Pursuant to the Certification and Agreement signed by Bucks County Community College and submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, this institution has, or intends to, provide emergency financial aid grants to students in an amount equivalent to the sum of two amounts: 50 percent of the portion of its allocation that is based on formula factors from CRRSAA section 314(a)(1)(A)-(D) and 100 percent of the portion of its allocation that is based on formula factors from CRRSAA section 314(a)(1)(E)-(F).
Bucks County Community College has been awarded funding totaling $6,020,437 pursuant to Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP Act. We have also received an institutional award of $5,748,540 to be used by the institution. Our goal is to assist students with the student portion of these funds in accordance with federal guidelines from the U.S. Department of Education.
The total amount of emergency financial aid grants distributed to students under Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP Act, as of January 10, 2023, is $9,037,281.53. This total distribution includes $123,187 in funds that were previously awarded pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA, as described in the HEERF II section, below. These grants were awarded to a total of 3,506 potentially duplicated students.
In the most recent HEERF III distribution (November 2022), the estimated total number of unduplicated students at the institution deemed potentially eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants to students under Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP Act was 1,273.
The current maximum amount of emergency assistance that can be provided by this grant is $1,425. This amount is subject to change and is dependent upon available funds. If approved, the amount of student grants will be determined by their enrollment status, whether they were awarded a Federal Pell Grant for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and/or 2022-2023 academic years, and whether they incurred expenses for their children or dependents.
- Level 1. All students who met the eligibility requirements for this program and were enrolled in 1-5 credits during the Fall 2022 semester received the base amount of $370.00.
- Level 2. All students who met the eligibility requirements for this program and were enrolled in 6-8 credits during the Fall 2022 semester received the base amount of $725.00.
- Level 3. All students who met the eligibility requirements for this program and were enrolled in 9-11 credits during the Fall 2022 semester received the base amount of $1,075.00.
- Level 4. All students who met the eligibility requirements for this program and were enrolled in 12 or more credits during the Fall 2022 semester received the base amount of 1,425.00.
All potentially eligible students were sent an e-mail informing them of their potential eligibility and award amount.
Process prior to Quarter 4, 2022
Pursuant to the Certification and Agreement signed by Bucks County Community College and submitted to the U.S. Department of Education, this institution has, or intends to, provide emergency financial aid grants to students in an amount equivalent to the sum of two amounts: 50 percent of the portion of its allocation that is based on formula factors from CRRSAA section 314(a)(1)(A)-(D) and 100 percent of the portion of its allocation that is based on formula factors from CRRSAA section 314(a)(1)(E)-(F).
Bucks County Community College has been awarded funding totaling $6,020,437 pursuant to Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP Act. We have also received an institutional award of $5,748,540 to be used by the institution. Our goal is to assist students with the student portion of these funds in accordance with federal guidelines from the U.S. Department of Education.
The total amount of emergency financial aid grants distributed to students under Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP Act, as of October 10, 2022, is $7,834,424. This total distribution includes $123,187 in funds that were previously awarded pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA, as described in the HEERF II section, below. These grants were awarded to a total of 2,233 students.
The estimated total number of unduplicated students at the institution deemed potentially eligible to receive emergency financial aid grants to students under Section 2003(a)(1) of the ARP Act was 21,936.
The current maximum amount of emergency assistance that can be provided by this grant is $5,000. This amount is subject to change and is dependent upon available funds. If approved, the amount of student grants will be determined by their enrollment status, whether they were awarded a Federal Pell Grant for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and/or 2022-2023 academic years, and whether they incurred expenses for their children or dependents.
- Level 1. All students who applied for funding and otherwise met the eligibility requirements for this program received the base amount of $1,000.
- Level 2. Students who applied, met eligibility requirements, and received a PELL grant in either 2020 or 2021 received an additional maximum of $1,500. Students who received a PELL grant and whose EFC was under $1,000 received the maximum of $1,500 – all others received $1,000.
- Level 3. All students who applied for funding, met the eligibility requirements, and indicated expenses for child and/or dependent care received an additional $2,500.
Thus, a student who met eligibility, received PELL and had an EFC of under $1,000, and indicated expenses for child and/or dependent care, qualified for the maximum award of $5,000.
All potentially eligible students were sent an e-mail and a text message (if the student was “opted in” to receive text messaging) informing them of their potential eligibility and providing a link to an application where they could certify as to any eligible expenses they incurred related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Any student who applied for emergency financial aid grants under this program but were ultimately determined to be ineligible received an e-mail that confirmed this status and referred the student to other more appropriate resources.
To better target the distribution of limited funds remaining to those students who appear to demonstrate the greatest need (as required by the U.S. Department of Education), inactive students (i.e., students who are not enrolled in a course at Bucks County Community College for the semester in which the application for funding was received) who applied under this initiative from Summer 2022 forward could be deemed ineligible for funding, unless they were considered PELL-eligible in the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and/or 2022-2023 academic years.