Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

HEERF Reports

The most recent HEERF reports are provided below. The prior period reports are available on the Prior period reports tab.

Northeastern Junior College CARES/HEERF Reporting March 31, 2022

The Department would like to receive the most current information from the date when the institution received its allocation for emergency financial aid grants to students, and the institution should have received its allocation within a few days after submitting the Certification and Agreement. Accordingly, the following information must appear in a format and location that is easily accessible to the public 30 days after the date when the institution received its allocation under 18004(a)(1) and updated every 45 days thereafter. All of the Student Aid Portion has been distributed by March 31, 2022. The previous Student Aid Portion reports (a 30 day, 45 day, or quarterly report) should report expenditures from the date of the institution’s (a)(1) Student Portion award through December 31, 2021.:

An acknowledgement 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 from HEERF I and HEERF II and amount specified in HEERF III.
- Northeastern Junior College signed the assurance and submitted on April 20, 2020 and received the funds on April 25, 2020, January 21, 2021 and May 11, 2021.
The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
- $2,372,050 minimum will be used for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
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 (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).
- As of March 31, 2022, Northeastern Junior College had distributed $2,372,050 to students, $553,120 during the period between January 1 - March 31, 2022.
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.
- 1298 students are estimated to be eligible under Section 484 in Title IV each semester.
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 March 31, 2022, 1,643 students have received a grant, 708 students during the period between January 1 - March 31, 2022.
The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.
- During the Spring semester, all students enrolled in Spring 2021 were invited to apply. Students who applied were reviewed to determine if they met initial eligibility as designated by the Department of Education – specifically enrolled in Title IV eligible programs on campus on or after March 13, 2020 and the nature of the impact (housing, technology, childcare, food, instructional materials, other). After review, applications were reviewed by Financial Aid professional staff to determine if the student was Title IV eligible or if additional information is needed to assess Title IV eligibility. Upon release of the updated guidance on eligibility released by the department on May 11, 2021, students who applied who were not Title IV eligible were awarded the grant retroactively. Additionally due to the fact that at the time of the award the application had limitations on eligibility which were not allowable under the new guidance which would inhibit applications, the remaining full time students who did not receive a grant were awarded. The amount of each award was $1,000 for full time students, $750 for 3/4 time students, $500 for 1/2 time students and $250 for 1/4 time students per semester. The cumulative average award is $1,443.73. For the quarter ending March 31, 2021 the average award is $781.24
Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.

Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF)

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed on March 27, 2020 and dedicated funding to Northeastern Junior College to support students with various expenses. The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) signed into law on December 27, 2020 is an extension of the CARES Act and provides additional higher education emergency relief funding and grants for a broader population of students.

To qualify for the funding, you must meet the following criteria:

You are a student who is experiencing financial hardship(s) due to the coronavirus and require financial assistance with costs of attendance or emergency costs because of the coronavirus.
These expenses were incurred after March 13, 2020.

Recovery Grants

Recovery grants are available to all students. The funds can be applied to your student account or refunded directly to you. The Recovery grant will be applied to your student account after the last day to add or drop classes. It will be awarded as follows:

$1,000 for students in 12 or more credits

$750 for students in 9 to 11.5 credits

$500 for students in 6 to 8.5 credits

$250 for students in less than 6 credits

You must apply for this funding by December 17, 2021.

CRRSAA Student Financial Aid Grant funding is limited and will be distributed to students based on priority need and on a first come, first serve basis.

Funding disbursement will be processed through your student account via BankMobile. To access your BankMobile account, please click here. For questions, regarding BankMobile, please contact the Northeastern Cashier’s Office at 970-521-6728.

For other questions regarding the Northeastern HEERF Student Financial Aid Grant, please email lisa.lefevre@njc.edu

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting under CARES Act Sections 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion, 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3), if applicable

Institution Name: Northeastern Junior College Date of Report: 3/31/2022 Covering Quarter Ending: December 31, 2021

Total Amount of Funds Awarded: Section (a)(1) Institutional Portion: $3,181,371 Section (a)(2): $115,794 Section (a)(3): $0 Final Report? YES

Category	Amount in (a)(1) institutional dollars	Amount in (a)(2) dollars, if applicable	Amount in (a)(3) dollars, if applicable	Explanatory Notes
Providing additional emergency financial aid grants to students.[1]	0	0	0
Providing reimbursements for tuition, housing, room and board, or other fee refunds.	0	0	0
Providing tuition discounts.	Not Applicable	0	0
Covering the cost of providing additional technology hardware to students, such as laptops or tablets, or covering the added cost of technology fees.	0	0	0
Providing or subsidizing the costs of high-speed internet to students or faculty to transition to an online environment.	0	0	0
Subsidizing off-campus housing costs due to dormitory closures or decisions to limit housing to one student per room; subsidizing housing costs to reduce housing density; paying for hotels or other off-campus housing for students who need to be isolated; paying travel expenses for students who need to leave campus early due to coronavirus infections or campus interruptions.	0	0	0
Subsidizing food service to reduce density in eating facilities, to provide pre-packaged meals, or to add hours to food service operations to accommodate social distancing.	0	0	0
Costs related to operating additional class sections to enable social distancing, such as those for hiring more instructors and increasing campus hours of operations.	0	0	0
Campus safety and operations.[2]	$1,925.21	0	0	Qualtrics subscription for tracking vaccinations
Purchasing, leasing, or renting additional instructional equipment and supplies (such as laboratory equipment or computers) to reduce the number of students sharing equipment or supplies during a single class period and to provide time for disinfection between uses.	$228,926.23	0	0	Lightweight mobile tables to accommodate social distancing.
Replacing lost revenue due to reduced enrollment.	0	0	0
Replacing lost revenue from non-tuition sources (i.e., cancelled ancillary events; disruption of food service, dorms, childcare or other facilities; cancellation of use of campus venues by other organizations, lost parking revenue, etc.).[3]	0	0	0
Purchasing faculty and staff training in online instruction; or paying additional funds to staff who are providing training in addition to their regular job responsibilities.	0	0	0
Purchasing, leasing, or renting additional equipment or software to enable distance learning, or upgrading campus wi-fi access or extending open networks to parking lots or public spaces, etc.	0	0	0
Other Uses of (a)(1) Institutional Portion funds.[4]	0	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Other Uses of (a)(2) or (a)(3) funds, if applicable.[5]	Not Applicable	0	0
Quarterly Expenditures for each Program	$230,851.44	0	0
Total of Quarterly Expenditures	$230,851.44

Form Instructions

Completing the Form: On each form, fill out the institution of higher education (IHE or institution) name, the date of the report, the appropriate quarter the report covers (September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30), the total amount of funds awarded by the Department (including reserve funds if awarded), and check the box if the report is a “final report.” In the chart, an institution must specify the amount of expended CARES Act funds for each funding category: Sections 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion, 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3), if applicable. Section 18004(a)(2) funds includes CFDAs 84.425J (Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)), 84.425K (Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)), 84.425L (Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)), 84.425M (Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP)); Section 18004(a)(3) funds are for CFDA 84.425N (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Formula Grant). Each category is deliberately broad and may not capture specific grant program requirements. Explanatory footnotes help clarify certain reporting categories. While some items in the chart are blocked out, please note that the blocking of such items is consistent with Department guidance and FAQs and is not definitive. Provide brief explanatory notes for how funds were expended, including the title and brief description of each project or activity in which funds were expended. Do not include personally identifiable information (PII). Calculate the amount of the Section 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion (referred to as “(a)(1) institutional” in the chart), Section 18004(a)(2) (referred to as “(a)(2)” in the chart), and Section 18004(a)(3) (referred to as “(a)(3)” in the chart) funds in the “Quarterly Expenditures for each Program” row, and the grand total of all three in the “Total of Quarterly Expenditures” row. Round expenditures to the nearest dollar.

Posting the Form: This form must be conspicuously posted on the institution’s primary website on the same page the reports of the IHE’s activities as to the emergency financial aid grants to students made with funds from the IHE’s allocation under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act (Student Aid Portion) are posted. It may be posted in an HTML webpage format or as a link to a PDF. A new separate form must be posted covering each quarterly reporting period (September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30), concluding after either (1) posting the quarterly report ending September 30, 2022 or (2) when an institution has expended and liquidated all (a)(1) Institutional Portion, (a)(2), and (a)(3) funds and checks the “final report” box. IHEs must post this quarterly report form no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter (October 10, January 10, April 10, July 10) apart from the first report, which is due October 30, 2020. For the first report using this form, institutions must provide their cumulative expenditures from the date of their first HEERF award through September 30, 2020. Each quarterly report must be separately maintained on an IHE’s website or in a PDF document linked directly from the IHE’s CARES Act reporting webpage. Reports must be maintained for at least three years after the submission of the final report per 2 CFR § 200.333. Any changes or updates after initial posting must be conspicuously noted after initial posting and the date of the change must be noted in the “Date of Report” line.

Paperwork Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1840-0849. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Under the PRA, participants are required to respond to this collection to obtain or retain benefit. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this individual collection, or if you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual form, application, or survey, please contact: Jack Cox, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202.