Federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Information


Federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) Final Quarterly Report

The University of New Mexico (UNM) received funding through the ARP program through the US Department of Education.  UNM is required to spend a minimum of $27,812,703 on emergency student grants through this program.
The University of New Mexico (UNM) received funding through the ARP program through the US Department of Education. UNM is required to spend a minimum of $27,812,703 on emergency student grants through this program.
As of December 31, 2021, the University of New Mexico has distributed $27,818,722 of the ARP funds on emergency grants to students.
17,034 UNM students were eligible for funding through the ARP program.
17,034 UNM students (at all five campuses) received funding through the ARP program.

The funding was given to half time enrolled degree seeking students with a FAFSA or State Aid application on file.  We distributed funds by expected family contribution as follows to students in July and August:  $2100 (0 to 5500); $1300 (5501 to 20000) and $800 (20001 and above).  9200 students received the $2100 distribution, 3246 students received the $1300 distribution and 2663 students received the $800 distribution.  The last round of the funds were distributed in September and were based on this EFC break out:  $1376 (0 to 5500); $715 (5501 to 20000) and $344 (20001 and above).  1297 students received the $1376 distribution, 341 students received the $715 distribution and 274 students received the $344 distribution.

Email sent to students:

Subject: UNM Relief Funds

Dear Student,           

I hope this email finds you and your family well.  This communication contains important information about financial assistance for you provided through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III). The U.S. Department of Education has provided additional funds to the University of New Mexico as well as other colleges and universities to assist current students with expenses such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.  We are distributing 100% of the funds allocated to UNM for student aid directly to students based on students' financial need assessment using the 2021-22 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file or a 2021-22 State Aid Form. 

You qualify for these funds  in the amount of $xxx.  These funds will be direct deposited into the bank account you have already set up with UNM, or mailed as a physical check to your mailing address (if you did not previously set up direct deposit with us).  By receiving these funds, you acknowledge you will use them as intended to offset some of the expenses described above that you have incurred during this difficult time.  As you budget these funds, you might want to explore the resources at the Center for Financial Capability.

Despite the challenges, continuing your educational pursuits is important.  We are here to support and work with you to get the most of the time, effort and money you invested in this semester and to help you toward our shared goal of your graduation.       

We realize you may have many needs during this uncertain time and hope these funds will be of assistance.  Many resources are available through UNM campuses ( Albuquerque,  Gallup,  Los Alamos,  Taos, and  Valencia) and in the community.  We hope that you will reach out to faculty and staff for support in reaching your academic goals.  We believe you have what it takes to complete your UNM education and want to support you to the finish line. 

The pandemic that has so disrupted your life for the last 17 months is coming under control, but new cases still arrive among the unvaccinated.  The best way to protect your family, your elders, your community, and your future, is to get vaccinated.  It’s safe, it’s easy, and it’s free.  In New Mexico you can go to https://cvvaccine.nmhealth.org/ to sign up.  Please do!        

Also please report your vaccination status to UNM.  Students who are fully vaccinated are eligible for a $100 incentive payment.  See https://bringbackthepack.unm.edu/protecting-the-pack/vax-the-pack.html for details.

Stay safe and Go Lobos!

Dr. James P. Holloway
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
The University of New Mexico

Institution Name : The University of New Mexico

Date of Report : 01/10/2022

Covering Quarter Ending: December 31

PR/Award Number(s): P425F:

200681-20B

P425J:

P425K:

P425L:

200243-20C

P425M:

P425N:

Total Amount of Funds Awarded: Section (a)(1) I nstitutional Portion: $ 26,516,585                    

Section (a)(2): $ 3,495,776                                         

 

Section (a)(3):

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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.

$ 0

$ 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.

 

$ 468,000

 

$ 0

 

$ 0

 

 

 

1 To support expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus consistent with applicable law. This includes eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance under CARES Act Section 18004(c), or any component of a student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental health care), or child care, per Section 314(c) of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), and Section 2003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP).

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Category

Amountin(a)(1)

institutional dollars

Amountin

(a)(2) dollars,ifapplicable

Amountin

(a)(3) dollars,ifapplicable

ExplanatoryNotes

Campus  safety  and  operations. 2

$548,561

$0

$0

 

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 class

period and to provide time for disinfection between uses.

 

$0

 

$0

 

$0

 

Replacing lost revenue from academic sources. 3

$2,760,429

$0

$0

 

Replacing lost revenue from auxiliary services 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

 

 

 

Other Uses of (a)(2) or (a)(3) funds, if applicable. 5

 

 

$0

 

$0

 

QuarterlyExpendituresforEachProgram

$3,776,990

$0

$0

 

TotalofQuarterlyExpenditures

$3,776,990

 

2 Including costs or expenses related to the disinfecting and cleaning of dorms and other campus facilities, purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE), purchases of cleaning supplies, adding personnel to increase the frequency of cleaning, the reconfiguration of facilities to promote social distancing, etc.
3 Please see the Department’s HEERF Lost Revenue FAQs (March 19, 2021) for more information regarding what may be appropriately included in an estimate of lost revenue.
4 Please post additional documentation as appropriate and briefly explain in the “Explanatory Notes” section. Please note that funds for (a)(1) Institutional Portion may be used to defray expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll).
5 Please post additional documentation as appropriate and briefly explain in the “Explanatory Notes” section. Please note that funds for (a)(2) and (a)(3) may be used to defray expenses associated with coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll).

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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 11‐digit PR/Award Number (number is found in Box 2 of your Grant Award Notification (GAN)) for each HEERF grant funding stream as applicable, 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.” Institutions that expended HEERF grant funds during the calendar quarter from January 1 – March 30, 2021 are required to post the quarterly report that involved the expenditure of HEERF II CRRSAA and HEERF I CARES Act funds. The Department did not previously affirmatively indicate this reporting requirement was in place for HEERF II CRRSAA funds. As such, institutions may have until the end of the second calendar quarter, June 30, 2021, to post these retroactive reports if they have not already done so. As of the July 10, 2021 quarterly reporting deadline, institutions are encouraged, but not required to, submit the quarterly reports (this institutional reporting form and the student quarterly report) to the Department by emailing those reports as PDF attachments  to  HEERFreporting@ed.gov .
In  the  chart,  an  institution  must  specify  the  amount  of  expended  HEERF I, II, and IIII  funds  for  each  funding  category:  (a)(1) Institutional  Portion; (a)(2),  and  (a)(3),  if  applicable. (a)(2)  funds  include  Assistance  Listing  Numbers  (ALNs)  84.425J  (Historically  Black  Colleges  and  Universities  (HBCUs)),  84.425K  (Tribally  Controlled  Colleges  and  Universitie s (TCCUs)),   84.425L  (Minority  Serving  Institutions  (MSIs)),  84.425M  (Strengthening  Institutions  Program  (SIP));  (a)(3)  funds  are  for  ALN  84.425N  (Fund  for   the  Improvement  of  Postsecondary  Education  (FIPSE)  Formula  Grant)  and  84.425S  (SAIHE).   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  (a)(1)  Institutional  Portion,  (a)(2)  and  (a)(3)  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.  If  there  is  no  expenditure  to  report  for  a  given  cell,  fill  it  with  a  “0.”   Please  refrain  from   using  any  symbols  throughout  the  form,  including  but  not   limited  to  “>”  or  “~.” 

 

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 (a)(1) of the CARES Act, CRRSAA, and ARP (Student Aid Portion) are posted. It must be posted as a PDF. No handwritten or scanned PDFs are allowed. Please refrain from adding additional material to the uploaded form. The PDF must be named in the following manner: [8- digit OPEID]_[Survey Name]_[Quarter/Year]_[Date of Release]. For example, 01177600_HEERF_Q32021_101021. The 8-digit OPEID can be found at the DAPIP website or the NCES website. In the event a DUNS number applies to multiple OPEIDs, use the OPEID for the campus with the highest enrollment. The quarter pertains to the calendar year, following the same cadence the reporting periods follows. The date of release should be reported as the deadline for form submission, 10 days after the end of each reporting period. 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, 2023 or (2) when an instituti on 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). Each quarterly report must be separately maintained in a PDF document linked directly from the IHE’s HEERF 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.
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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 HEERFreporting@ed.gov , U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202.

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