ARPA报告

To comply with federal regulations regarding the America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 (HEERF III), Bossier Parish 社区 College is providing easily accessible, public information regarding the dollar amount and use of grant funds awarded by the U.S. 教育部.

ARPA: HEERF III奖助金

合同日期(s)

奖励金额

Emergency 金融援助 Grants to Students

5/07/2021 $8,873,151.50

机构部分

5/07/2021

$7,956,685.50

加强机构

8/12/2021

$706,099

按日期呈报

2021年9月

ARPA: HEERF III – Emergency 金融援助 Grants to Students

The College distributed $4,474,920 of the grant award to students.  This equals roughly 50% of the entire student grant award. 截至9月17日, 2021, the College has awarded and disbursed in emergency financial aid grants to 5,096名学生.

The following criteria were used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency 金融援助 Grants and how much they would receive under ARPA.

Students with active enrollment in a Title IV eligible program in the fall 2021 semester, 谁提交了FASFA, and who are eligible to receive Title IV funds (according to Section 484 of the HEA) within the fall 2021 payment period, excluding: prisoners; cross-enrolled students who “home institution” is a non-LCTCS college; employees who are students; and dual enrollment students.  A sliding scale was used to determine award amounts.  The scale considered a student’s EFC score and credit hours.  The lowest award was $500 and the largest award was $1,020.

A list of Frequently Asked Questions (常见问题) was provided to students via email along with instructions on how to access the funds via BankMobile.  另外, BankMobile sends out an automatically generated email informing students that their funds are available.

ARPA: HEERF III – 机构部分   

As of May 2021, Bossier Parish 社区 College was awarded $7,956,685.50 in ARPA funding for HEERF 机构部分. 根据ARPA, the College will use this award to defray expenses associated with the coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associate with a transition to distance education, 教职员工培训, and payroll); carry out student support activities authorized by the HEA that address needs related to the coronavirus; and may make additional financial grants to students, which may be used for any component of the student’s cost of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to coronavirus, 比如学费, 食物, 住房, health care (including mental health care), 或者儿童保育.

ARPA: HEERF III – 加强机构 Program

截至2021年8月, Bossier Parish 社区 College was awarded $706,009 in ARPA funding for HEERF - 加强机构 Program.

The College will use this award to defray expenses associated with the coronavirus (including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associate with a transition to distance education, 教职员工培训, and payroll); and carry out student support activities authorized by the HEA that address needs related to the coronavirus.