HEERF Emergency Grants Report
Report posting date: October 16, 2020
The following public information is provided in compliance with Section § 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona):
1. Cal Poly Pomona signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement on April 13, 2020, for the Student Aid portion of the grant. Cal Poly Pomona has used or will 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.
2. Cal Poly Pomona received notice on April 24, 2020, that it had received an award of $15,452,045. This amount represents fifty percent of the total funds to be received by Cal Poly Pomona under Section 18004(a)(1) and will be used by the University to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus.
3. As of September 30, 2020, 100% of the CARES Emergency Financial Aid Grants were distributed to 18,863 students under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act totaling $15,452,045.
4. Emails were sent to all eligible students for the CARES Emergency Grants on May 5, 2020.
5. Cal Poly Pomona’s funding model was based on the number of students (undergraduate, graduate and credential) that were eligible for the CARES Emergency Grants and the funds allocated to the University to distribute. Based on these factors, Cal Poly Pomona utilized Expected Family Contribution (EFC) as calculated through the 2019-20 FAFSA to determine an equitable distribution of funds. Students who had already demonstrated financial need received the largest portion of these funds and were selected to receive automatic payments with no application required. The amount was also determined by full-time and part-time spring term enrollment status.
6. Eligible students are then divided into four Groups.
Group 1: Students with the lowest income status who received maximum state and/or federal aid (total students 12,097).
Group 2: Students with some financial need prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (total students 2,191).
Group 3: Eligible students without regard to prior state and/or federal aid received (total students 5,532).
Group 4: Eligible students that are eligible to file a FAFSA but did file a 2019-20 FAFSA (total students 4,472).
| Spring 2020 Enrollment | Group 1 EFC of $0 to $4,000 |
Group 2 EFC of $4,001 to $8,000 |
Group 3 EFC greater than $8,000 |
Group 4 Non-FAFSA Filer (must file FAFSA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time 12 or more units: Undergraduate of Credential 6 or more units: Graduate |
$1,000 | $650 | $300 | $250 |
| Part-time 1 to 11 units: Undergraduate or Credential 1 to 5 units: Graduate |
$650 | $350 | $200 | $200 |
7. Initial distribution of CARES Emergency Grants began on May 6, 2020. Students in Group 1 and 2 were automatically awarded the initial grants (approximately 92% of campus funding). Students in Group 3 were required to complete a CARES application and indicate COVID-19 expenses incurred to claim funds. Students in Group 4 were required to complete the 2019-20 FAFSA and the CARES application to indicate COVID-19 expenses incurred to claim funds. The CARES application closed on June 30, 2020.
8. After the CARES Application closed on June 30, 2020, Cal Poly Pomona assessed the amount of emergency grant funds still available. On July 1, 2020, subsequent distribution of remaining CARES Emergency Grants was facilitated through Cal Poly Pomona’s Broncos Care Basic Needs Program for students experiencing housing instability, food insecurity, and other emergency/crisis situations related to the disruption of campus operations and move to virtual instruction. As of September 30, 2020, a total of 860 students received $1,171,545 of CARES Emergency Grants through Cal Poly Pomona’s Broncos Care Basic Needs Program.
9. The total number of students at Cal Poly Pomona 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 is 24,292.
10. Additional information about student eligibility and the application process has been made available at: www.cpp.edu/csu-cares
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting
HEERF I, II, and III (a)(1) Institutional Portion and (a)(2) Minority Serving Institutions
IHEs must post the Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting Form no later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, (January 10, April 10, July 10, October 10) apart from the first report for the period ending September 30, 2020, that is due to be publicly posted on an institutions’ website by October 30, 2020. Once an institution has expended all of their funds, the latest iteration of their quarterly reporting must be marked with a “Final” designation on their webpage.
Quarterly Reporting for California State Polytechnic University, Pomona’s Sections (a)(1) Institutional Portion and (a)(2) Minority Serving Institutions of HEERF I, II, and III are provided below:
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report as of June 30, 2021 (posted 7/7/2021)
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report as of March 31, 2021 (posted 4/5/2021)
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report as of December 31, 2020 (revised) (posted 1/20/2021)
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report as of December 31, 2020 (posted 1/4/2021)
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report as of September 30, 2020 (posted 10/28/2020)