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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 58 / Monday, March 29, 2021 / Notices
Absolute Priority 5, the Department will take into account any funds already received under CRRSAA section 314a1 by the institution.
For Absolute Priority 3, the funds will be allocated based on the amount an applicant would have received based on the formula methodology for CARES Act section 18004a1 available at https
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
heerf90percentformulaallocation explanation.pdf.
For Absolute Priority 6, awards for applicants under this absolute priority will be based on the number of Pell Grant recipients the institution serves.
The per Pell recipient amount will be established after the Department receives all the applications under this priority.
For Absolute Priority 7, the Department will use the number of graduate students enrolled at the institution as reported on the SAIHE
Program Profile Information Form to calculate the allocation.
Note: Those institutions that are applying under absolute priority 1 or 4, should ensure that they have completed the FY 2021 eligibility process under parts A and F of title III and title V of the HEA, as published in a notice in the Federal Register on March 4, 2021 86
FR 12665.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1Minority Serving Institutions MSI and Strengthening Institutions Program SIP Institutions That Did Not Receive CRRSAA Section 314a2 Award An institution that meets the eligibility requirements in FY 2021 for HEA Title III and Title V for any of the MSI programs or SIP and did not receive any funds under CRRSAA section 314a2 of the CRRSAA ALNs 84.425J, 84.425K, 84.425L, or 84.425M because it was not eligible in FY 2020 and have not otherwise received funding under CRRSAA section 314a2. An IHE must demonstrate that it meets the eligibility requirements for FY 2021 for HEA Title III or Title V as published in a notice in the Federal Register on March 4, 2021
86 FR 12665 by completing Section 5
of the Program Profile Information Form for this absolute priority.
Absolute Priority 2Institutions of Higher Education Eligible Under Section 314a1 of the CRRSAA That Did Not Receive CRRSAA Section 314a1
Award An institution that did not receive funds under the CRRSAA section 314a1 student aid portion or section 314a1 institutional portion HEERF
II programs ALNs 84.425E and
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84.425F because it was not included in the IPEDS data collection that was used to allocate awards, but otherwise is eligible, Title IV-participating IHE on or after December 27, 2020 as indicated by their PPA effective date. An institution funded under this absolute priority must expend their SAIHE funds in the same manner as required under the CRRSAA HEERF II section 314a1
program i.e., institutions must spend at least the amount received under the CARES Act section 18004a1 student portion for financial aid grants to students, or, if not funded under the CARES Act, must spend at least 50
percent of funds on grants to students.
An IHE must complete Section 5 of the Program Profile Information Form for this absolute priority.
Absolute Priority 3Applicants for Assistance Under Section 18004a1 of the CARES Act That Did Not Receive CARES Act Section 18004a1 Award A public or private non-profit institution that was eligible to receive funding under CARES Act HEERF I
section 18004a1 and did not receive funding under one or both of the CARES
Act HEERF I section 18004a1
student aid portion or section 18004a1 institutional portion programs ALNs 84.425E and 84.425F
due to missing the application deadline, which resulted from an unsuccessful previous attempt to apply for funding, an incomplete application, or an application submitted under an incorrect funding opportunity number.
An institution funded under this category must expend the SAIHE award in the same manner as required under CARES Act HEERF I section 18004a1 programs. An IHE must complete Section 5 of the Program Profile Information Form for this absolute priority.
Absolute Priority 4Minority Serving Institution Branch Campuses That Did Not Receive CRRSAA Section 314a2
Award An institution that is a branch campus that was designated through the FY
2021 Titles II and V Eligibility process 5
as meeting MSI or SIP criteria but did not, either independently or through the parent institution, receive CRRSAA
section 314a2 funding, and the parent institution did not qualify under Absolute Priority 1. An IHE must complete Section 5 of the Program Profile Information Form for this absolute priority.
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Absolute Priority 5Institutions of Higher Education That Merged After CRRSAA, or Whose PPA Effective Date Resulted in the Institution Being Underfunded due to the Formula Methodology Used for Allocation Under CRRSAA Section 314a1
An institution that received a CRRSAA section 314a1 allocation that did not reflect the institutions total student enrollment or Pell recipients because of either 1 an institutional merger that was not captured in its CRRSAA section 314a1 allocation or 2 had a recent change in HEA title IV
Program Participation Agreement PPA
effective date resulting in the institution being underfunded due to the formula methodology used to calculate allocations under CRRSAA section 314a1. An institution funded under this priority must use at least 50 percent of SAIHE award for financial aid grants to students. An IHE must complete Section 5 of the Program Profile Information Form for this absolute priority.
Absolute Priority 6Institutions of Higher Education That Serve a High Percent of Students With Financial Need and Have Experienced Declining Enrollment Institutions that a Have 1 Experienced a decrease in student enrollment of 4.5 percent or more between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020; and 2 Had a total student undergraduate enrollment in Fall 2019 of which 50
percent or more are Pell Grant recipients; and b Are one or both of 1 A community college as defined in this notice; or 2 Located in a rural campus setting.
Note: The following campus settings will be considered rural: Town-Fringe, Town-Distant, Town-Remote, Rural Fringe, Rural-Distant, Rural-Remote, as defined by the National Center for Education Statistics NCES College Navigator search tool. Applicants may look up individual campus locale settings at: https nces.ed.gov/
collegenavigator/.
An institution funded under this priority must use the funds awarded for financial aid grants to students, including students needing financial assistance to reenroll.
In making awards under this priority, the Department will give priority to eligible applicants in the following order: Tier 1: Community colleges in rural locale settings; Tier 2: Community colleges not in rural locale settings; and Tier 3: Other public and private
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