Central Michigan University announced it will receive nearly $14 million from the federal government in response to COVID-19.
According to the university, funds will come out of the CARES act from the Higher Education Emergency Relief fund and the U.S. Department of Education.
The first half of the funds are for students who are facing financial challenges due to the COVID-19 crisis.
“These funds can help students with expenses incurred when campus operations were disrupted due to coronavirus, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care and child care,” CMU President, Bob Davies wrote in an email to students.
The university says most qualified students are main-campus students registered for the spring 2020 semester who qualify for financial aid, whose cost-of-attendance is greater than the Expected Family Contribution which is determined by the student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
These students will receive $500 through an undergraduate, need-based student grant by May 15. Students do not need to apply for funding.
For students who do not qualify for the need-based grant, the university will set aside a portion of the total funds for a CMU CARES Student Assistance Fund.
The university has been directed that the second-half of the funds can be used to offset costs incurred by the university’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
CMU has not yet been notified of when the university will receive its portion of the funding.
