Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals (Unpublished) – Federal Register
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; CARES Act, Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreement (Institutional Aid)
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before [insert the 30th day after publication of this notice]
Abstract: Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27, 2020), authorizes the Secretary of Education to allocate formula grant funds to participating institutions of higher educations (IHEs). Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act allows the IHEs to use up to one-half of the total funds received to cover any costs associated with the significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus (with specific exceptions). This information collection request includes the certification and agreement that must be submitted by an IHE in order to request institutional aid funds allocated under the CARES Act.
This information collection request was previously approved as an emergency clearance in order to comply with the requirements of the CARES Act and expedite the release of funds to IHEs and students with pressing financial needs due to the pandemic. The Department of Education is now requesting an extension of that emergency clearance under normal clearance procedures.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment Request; Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreement CARES Act
AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before [insert the 30th day after publication of this notice].
Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) is requesting clearance to allow for immediate outreach to institutions of higher educations (IHEs) to meet the requirements of the CARES Act. Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (March 27, 2020), authorizes the Secretary of Education (“Secretary”) to allocate formula grant funds to participating institutions of higher educations (IHEs). Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act requires the IHEs to use no less than fifty percent of the funds received to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care).