CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Financial Aid Federal Work Study Eligibility Grants Loans Scholarships Donor-Funded Scholarships for Diversity Applying for Aid Financial Aid Policies CARES Act The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law on . One section of the CARES Act established the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), which allocates funding to institutions to provide emergency financial aid grants to students with immediate needs related to the disruption of campus due to the COVID-19 crisis. ArtCenter College of Design has signed and submitted to the Department the Certification and Agreement and intends to provide no less than fifty percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
