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An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to 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.

UTMB signed and returned to the Department of Education the Certification and Agreement. UTMB will award $550,876 (not less than 50%) of the funds received under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.

The total amount UTMB received on April 25,2020, from the U. S. Department of Education for awards to students is $550,876.

The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).

As of August 20, 2020, the total amount of emergency grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is $550,876.

This is the final report that covers all remaining HEERF fund expenditures for Section 18004(a)(1) Student Portion funds.

The estimated total number of students at the institution 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 to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

The estimated total number of UTMB students eligible to participate in programs under section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive emergency grants under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act was 1,747.

The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

The total number of UTMB students enrolled in spring 2020 who received an emergency grant under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 509.

The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

UTMB developed an application for the first round of grants that students completed between April 15, 2020 and April 21, 2020. The verified FAFSA was used to confirm that recipients met the eligibility requirements of the CARES Act. A committee consisting of one representative from each of the four schools and four representatives from Enrollment Services will review the applications and amounts requested to determine which students meet the criteria prescribed by the US Department of Education. The maximum that could be awarded per student is $2500.00.

UTMB developed a new application for the second round of grants that students completed between July 13,2020 and July 26,2020. This new application was based on the clarification of eligible expenses from the Department of Education. The verified FAFSA was used to confirm that recipients met the eligibility requirements of the CARES Act. A committee consisting of one representative from each of the four schools and four representatives from Enrollment Services will review the applications and amounts requested to determine which students meet the criteria prescribed by the US Department of Education. The maximum that could be awarded per student is $2500.00. Students who were enrolled prior to summer 2020 were given priority consideration. The remaining funds were awarded to the students who entered during summer 2020.

Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants.

All students were sent an email providing them a link to sign in to the scholarship application. They were instructed to complete the application if they were experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and told that the application would be open from May 15, 2020 until midnight, May 21, 2020. A second application period was open from July 13, 2000 to July 26, 2020 and students were given the same instructions as previously. Once the funds were awarded, students receiving the grant were notified via email of the amount they were awarded and told that they would be disbursed via direct deposit (or by check if they weren’t enrolled in direct deposit). They were also told that if they chose to use the funds to pay tuition/fees, they must login to their account to do so once they received their funds. UTMB will not use awarded emergency financial aid grants to pay outstanding or overdue student bills. Additional rounds of funding will be conducted until all CARES monies are distributed to students.

An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to 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.

UTMB has signed and returned the Certification and Agreement form & the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than the required amount of funds received to provide HEERF II grants to students.

The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.

UTMB has received a $550,876 in the Student Aid Portion of HEERF II and $1,142,510 in Institutional Portion. UTMB has decided to reallocate $350,000 of the Institutional Portion to be used for student aid bringing the total amount awarded to students as grants to $900,876.

The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).

As of July 30, $900,876 has been distributed to enrolled students.

The estimated total number of students at the institution 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 to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

The total number of students at UTMB eligible to participate in HEERF II is 3,130.

The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

The total number of students at UTMB who received monies under HEERF II to date is 3,130.

The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

Using the eligibility guidelines under HEERF II, all enrolled students were deemed eligible for and received student grants, however, students receiving Federal Title IV or Title VII funds were considered as having exceptional financial need and thus received a larger grant amount than those without exceptional need.

An acknowledgement that the institution signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to 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.

UTMB has signed and returned the Certification and Agreement form & the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than the required amount of funds received to provide HEERF III grants to students.

The total amount of funds that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.

UTMB has received a total of $3,021,747 from HEERF III ($1,525,148 in the Student Aid Portion and $1,496,599 in Institutional Portion).

The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission (i.e., as of the 30-day Report and every 45 days thereafter).

As of September 30, UTMB disbursed $1,489,319 to students.

The estimated total number of students at the institution 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 to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

The total number of students at UTMB eligible to participate in HEERF III is 3,468.

The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

The total number of students at UTMB who received monies under HEERF III to date is 3,468.

The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.

Using the eligibility guidelines under HEERF III, all enrolled students were deemed eligible for and received student grants, however, students receiving Federal Title IV or Title VII funds were considered as having exceptional financial need and thus received a larger grant amount than those without exceptional need.