}\n.ticker-item{\n display:inline-flex;\n align-items:center;\n gap:.5rem;\n white-space:nowrap;\n padding:0 1.5rem;\n font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size:.78rem;\n font-weight:500;\n color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);\n transition:color .2s;\n text-decoration:none;\n}\n.ticker-item:hover{color:#3DB4F0;}\n.ticker-item::before{\n content:'';\n display:inline-block;\n width:4px;height:4px;\n border-radius:50%;\n background:#008ED6;\n flex-shrink:0;\n}\n@keyframes ticker-scroll{\n 0%{transform:translateX(0);}\n 100%{transform:translateX(-50%);}\n}\n@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){\n .ticker-track{animation:none;overflow-x:auto;}\n}\n\/* 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\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.fnav-toggle__label {\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Skip link always has explicit colors \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.skip-link {\n background-color: #00659E !important;\n color: #FFFFFF !important;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Breadcrumb: sit flush below global header \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\nbody {\n padding-top: 65px !important;\n background-color: #002147 !important;\n}\n.breadcrumb {\n margin-top: 0 !important;\n scroll-margin-top: 65px !important;\n}\n#main-content {\n scroll-margin-top: 65px !important;\n}\n.admin-bar body { padding-top: 97px !important; }\n.admin-bar .breadcrumb { scroll-margin-top: 97px !important; }\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Hero: full viewport height \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 *\/\n.hero {\n min-height: 100vh !important;\n height: 100vh !important;\n display: flex !important;\n align-items: center !important;\n justify-content: center !important;\n padding: 0 !important;\n position: relative !important;\n}\n.hero__inner {\n justify-items: center !important;\n text-align: center !important;\n padding: clamp(2rem, 4vh, 5rem) 0 !important;\n width: 100% !important;\n}\n\n\n\/* 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#00152E;\n padding: .3rem 0;\n border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.2);\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__top-inner {\n max-width: 1340px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 0 clamp(1.25rem,4vw,3rem);\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: space-between;\n gap: 1rem;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__util-links {\n display: flex;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n gap: .15rem .75rem;\n list-style: none;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__util-links a {\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: .68rem;\n font-weight: 500;\n color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);\n text-decoration: none;\n letter-spacing: .02em;\n transition: color .15s;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__util-links a:hover { color: #3DB4F0; }\n.jsu-global-nav__ctas {\n display: flex;\n gap: .4rem;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__cta {\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: .72rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n letter-spacing: .05em;\n text-decoration: none;\n padding: .3rem .85rem;\n border-radius: 4px;\n transition: background .15s, color 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center;\n justify-content: center;\n flex-shrink: 0;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__logo-mark span {\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-weight: 900;\n font-size: 1.05rem;\n color: #002147;\n letter-spacing: -.03em;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__logo-text { line-height: 1.15; }\n.jsu-global-nav__logo-text strong {\n display: block;\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-weight: 800;\n font-size: .88rem;\n color: #FFFFFF;\n letter-spacing: .01em;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__logo-text span {\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: .62rem;\n font-weight: 500;\n letter-spacing: .14em;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n color: #3DB4F0;\n}\n\n.jsu-global-nav__menu {\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: 0;\n list-style: none;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li {\n position: relative;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li > a,\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li > button {\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: .3rem;\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: .82rem;\n font-weight: 600;\n color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);\n text-decoration: none;\n padding: .55rem .75rem;\n border-radius: 6px;\n background: none;\n border: none;\n cursor: pointer;\n transition: color .15s, background .15s;\n white-space: nowrap;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li > a:hover,\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li > button:hover {\n color: #FFFFFF;\n background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li > a::after,\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li > button.has-sub::after {\n content: '';\n display: inline-block;\n width: 0; height: 0;\n border-left: 4px solid transparent;\n border-right: 4px solid transparent;\n border-top: 4px solid currentColor;\n opacity: .6;\n margin-left: .2rem;\n transition: transform .2s;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li:hover > button.has-sub::after,\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li:focus-within > button.has-sub::after {\n transform: rotate(180deg);\n}\n\n\/* Dropdowns *\/\n.jsu-global-nav__dropdown {\n position: absolute;\n top: calc(100% + 4px);\n left: 0;\n min-width: 220px;\n background: #001736;\n border: 1px solid rgba(0,142,214,.25);\n border-radius: 8px;\n box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.4);\n padding: .5rem 0;\n opacity: 0;\n visibility: hidden;\n transform: translateY(-8px);\n transition: opacity .2s, visibility .2s, transform .2s;\n z-index: 100;\n list-style: none;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li:hover .jsu-global-nav__dropdown,\n.jsu-global-nav__menu > li:focus-within .jsu-global-nav__dropdown {\n opacity: 1;\n visibility: visible;\n transform: translateY(0);\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__dropdown a {\n display: block;\n padding: .5rem 1.1rem;\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: .82rem;\n font-weight: 500;\n color: rgba(255,255,255,.8);\n text-decoration: none;\n transition: color .15s, background .15s;\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__dropdown a:hover {\n color: #FFFFFF;\n background: rgba(0,142,214,.15);\n}\n.jsu-global-nav__dropdown .drop-group-label {\n display: block;\n padding: .65rem 1.1rem .25rem;\n font-family: 'Sora',sans-serif;\n font-size: 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href=\"#main-content\" class=\"skip-link\">Skip to main content<\/a>\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<div class=\"w\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb__list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/\">JSU Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/\">Financial Aid<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">CARES Act<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n<main id=\"main-content\" class=\"jsu-main-content\">\n\n \n <section class=\"hero dk\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-h\">\n <div class=\"w\"><div class=\"hero__inner\"><div>\n <span class=\"hero__tag\">DIVISION OF FINANCIAL AID<\/span>\n <h1 class=\"hero__title\" id=\"hero-h\">CARES <em>Act<\/em><\/h1>\n <p class=\"hero__desc\">\n Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) — federal COVID-19\n emergency student grant reporting for Jackson State University.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"hero__btns\">\n <a href=\"#heerf\" class=\"btn btn--primary\">HEERF Overview<\/a>\n <a href=\"#reporting\" class=\"btn btn--outline-white\">Funding Reports<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"sec\" id=\"heerf\" aria-labelledby=\"heerf-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"heerf-h\">Emergency student grant funding<\/h2>\n <p class=\"sec-body\" style=\"max-width:940px;\">\n HEERF funds were allocated to Jackson State University through three federal\n acts to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses\n related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"act\">\n <h3 class=\"act__head\">Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) — HEERF I<\/h3>\n <p>In compliance with the provisions set forth under Section 4504 in Title II of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, Jackson State University will provide CARES Student Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the amount of $913.00. The intent of the CARES Act is to provide financial support to offset the cost for expenses incurred as a result of the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n <p>In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Jackson State University, an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:<\/p>\n <ul class=\"bullets\">\n <li>JSU acknowledges that the University signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement. The institution further certifies it will use a minimum of 50% of the funds, or $4,223,124 received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.<\/li>\n <li>JSU received $4,223,124 from the Department pursuant to the University’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.<\/li>\n <li>The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is shown below.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"dist\">\n <caption>Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed — CARES Act (HEERF I)<\/caption>\n <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Date<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"amt\">Amount Distributed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>May 29, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$2,085,200<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>July 22, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$915,850<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>August 21, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$1,170,884<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>October 26, 2020<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$2,709<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>March 8, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$48,481<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"grand-total\">Grand Total: $4,223,124 for 4,625 students<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"act\">\n <h3 class=\"act__head\">Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) — HEERF II<\/h3>\n <p>The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) is authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), Public Law 116-260, signed into law on Dec. 27, 2020. In total, the CRRSAA authorizes $4,223,124 to JSU in support of emergency student grants, in addition to the $4,223,124 expeditiously provided last spring through the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136.<\/p>\n <p>In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 314(e) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Act, Jackson State University, an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:<\/p>\n <ul class=\"bullets\">\n <li>JSU acknowledges that the University signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement. The institution further certifies it will use a minimum of 50% of the funds, or $4,223,124 received under Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.<\/li>\n <li>JSU received $4,223,124 from the Department pursuant to the University’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.<\/li>\n <li>The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA is shown below.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"dist\">\n <caption>Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed — CRRSAA (HEERF II)<\/caption>\n <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Date<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"amt\">Amount Distributed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>March 29, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$2,043,720<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>April 5, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$346,680<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>May 6, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$295,200<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>June 18, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$1,537,524<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"grand-total\">Grand Total: $4,223,124 for 7,155 students<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"act\">\n <h3 class=\"act__head\">American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act — HEERF III<\/h3>\n <p>The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Public Law 117-2, signed into law on March 11, 2021, providing $12,084,745 to JSU in support of emergency student grants.<\/p>\n <p>ARP funds for student emergency grants are in addition to funds authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA – $4,223,124), Public Law 116-260 and the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES – $4,223,124) Act, Public Law 116-136.<\/p>\n <p>In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 2003(e) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Act, Jackson State University, an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:<\/p>\n <ul class=\"bullets\">\n <li>JSU acknowledges that the University signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement. The institution further certifies it will use a minimum of $12,084,745 received under Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.<\/li>\n <li>JSU received $12,084,745 from the Department pursuant to the University’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.<\/li>\n <li>The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA is shown below.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"table-wrap\">\n <table class=\"dist\">\n <caption>Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed — ARP (HEERF III)<\/caption>\n <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Date<\/th><th scope=\"col\" class=\"amt\">Amount Distributed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n <tbody>\n <tr><td>November 15, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$8,623,021.00<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>November 24, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$567,081.30<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>December 13, 2021<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$319,935.40<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>February 7, 2022<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$534,918.50<\/td><\/tr>\n <tr><td>April 12, 2022<\/td><td class=\"amt\">$125,265.70<\/td><\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n <p class=\"grand-total\">Grand Total: $10,170,221.90 for 6,007 students<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"sec sec--off\" id=\"faq\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"faq-h\">CARES Act questions & answers<\/h2>\n <p class=\"sec-body\">Select a question to expand its answer.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-list\">\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>What is the CARES \/ Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) provided by the Federal Government?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) are funds allocated for universities through three separate acts: Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. These acts were passed by Congress and signed into law to provide economic relief from COVID-19. One section of each act established the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and sent money to schools to use for emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the pandemic.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who is eligible to apply for CARES Act funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Degree-seeking students enrolled in Spring 2020 who are eligible to apply for federal Title IV financial aid are eligible to apply for CARES Act funds.<\/p><p>*Students enrolled in fully online programs, international, and undocumented students are not eligible. Excluded are those who:<\/p><ul><li>are not currently eligible for financial aid;<\/li><li>are not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards; or<\/li><li>withdrew from the university.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who is eligible to apply for CRRSAA funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Degree-seeking students enrolled in Fall 2020 who are eligible to apply for federal Title IV financial aid are eligible to apply for CRRSAA funds.<\/p><p>*Students enrolled as international students are not eligible.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who is eligible to apply for ARP Act funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Degree-seeking students enrolled at Jackson State University during the Fall 2021 semester.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How Do I Apply?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Each round of HEERF fund distribution required a completed questionnaire, emailed to the student.<\/p><p>Funds are no longer available, as of 12\/16\/2021.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>What expenses are eligible to be covered?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>CARES Act funds only can be used to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19, such as:<\/p><ul><li>Food<\/li><li>Housing (such as having to move off campus when residence halls close)<\/li><li>Course materials<\/li><li>Health care<\/li><li>Child-care expenses<\/li><li>Technology-related expenses (such as having to buy a computer when the student’s courses are moved online)<\/li><li>Transportation (such as having to fly home because classes were cancelled or having to return from study abroad because of program cancellation)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How will CARES Act funding be distributed?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Funds will be paid via direct deposit.<\/p><p>Those without direct deposit will receive a check, mailed to the address on file with JSU.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How will students be notified if they are approved for funding?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>Students will be sent an email notifying them if they are approved for funding.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>How will JSU determine the initial amount awarded?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p><strong>Spring 2020 CARES Act Initial Awarding:<\/strong> Students enrolled in face-to-face courses and are Title IV eligible received $913.00.<\/p><p><strong>Fall 2020 CRRSAA Awarding:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Title IV eligible students enrolled in 12 or more hours received $720.00.<\/li><li>Title IV eligible students enrolled in less than 12 hours received $360.00.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Fall 2021 ARP Awarding:<\/strong> All students enrolled at JSU and who demonstrated financial need (through completed questionnaire) received a payment of $1,692.78.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>Who do I contact if I have questions?<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\"><p>You can contact the financial aid office:<\/p><p><a href=\"tel:+18668433578\">1-866-THEE-JSU (843-3578)<\/a><br><a href=\"mailto:finaid@jsums.edu\">finaid@jsums.edu<\/a><br>Location: 1st Floor of B.F. Roberts building on the main campus<\/p><\/div>\n <\/details>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"sec\" id=\"reporting\" aria-labelledby=\"reporting-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">HEERF Reporting<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"reporting-h\">Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund reporting<\/h2>\n <p class=\"sec-body\">Institutional and student quarterly expenditure reports by year (PDF, opens in a new tab).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"faq-list\">\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2025 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2025\/04\/2025QTR1-HEERF-Expenditures-03.31.2025-prc-4.02.2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2025 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2025<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2025\/07\/2025QTR2-HEERF-Expenditures-06.30.2025-flat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2025 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2025<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2024 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/04\/2024QTR1-HEERF-Expenditures-03-31-2024-prc-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/10\/2024QTR2-HEERF-Expenditures-06.30.2024-prc-7-2-24-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/10\/2024QTR3-HEERF-Expenditures-09.30.2024-prc-10.07.2024-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2025\/01\/2024QTR4-HEERF-Expenditures-12.31.2024-prc-1.06.2025-1-flat.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2024 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2024<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2023 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/05\/2023QTR1-HEERF-Expenditures-3-31-2023_flattened.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/10\/2023QTR2-HEERF-Expenditures-6-30-2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/10\/2023QTR3-HEERF-Expenditures-9-30-2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2024\/01\/2023QTR4-HEERF-Expenditures-12.31.2023-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2023 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2023<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2022 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Annual Report<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/07\/Resubmission-of-final-report-5.22.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Annual Report (PDF)\">HEERF Annual Report<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/03-31-22-CARES-Quartertly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-III-ARP-Quarterly-Reporting-Second-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/07\/00241000heerfq22022071122-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – June 30, 2022 (PDF)\">Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – June 30, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/03\/FY-2022-HEERF-Quarterly-Report-PDF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – September 30, 2022 (PDF)\">Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – September 30, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/03\/HEERF-Quarterly-Report-2022-December-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – December 31, 2022 (PDF)\">Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for all HEERF I, II, and III grant funds – December 31, 2022<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2021 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Annual Report<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/05\/HEERF-Year-3-submitted-report-compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Annual Report (PDF)\">HEERF Annual Report<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">First-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/03-31-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-II-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-First-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – March 31, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/06-30-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-II-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-Second-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/09-30-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-III-ARP-Quarterly-Reporting-September-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – September 30, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/12-31-21-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-III-ARP-Quarterly-Reporting-First-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – December 31, 2021 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – December 31, 2021<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <details class=\"faq\">\n <summary>2020 HEERF Funding Reports<\/summary>\n <div class=\"faq__body\">\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Annual Report<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2023\/05\/HEERF-Year-3-submitted-report-compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Annual Report (PDF)\">HEERF Annual Report<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Second-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/06-30-20-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-I-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-June-30-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – June 30, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Third-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/09-30-2020-CARES-Quaterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – September 30, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-I-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-Template-Third-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – September 30, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – September 30, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <div class=\"qtr-label\">Fourth-Quarter Reports<\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/12-31-2020-CARES-Quarterly-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF Institutional Quarterly Report – December 31, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/financialaid\/files\/2022\/06\/HEERF-I-CRRSAA-Quarterly-Reporting-Template-Fourth-Quarter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – December 31, 2020 (PDF)\">HEERF-I-CRRSAA Student Quarterly Report – December 31, 2020<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">PDF<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/details>\n <\/div>\n <h3 style=\"font-family:'Sora',sans-serif;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:700;color:#002147;margin:2.25rem 0 1rem;\">Department of Education Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"res-list res-list--2\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/caresact.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF I FAQs (U.S. Department of Education) (external link)\">HEERF I FAQs (U.S. Department of Education)<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">LINK<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/crrsaa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF II FAQs (U.S. Department of Education) (external link)\">HEERF II FAQs (U.S. Department of Education)<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">LINK<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/arp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"HEERF III FAQs (U.S. Department of Education) (external link)\">HEERF III FAQs (U.S. Department of Education)<\/a>\n <span class=\"res-badge\">LINK<\/span>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n <section class=\"sec sec--off\" id=\"quick\" aria-labelledby=\"quick-h\">\n <div class=\"w\">\n <div class=\"sec-head\">\n <span class=\"sec-eyebrow\">Quick Links<\/span>\n <h2 class=\"sec-title\" id=\"quick-h\">Units & resources<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"res-list res-list--2\">\n <li class=\"res-item\">\n <a 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