January 8, 2021
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (December 2020)
October 28, 2020
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (September 2020)
October 8, 2020
As of September 30, 2020 Indian Hills has awarded $1,099,829 in CARES Act funds directly
to students impacted by COVID-19. These funds represent the entire allocation Indian
Hills was eligible to receive for this piece of the CARES Act. Indian Hills had approximately
1,653 students enrolled during the spring term and we awarded 1,182 eligible students
CARES Act funding based solely on the number of credit hours they were enrolled.
We also utilized an application process for students needing additional funding and
were able to provide 195 students much needed additional funding.
August 13, 2020
Since late June, Indian Hills has provided an additional $200,454 in Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF)
to approximately 80 students. To date, Indian Hills has disbursed $1,092,847 in CARES
funds directly to students to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations
due to Coronavirus.
July 9, 2020
Indian Hills has applied for and will be eligible to receive $1,099,829 in Institutional
funding from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the CARES Act.
To date Indian Hills has requested and received $555,516.97 in funding. These funds
have been used to reimburse the College for refunds made to students for tuition,
housing and meal plans. Additionally, the College has asked for reimbursement for
expenses related to moving to online delivery of classes, i.e. additional Zoom licensing
and increased Wi-Fi capabilities along with other technology related hardware/software
products. These items and others are all in preparing for, preventing and responding
to disruption caused by COVID-19.
JUNE 25, 2020 UPDATE
Indian Hill Community College is continuing to provide students with much needed funding
through our CARES application. As of late June, we have processed an additional $146,648
to 107 applicants that have utilized our CARES application!
APRIL 30, 2020
Information regarding Indian Hills Community College’s rationale, decisions, and processes
for distribution of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Higher Education Economic Relief Fund (HEERF) funds to provide students with emergency
financial aid grants for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due
to COVID-19 can be found here. Click here to see more.
Indian Hills Community College has received $1.1 million in federal funding through
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to address the financial
need that students face because of disruption in college operations due to COVID-19.
According to federal guidelines, these funds must be distributed to credit students
who are eligible for federal financial aid and were not enrolled exclusively in an
online program.
Indian Hills will distribute the first round of funds in the following way:
- Students enrolled in credit courses in the spring term and who are eligible for federal
financial aid will receive a check from Indian Hills CARES. The amount of this check
will be based on $65 per credit hour for the number of credits in which the student
was enrolled as of March 13, 2020.
- These checks will be mailed on April 30, 2020 to each eligible student’s permanent
address.
- Students should use the Indian Hills CARES funds to cover expenses related to the
disruption of campus operations due to Coronavirus. Eligible expenses include food,
housing, course materials, technology, healthcare, transportation, and childcare.
- Students who believe they may be eligible but who have not completed a FAFSA (Free
Application for Federal Student Aid), should complete the 2019-20 FAFSA (Indian Hills School Code: 008298) as soon as possible. Eligible students will be
contacted by the Financial Aid department within three business days.
- Students may receive help in filing the FAFSA by calling the Educational Opportunity
Center at 641.683.5315 or emailing eoc@indianhills.edu.
Students who feel they have additional financial need caused by the disruption in
college operations due to COVID will have the opportunity to apply for additional
funds. The Indian Hills CARES application will be available starting May 6, 2020.