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The Department of Education is announcing the availability of new grant funding through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) under the COVID-19 relief act, CRRSAA, signed into law on December 27, 2020. Proprietary institutions of higher education can apply for these grants to provide financial aid to students facing economic challenges due to the pandemic. Around $680 million is available, and the funds must be used to assist students with exceptional needs, covering expenses like tuition, housing, or child care. Applications, which must be submitted via Grants.gov, are being accepted on a rolling basis until April 15, 2021.

The Department of Education announced that the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, overrides a previous notice that reopened the application period for certain grants under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) from the CARES Act. This new law prohibits accepting or processing new applications for the “Student Aid Portion” and “Institutional Portion” programs. However, applications are still being accepted for other HEERF programs under specific conditions until January 11, 2021. The department will provide further guidance on new funding opportunities created by the 2021 Appropriations Act at a later date.

On January 22, 2021, the Department of Education issued a correction notice for a previously published announcement inviting applications for funding under the Proprietary Institution Grant Funds for Students program. This notice corrects the Grants.gov Opportunity Number to ED-GRANTS-011521-005 and the OMB control number to 1840-0852. It also clarifies that the deadline for submitting applications is April 15, 2021. All other details and requirements from the original announcement remain the same.