COVID-19 Emergency Funding – CARES Act
Update on CARES ACT Funding
YVC is no longer accepting CARES Act Emergency funding requests. If you are experiencing hardship you may be eligible for emergency funding through other YVC programs. Contact Counseling & Advising for information on funding from the YVC Foundation (counseling@yvcc.edu, 509-574-4956) and Homelessness Grant (Guadalupe Huitron-Lilly, 509-574-4683). Students interested in workforce education programs can apply for the Opportunity Grant and Worker Retraining through the Financial Aid-Special Funding Application.
If you or your household have experienced a change in circumstances you may request a second review of financial aid eligibility. Use the Income Revision-Student or Income Revision-Parent forms along with supporting documentation to request such a review. This review may lead to additional grant or loan eligibility or an increase in your overall Cost of Attendance. Contact the Financial Aid Office for more information (finaid@yvcc.edu, 509-574-6855).
What is CARES?
YVC students with financial hardship related to the campus closing and moving all classes and services to an online system due to the COVID-19 health crisis may qualify for emergency funds from the federal CARES Act.
Eligibility
All currently registered Yakima Valley College students who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply:
- All students should complete a FAFSA or WASFA application for the 2021-2022 year. Students who cannot complete either the FAFSA or WASFA and have completed a CARES application will receive further instruction from the Financial Aid office after submitting the emergency funding application.
Process
Please submit the online application. Awards are determined by EFC ranges as follows:
- 0-5,846: $1,200
- 5,847-10,000: $1,100
- 10,001-19,999: $1,000
- 20,000-above; no application: $900
Results or requests for additional information will be communicated via the Financial Aid Portal or by email. Funding will be disbursed using your refunding preference established with BankMobile Disbursements. Please be sure your current address is on file with our Registration Office. Here is more information about BankMobile Disbursements. Please contact YVC’s Financial Aid office for additional information about establishing your refund preference.
CARES Act Reporting
Acknowledgment
On April 28, 2020, Yakima Valley College received funds under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. YVC intends to use the funds to provide emergency financial aid grants to students.
Total Funds Received
Yakima Valley College received funds totaling $13,553,291.00.
Total Grants Distributed
Yakima Valley College has awarded $13,553,291.00 in grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of 6/30/2022.
Eligibility Estimate
As of Spring quarter 2022, YVC estimated that 3,948 students are eligible for HEERF III funds. As of Winter 2022, YVC estimated that 4,870 students are eligible for HEERF III funds. The Fall of 2021, YVC estimated that 4,788 students are eligible for HEERF III funds. The Spring of 2021, YVC estimated that 4,366 students are eligible for HEERF II and HEERF III funds.
YVC estimated that 3,600 Spring 2020 students were 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 as of May 28, 2020.
Number of Students Helped
YVC helped 8 students in Spring quarter 2022. YVC has helped a total of 4,636 unduplicated students by providing Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of 06/30/2022.
In addition to the information and instructions provided here, the following communication was emailed to all potentially eligible students:
Dear Student,
YVC has CARES Act funds available for students who have a valid FAFSA/WASFA on file. This simple online form will only take a few minutes, begin now! This is free grant money as part of the federal government’s response to COVID. The Financial Aid Office encourages all students to submit the online form. You have the option to have funds applied to tuition charges or sent directly to BankMobile. Check your Student Account balance here. In case you did not set up a BankMobile preference for receiving a refund please visit refund selection.
Quarterly Report of Disbursement
- 3/31/2023: Total Disbursed: $13,553,291.00, 3 unduplicated students served in Spring 2022 and total unduplicated students served 4,629, estimated unduplicated students eligible 4, (CARES III Allocation)
- 1/1/2023: Total Disbursed: $13,553,291.00, 4 unduplicated students served in Spring 2022 and total unduplicated students served 4,636, estimated unduplicated students eligible 3,903 (SAIHE/CARES III Allocation)
- 10/1/2022: Total Disbursed: $13,553,291.00, 5 unduplicated students served in Summer 2022 and total unduplicated students served 4,636, estimated unduplicated students eligible 1,377 (SAIHE/CARES III Allocation)
- 7/11/2022: Total Disbursed: $13,553,291.00, 8 unduplicated students served in Spring 2022 and total unduplicated students served 4,636, estimated unduplicated students eligible 3,948 (SAIHE Allocation)
- 4/7/2022: Total Disbursed: $13,550,798.79, unduplicated students served 4,634, estimated unduplicated students eligible 4,870 (CARES III, MSI III, CARES III & SAIHE Allocation)
- 1/04/2022: Total Disbursed: $9,969,732.08, unduplicated students served 3,895, estimated unduplicated students eligible 4,788 (CARES II, MSI II, CARES III & SAIHE Allocation)
- 9/30/2021: Total Disbursed: $6,451,394.88, unduplicated students served 3,241, estimated unduplicated students eligible 1,654 (CARES II, MSI II & CARES III, SAIHE Allocation)
- 6/30/2021: Total disbursed: $5,055,487.50, unduplicated students served 2,988 (CARES II, MSI II & CARES III Allocation)
- 4/10/2021: Total disbursed: $2,145,863, unduplicated students served 2,644 (CARES I & MSI I Allocation)
- 12/31/2020: Total disbursed: $1,423,670, unduplicated students served 2,189 (CARES I Allocation)
- 9/30/2020: Total disbursed: $787,675, unduplicated students served 1,977 (CARES I Allocation)
As of the end of quarter 2, 2022 SAIHE funds have been exhausted. As of the end of quarter 2, 2022 100% of CARES/HEERF-Student funds have been disbursed. As of the end of quarter 1, 2021 CARES I and MSI I funds have been exhausted. As of the end of quarter 4 2021, CARES II and MSI II funds have been exhausted. As of the end of quarter 1, 2022 CARES III and MSI III funds have been exhausted.
CARES Act Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting
- June 30, 2023 Report: 00380500 HEERF Q22023 071023
- March 31, 2023 Report: 0380500 HEERF Q12023_033123
- December 31, 2022 Report: 0380500 HEERF Q42022_011123
- September 30, 2022 Report: 00380500 HEERF Q32022 10722
- June 30, 2022 Report: 00380500 HEERF Q22022 071022
- March 31, 2022 Report: 00380500_HEERF_Q12022_041022
- December 31, 2021 Report: 00380500_HEERF_Q42021_011022
- September 30, 2021 Report: 00380500_HEERF_Q32021_101021
- June 30, 2021 Report: 0380500_HEERF_Q22021_071021
- March 31, 2021 Report (Revised): 0380500_HEERF_Q12021_041021
- December 31, 2020 Report: 0380500_HEERF_Q42020_011021
- September 30, 2020 Report: 0380500_HEERF_Q32020_101020