Emergency Relief Fund Grants

Updates

July 6, 2022:

In accordance with Department of Education requirements, below is a link to Linfield’s Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for the quarter ending June 30, 2022:

• Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF I, II and III

April 11, 2022:

In accordance with Department of Education requirements, below is a link to Linfield’s Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for the quarter ended March 31, 2022:

• Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF I, II, and III 

April 7, 2022:

HEERF III distribution is as follows:

*As of 03/15/2022

Feb. 15, 2022:

HEERF III distribution is as follows:

*As of 02/14/2022

Jan. 7, 2022:

In accordance with Department of Education requirements, below is a link to Linfield’s Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2021:

• Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF I, II, and III

Dec. 7, 2021:

HEERF III distribution is as follows:

*As of 12/07/2021

Nov. 22, 2021:

In accordance with Department of Education requirements, below is a link to Linfield’s Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2021:

• Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for HEERF I, II, and III

Sept. 28, 2021:

In accordance with Department of Education requirements, below is a link to Linfield’s Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for the quarter ended June 30, 2021:

• First and Final Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for Institutional Portion under HEERF II
• First Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report report for Institutional Portion under HEERF III

Sept. 16, 2021:

HEERF III distribution is as follows:

*As of 09/15/2021 

June 14, 2021:

Linfield University was awarded a third round of funds for Student Emergency Relief Grants prioritizing awards to those with exceptional need. It is important to note that there are some changes in process and eligible student expenses. Eligible students have been expanded to include those enrolled exclusively in online programs, as well as to international students, undocumented students, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. To learn more about eligibility or how to apply, see the email sent from the Dean of Students Office, located under Previous Communications.  

April 28, 2021:

Additional applications for Student HEERF II Emergency Grants resulting from COVID-19 impacts have been suspended. The current round of $720,663 in Emergency Grant funds have been awarded to 333 students.

If you and/or your parents have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 Pandemic please reach out to the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@linfield.edu or call 503-883-2225. Financial aid may be able to assist in identifying adjustments to your FAFSA® that could result in additional federal grant eligibility.

April 26, 2021: 

Updated distribution for HEERF II is as follows:

*As of 04/26/21

March 29, 2021: 

As reported earlier, Linfield University was awarded a second round of funds for Student Emergency Relief Grants prioritizing awards to those with exceptional need. It is important to note that there are some changes in process and eligible student expenses.

HEERF II grant funds may be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that were incurred after March 13, 2020 due to the coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care) or childcare.

To apply for HEERF II Funds please log in with your Linfield credentials and find the ‘Emergency Grants – HEERF II” form: https://inside.linfield.edu/its/etrieve-central.html.

Eligible students have been expanded to include those enrolled in exclusively distance education courses or online programs. Current guidance from the US Department of Education does not allow federal relief funds to be awarded to international students, undocumented students, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. We will revisit the distribution of awards to these individuals if we receive future guidance that allows us to do so.

If you and/or your parents have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 Pandemic please reach out to the financial aid office at finaid@linfield.edu or call 503.883.2225. They may be able to make adjustments to your FAFSA that could result in additional federal grant eligibility.

Feb. 2, 2021: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF II)

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on Dec. 27, 2020. As a result, the U.S. Department of Education announced January 14, 2021, that additional Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEERF II) funding is available to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to serve students to ensure learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Linfield University is currently working to create a revised application for student use to make application for the emergency funds. Once the application and process are finalized, additional information will be announced via this Linfield Cares Act Reporting webpage, in Linfield Ahead, and an email to all students at the Linfield.

Nov. 12, 2020:

In accordance with Department of Education requirements below is a link to Linfield’s Final Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting for the quarter ended June 30, 2020:

First and Final QBER report for Institutional Portion under CARES Act Sections 18004(a)(1) and 18804(a)(2)

May 27, 2020: UPDATE REGARDING EMERGENCY GRANTS

Additional applications for Student Emergency Grants resulting from COVID-19 impacts have been suspended. If you have special circumstances, please contact Financial Aid (finaid@linfield.edu) to discuss alternative aid programs that may be available.

This page will be updated as new information becomes available.

*As of 06/11/20

Guidelines and requirements

Latest update: June 11, 2020

The below information is provided in accordance with Department of Education guidelines and will be updated regularly in compliance with the reporting requirements (initial report 30 days after of receipt of Linfield’s allocation and every 45 days thereafter):

1. Linfield University acknowledges 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.
2. The total amount of funds that the Linfield University will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students is seven-hundred, twenty thousand, six-hundred, sixty-three dollars ($720,663).
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 is seven-hundred, twenty thousand, six-hundred, sixty-three dollars ($720,663) at June 11, 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 is one-thousand, five hundred, sixty (1,560).
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 as of June 11, 2020 is 559.
6. Linfield has created a student application process that is vetted by three people (Financial Aid, Student Life, and Finance) to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

Communications

Below are communications provided to the students to avail themselves of grants available under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act:

• Linfield News: Emergency grants available for students' COVID-19-related expenses
• Internal communications: Linfield Ahead e-newsletter, Monday, May 11, 2020
• Internal communications: Linfield Ahead e-newsletter, Thursday, May 28, 2020