CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Report
The following information is provided in compliance with the Department of Education reporting requirements for the CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid.
HEERF I Funds
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
Report date: October 29, 2020 (final report)
Amended Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
*Quarterly report amended on 1/20/2021 after internal review of expenses
No additional quarterly reporting required.
HEERF II & III Funds
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
Report date: April 10, 2021
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
Report Date: July 10, 2021
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
Report Date: October 10, 2021
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
Report Date: January 10, 2022
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
Report Date: April 10, 2022
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Institutional Portion
Report Date: July 10, 2022
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report – Student Aid Portion
Initial Report: June 3, 2020
45-Day Report: July 20, 2020
45-Day Report: August 31, 2020
Quarterly Report: October 10, 2020
Quarterly Report: January 10, 2021
Quarterly Report: April 10, 2021
Quarterly Report: July 10, 2021
Quarterly Report: October 10, 2021
Quarterly Report: January 10, 2022
Updated as of April 10, 2022
Final report – No additional quarterly reporting necessary.
- Lincoln Christian University signed and submitted the CARES Act
Certification and Agreement on April 21, 2020. Lincoln Christian
University affirms that it has used or intends to use no less than fifty (50)
percent of the designated funds received under the CRRSAA and ARP
(a)(1) and (a)(4) programs to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to
students. - Lincoln Christian University received $936,370.00 from the Department
of Education for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the
CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs. - Lincoln Christian University has distributed $936,370.00 of Emergency
Financial Aid Grants to students under the CRRSAA and ARP (a)(1) and
(a)(4) programs as of April 10, 2022. All HEERF grant money has been
distributed to students. - Lincoln Christian University has an estimated total of 922 students
eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants under the CRRSAA
and ARP (a)(1) and (a)(4) programs. - Lincoln Christian University has distributed funds to 581 students.
- Lincoln Christian University students requesting Emergency Financial Aid Grants under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act completed an
application detailing expenses related to the closure of campus. The
Financial Aid Director verified Title IV eligibility for each student. The
submitted expenses were then reviewed by the Vice President of Student
Development. Any expenses deemed eligible as determined by the
CARES Act guidelines were included in the approved total for the
individual student. In December 2020, individual grants were provided to undergraduate residential students. In April 2021, and in accordance with new guidelines for the CRRSAA funds, individual grants were provided to students with exceptional need. The Financial Aid Director verified Title IV eligibility for each student. In October 2021 and February 2022, and in accordance with updated guidelines for the CRRSAA funds, individual grants were provided to students, prioritizing those students with exceptional need. - The Vice President of Student Development emailed the entire student
body on April 30, 2020, informing them of the LCU’s eligibility for the
CARES Act grant. The Emergency Student Aid Policy was attached and
it communicated the conditions as laid out in Secretary DeVos’ letter
dated April 9, 2020. On May 6, 2020, Vice President Dicken emailed the entire student body a second time enclosing the policy and the grant application. On November 30, 2020, Vice President Dicken emailed eligible undergraduate residential students notifying them of the available grant. Students were instructed to fill out a form to indicate interest in receiving the grant. On April 16, 2021, an email was sent from Vice President Dicken to all eligible students notifying them of available grant money. Students were able to complete an online form choosing a method of distribution. Vice President Dicken sent an email on September 30, 2021 to all eligible students notifying them of additional grant money. A form was provided for them to complete indicating interest in the grant and making a choice for distribution. Additionally, the LCU website was updated with the new guidelines. A similar process was used in February 2022 to distribute the final grant money to students.