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Union Cares Act Reporting

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting

Final Report

Reporting Requirements

  1. CARES Act letter An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

    see letter
  2. The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution's Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.

    $1,984,881
  3. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).

    $493,083 as of 5/14/2020
    $986,691 as of 5/28/2020
    $992,441 as of 7/27/2020
  4. The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

    Estimated 1,507
  5. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

    1,007 students.
  6. The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

    In order to receive emergency grant funding, eligible students must apply online through the Union CARES Act application. Approved applicants will receive a cash payment through Direct Deposit (if established) or a paper check by mail. Applicants may be eligible for the grant if they meet all of the below criteria:
    • Student must be currently enrolled for the spring 2020 semester as a degree seeking undergraduate or graduate.
    • Student must have completed a FAFSA and meet all eligibility requirements for Title IV Financial Aid under Section 484 of the Higher Education Act.
    • Student must have been financially impacted due to disruption of academic operations caused by COVID-19.
    • Any student who was enrolled in an exclusively online program prior to the transition to remote instruction is not eligible to receive funds at this time.
    Until May 15, 2020, a $500 grant will be given to all students who meet the grant requirement. After May 15, 2020 grants will be disbursed to eligible applicants for as long as funds are available, assuming documented financial impact and a completed Union CARES Act supplemental application is completed by May 25, 2020. Completion of the Union Cares application is not a guarantee of funding.

    The University estimated that the average student would incur $500 of personal expenses during the period in which the university transitioned to remote instruction until the end of the spring semester. This figure is based on the most recent available Bureau of Labor Statistics data and components of the University's existing 2019-2020 cost of attendance estimates for personal expenses. Per a statement issued by Secretary DeVos on April 30, 2020, these funds "may be used for grants to students for any component of the student's cost of attendance."
  7. Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.

    Email messages were sent out to potential eligible students to apply for the emergency financial aid grants.

    The following Email was sent to students who potentially would be eligible to receive this grant.

    Subject: CARES Act grant up to $500 now available... Apply Now!

    Dear Students,

    We understand that these are very different days you are experiencing. No doubt, this has likely caused additional financial strain for you and your family. You may know that at the end of March, the U.S. Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), and it was signed into law on March 27th. This historic bill allocated over $2 trillion in economic relief into the United States economy.

    In addition to payments made directly to many Americans, the bill also included $14 billion in higher education emergency relief funds to assist colleges and college students with costs such as course materials, technology, food, housing, child care, and transportation incurred as a result of the interruption of the semester due to COVID-19. On Monday, April 27, 2020, Union University received the first allocation of funds as part of the CARES Act. These funds are to be released directly to students. The funds are intended to assist students who have experienced a financial hardship from the disruption of the semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, we are taking applications and will offer a CARES Act grant up to $500 to all eligible applicants.

    To be eligible, students must be currently enrolled, registered for at least one residential course prior to March 13th, and eligible to receive Title IV aid.

    Please complete this short application by May 15 to receive this grant.

    We are committed to the health and safety of our community. To learn more about what steps Union has taken in response to COVID-19, visit www.uu.edu/COVID-19.

    We are praying for you as you complete these last few weeks of the spring semester, and look forward to seeing you again soon.

    In Him,

    Dan Griffin
    Vice President for Enrollment Management
    Union University
    731.661.5120