Nearly 38,000 students have received grant money from HEERF to help with the cost of tuition, food, housing, technology, health care, child care and course-related expenses.
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– The University of Texas at San Antonio has distributed $4.2 million through emergency financial aid grants to help students over the fall semester. Funding for the grants comes from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund , which has disbursed more than $94 million in grants since its induction in 2020.
Nearly 38,000 students have received grant money from HEERF to help with the cost of tuition, food, housing, technology, health care, child care and course-related expenses, according to a“The HEERF funds provided to our students have been an invaluable source of assistance during a very difficult time,” said Lynn Barnes Jr., UTSA senior vice provost for strategic enrollment.
The HEERF program was established through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. HEERF was set up to provide emergency financial aid grants to college students who are experiencing financial strains, the press release states.
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