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.
Simple Explanation
The government is telling everyone that new rules mean they can't take or look at new requests for certain school money programs from an old law, but they might still give out other types of school money until a certain date, and they'll explain more about new ways to get money later.