CARES Act

Quarterly Report – Student Aid: April-September 2020

San Joaquin College of Law was awarded a sum of $21,241 in Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The U.S. Department of Education provided these funds to support the changes and challenges students experienced as a result of COVID-19.

A Funding Certification and Agreement was signed by SJCL and returned to the grantor on April 28, 2020 certifying that we intended to use at least 50% of the Cares Act funds (required by the grantor) for emergency grants to students. Upon receipt of these funds, SJCL distributed more than 100% of the student grant funds to students.
The total award to SJCL for Student Emergency Funds was $21,241. Another $21,241 was received for the Institutional portion of the emergency grant.
The total amount of emergency grant funds distributed to students was $22,950.
The total number of students eligible to participate in the emergency grant program at SJCL (the number of Title IV eligible students under Section 484 of the Higher Education Act) was 153.
The total number of SJCL students who have received emergency grant funds under the CARES Act is 153.
All 153 students eligible for grant funds received a check from SJCL in the amount of $150. No selection method was used to award the grant funds as all eligible students were included and each received the same amount of funds. At the Dean’s direction, each student received a check for $150, with the excess disbursement covered by SJCL. ($150 x 153 exceeded our award amount of $21,241.)
Individual checks in the amount of $150 were placed in the postal mail to all 153 students on May 28, 2020, along with a letter announcing the Emergency Grant fund award. No direction or instruction to students was necessary as the funds were distributed evenly among all eligible students.

Quarterly Report – Student Aid: October to December 2020

San Joaquin College of Law was awarded an additional grant of $449,120 under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. A condition of this award is that at least 50% of the award must be given to students which would be $224,560.

The total amount of emergency grants distributed to students under this award was $238,668.
The total number of student eligible to participate in this emergency grant program at SJCL (the number of Title IV eligible students under Section 484 of the Higher Education Act) was 179, nearly the entire student population at SJCL at the time.
The total number of students who received emergency grants funds under this award was 179.
All 179 students eligible for grant funds received a check from SJCL in the amount of $1,333.34. No selection method was used to award the grant funds as all students were facing increased needs due to the coronavirus pandemic and the need to attend classes virtually.
Individual checks were placed in postal mail to all students on October 9, 2020.

Quarterly Report – Student Aid: January – March 2021

No emergency grants were made during this quarter.

HEERF II – Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2021 (CRRSAA)

Quarterly Report – Student Aid: March–June 2021

On January 19, 2021, San Joaquin College of Law received from the Department of Education its “Supplemental Grant Fund for Students” Notification to receive funding under Section 314(a)(1) of CRRSAA. At least the same percentage of funding for financial aid grants to students as was required under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act must be used to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.

The College received $21,421 for Emergency Grants to Students and $38,034 for Institutional Needs. The College opted to use all the funds for student needs.

First Disbursement

The total amount of emergency funds distributed to students was $15,000 under an Emergency Grant Program. Students were encouraged to apply for an emergency needs grant of $500 each for such immediate needs as food and rent. 30 students applied.
The total number of students eligible to apply to participate in the Emergency Grant Program (the number of Title IV eligible students under Section 484 of the Higher Education Act) was 151. 30 students applied. A committee consisting of faculty and staff reviewed the applications.
The number of students who received emergency grants under this program was 30.
An individual check for $500 was available to recipients on either April 15 or April 22, 2021, depending upon when their application was received and reviewed.

Second Disbursement

The total amount of institutional award funds disbursed to students was $38,034.
The total number of students eligible to participate in this grant program at SJCL (the number Title IV eligible students under Section 484 of the Higher Education Act) was 151.
The total number of SJCL students who received funds under this program was 151. All 151 students received a check in the amount of $251.88. No special selection method was used to award these funds as all the students were eligible and were facing needs due to the start of the summer session under pandemic conditions.
Individual checks were placed in the postal mail to all 151 students on April 29, 2021.

HEERF III – American Recovery Plan (ARP)

Quarterly Report – Student Aid: July – September 2021

On May 11, 2021, San Joaquin College of Law received from the Department of Education its Notification of “Supplemental Award under the ARP".

The total award to SJCL for Student Emergency Funds was $54,889.
The total amount of emergency grant funds distributed to students was $61,130. This included $6,241 in HEERF II funds.
The total number of students eligible to participate in this emergency grant program at SJCL was 161.
The total number of SJCL students who received emergency grant funds under this program was 161. 75% of the funds were distributed to 79 students with a 0 Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) as reflected in their financial aid applications. The balance of the funds was distributed in proportion to the students’ EFC’s. Checks ranged from $580.35 to the students with 0 EFC’s to $100 to students with the highest EFC’s.
Individual checks were available to student on September 24, 2021. One student received a check on September 17, 2021, due to an acute emergency situation.

Quarterly Report – Student Aid: October – December 2021

No emergency grants were made during this quarter as all funds had already been distributed.

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reports