Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting under CARES Act Sections 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion, 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3), if applicable
Institution Name: Parker University
Date of Report: _01/08/2021
Covering Quarter Ending: 12/31/2020
Total Amount of Funds Awarded: Section (a)(1) Institutional Portion: $ 485,213
Section (a)(2):$ 48,489
Section (a)(3):$ 0
Final Report? ☐
Category | Amount in (a)(1) institutional dollars | Amount if | Amount if | Explanatory |
Providing | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Providing other fee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Providing | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Covering the students, such as laptops or tablets, or covering the added cost of technology fees. | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Providing or or faculty to | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Subsidizing off‐campus housing costs due to dormitory closures or decisions to limit housing to one coronavirus | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Subsidizing food operations to | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Costs related distancing, | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Campus safety | $ 38,185 | $ 0 | $ 0 | Purchase of Personal Protective Equipment. |
1 To support any element of the cost of attendance (as defined under Section 472 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)) per Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act and the Interim Final Rule
published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2020 (85 FR 36494). Community Colleges in
California, all public institutions in Washington State, and all institutions in Massachusetts have different
requirements due to recent U.S. District Court actions. Please discuss with legal counsel. HEERF litigation updates can be found here.
2 Including costs or expenses related to the disinfecting and cleaning of dorms and other
campus facilities, purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE), purchases of cleaning supplies, adding
personnel to increase the frequency of cleaning, the reconfiguration of facilities to promote social distancing,
etc.
Category | Amount in (a)(1) institutional dollars | Amount if | Amount if | Explanatory Notes |
Purchasing, single | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Replacing lost | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Replacing lost organizations, | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Purchasing additional funds to staff who are providing training in addition to their regular job | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Purchasing, extending open | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Other Uses of | $ 0 | |||
Other Uses of | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Quarterly Expenditures for each | $ 38,185 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Total of Quarterly | $ |
3 Including continuance of pay (salary and benefits) to workers who would otherwise support the work or activities of ancillary enterprises (e.g., bookstore workers, foodservice workers, venue staff, etc.).
4 Please post additional documentation as appropriate and briefly explain in the “Explanatory Notes” section. Please note that costs for Section 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion funds may only be used “to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus, so long as such costs do not include payment to contractors for the provision of pre‐enrollment recruitment activities; endowments; or capital outlays associated with facilities related to athletics, sectarian instruction, or religious worship.”
5 Please post additional documentation as appropriate and briefly explain in the “Explanatory Notes” section. Please note that costs for Sections 18004(a)(2) and (a)(3) funds may only be used “to defray expenses, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, payroll incurred by institutions of higher education and for grants to students for any component of the student’s cost of attendance (as defined under section 472 of the HEA), including food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.”
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting under CARES Act Sections 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion, 18004(a)(2), and
18004(a)(3), if applicable
Institution Name: Parker University Date of Report: _10/30/2020 Covering Quarter Ending: 09/30/2020
Total Amount of Funds Awarded: Section (a)(1) Institutional Portion: $ 485,213 Section (a)(2): $ 48,489 Section (a)(3): _$ 0 Final Report? ☐
Category | Amount in (a)(1) institutional dollars | Amount if | Amount if | Explanatory Notes |
Providing | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Providing other fee | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Providing | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Covering the students, such as laptops or tablets, or covering the added cost of technology fees. | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Providing or or faculty to | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Subsidizing off‐campus housing costs due to dormitory closures or decisions to limit housing to one coronavirus | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Subsidizing food operations to | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Costs related distancing, | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Campus safety | $ 174,244 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
1 To support any element of the cost of attendance (as defined under Section 472 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)) per Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act and the Interim Final Rule
published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2020 (85 FR 36494). Community Colleges in
California, all public institutions in Washington State, and all institutions in Massachusetts have different
requirements due to recent U.S. District Court actions. Please discuss with legal counsel. HEERF litigation updates can be found here.
2 Including costs or expenses related to the disinfecting and cleaning of dorms and other
campus facilities, purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE), purchases of cleaning supplies, adding
personnel to increase the frequency of cleaning, the reconfiguration of facilities to promote social distancing,
etc.
Category | Amount in (a)(1) institutional dollars | Amount if | Amount if | Explanatory Notes |
Purchasing, single | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Replacing lost | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Replacing lost organizations, | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Purchasing additional funds to staff who are providing training in addition to their regular job | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Purchasing, extending open | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Other Uses of | $ 0 | |||
Other Uses of | $ 0 | $ 0 | ||
Quarterly Expenditures for each | $ 174,244 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
Total of Quarterly | $ |
3 Including continuance of pay (salary and benefits) to workers who would otherwise support the work or activities of ancillary enterprises (e.g., bookstore workers, foodservice workers, venue staff, etc.).
4 Please post additional documentation as appropriate and briefly explain in the “Explanatory Notes” section. Please note that costs for Section 18004(a)(1) Institutional Portion funds may only be used “to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus, so long as such costs do not include payment to contractors for the provision of pre‐enrollment recruitment activities; endowments; or capital outlays associated with facilities related to athletics, sectarian instruction, or religious worship.”
5 Please post additional documentation as appropriate and briefly explain in the “Explanatory Notes” section. Please note that costs for Sections 18004(a)(2) and (a)(3) funds may only be used “to defray expenses, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, payroll incurred by institutions of higher education and for grants to students for any component of the student’s cost of attendance (as defined under section 472 of the HEA), including food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.”
Higher Education Emergency Relief
Fund (HEERF) Emergency Grants to Students
Reporting Information
On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the CARES Act (H.R. 748), which provides emergency relief funds to organizations and individuals affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), found in Section 18004 of the CARES Act, provides funding to institutions of higher education “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.” This report provides details on the first award Parker University received under the HEERF, the funds for Emergency Grants to Students under Award No.P425E203608.
CERTIFICATION
Parker University signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement on May 4, 2020. Fifty percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act have been allocated to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
AWARD
Parker University will receive a total of $970,426 under Section 18004(a)(1) of the HEERF and, in accordance with the terms of the grant, has allocated $485,213 to be distributed directly to students impacted by campus disruptions due to the coronavirus. These funds from the U.S. Department of Education will be awarded pursuant to our Certification and Agreement for Emergency Grants to Students.
FUNDS DISTRIBUTED
Parker has made the following HEERF Emergency Grants distributions to students eligible under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act:
Week of Distribution | Amount Distributed | Number of Students |
October 21, 2020 | $13,460 | 19 |
November 04, 2020 | 6,300 | 9 |
November 16, 2020 | 10,220 | 15 |
December 15, 2020 | 8,600 | 13 |
Total | $38,580 | 56 |
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
Parker University has approximately 1,337 on-campus, undergraduate and graduate students eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and who are thus potentially eligible to receive HEERF Emergency Grants under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.
Grant No_P425E200006
Report No. 5_As of January 08, 2021
METHOD USED TO DETERMINE STUDENTS ELIGIBILITY
All potentially eligible students were electronically notified of the application process developed by the university for these funds from Ms. Alaina Mount, Dean of Student Development . A committee reviews the individual application requests as they are received and recommends distributions of this money to newly approved students on a weekly basis. The U.S. Department of Education has specified that students must meet certain criteria to qualify for these funds. These include:
- Students must be Federal Title IV aid eligible, which has been determined by student’s having a completed valid 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file.
- Students must meet Title IV aid eligibility criteria including:
- U.S. Citizenship or Eligible noncitizen status
- Having a valid Social SecurityNumber
- Be registered with Selective Service (if male)
- Students must meet Title IV aid eligibility criteria including:
Students must have been enrolled at Parker University as of March 13, 2020 (the date at which the national emergency wasdeclared).
- Students academic programs must include a requirement to be physically present on campus (i.e. students attending “exclusively” online programs are not eligible for emergency grant funding).
Maximum eligibility tiers were established by the university based upon various student situational experiences. Awards are focused on the six financial categories encouraged by the federal government. These include funding to help students
pay for housing, food, child care , health care, technology and course materials. Distributions to students have ranged between $300 to $1,300.INSTRUCTIONS / DIRECTIONS GIVEN TO STUDENTS
Instructions, directions, guidance and the application provided to students regarding the Cares Act HEERF Emergency Grants may be found by clicking HERE.
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) – Institutional Portion Required Reporting & Disclosure
July 14, 2020
- Parker University acknowledges that the institution has signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement for the Institutional Portion of the HEERF on May 7, 2020. Parker University 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.
- The total amount of funds Parker University received on May 7, 2020, from the U.S. Department of Education to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus is $485,213.
- The total amount of HEERF Institutional Portion (section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act) drawn by Parker University as of July 10, 2020, is $0.00.
- Parker University has obligated $143,305 for purchasing of Personal Protective Equipment for the campus.
- Internal controls are in place to ensure funds are drawn for allowable purposes. Those controls include utilization of the accounting system’s structure to segregate funding by source to identify and track the activity of that with externally imposed restrictions.
Parker University will request HEERF reimbursement only after allowable costs have been incurred. Transaction documentation for HEERF draws are reviewed by senior fiscal management prior to submission, with draws initiated in the Department of Education’s G5 site by separate personnel. Reconciliation of funding received in banking records and accounting transactions for receipt are also segregated to additional, separate personnel.
Additional reporting required on emergency Financial Aid Grants made under HEERF is located on Parker University’s website @Parker.edu
For any questions or comments regarding this report, please contact Meg Johnson ‐ Controller, at MJohnson1@Parker.edu
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) – Strengthening Institution Required Reporting & Disclosure
July 10, 2020
- Parker University acknowledges that the institution has signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement for the Strengthening Institution Portion of the HEERF on May 30, 2020.
- The total amount of funds Parker University received on May 30, 2020, from the U.S. Department of Education to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus is $48,489.
- The total amount of HEERF Institutional Portion (section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act) drawn by Parker University as of July 10, 2020, is $0.00.
- Internal controls are in place to ensure funds are drawn for allowable purposes. Those controls include utilization of the accounting system’s structure to segregate funding by source to identify and track the activity of that with externally imposed restrictions.
Parker University will request HEERF reimbursement only after allowable costs have been incurred. Transaction documentation for HEERF draws are reviewed by senior fiscal management prior to submission, with draws initiated in the Department of Education’s G5 site by separate personnel. Reconciliation of funding received in banking records and accounting transactions for receipt are also segregated to additional, separate personnel.
Additional reporting required for Emergency Financial Aid Grants made under HEERF is located on Parker University’s website.
For any questions or comments regarding this report, please contact Meg Johnson ‐ Controller, at MJohnson1@Parker.edu
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF)
Emergency Grants to Students
Reporting Information
On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the CARES Act (H.R. 748), which provides emergency relief funds to organizations and individuals affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), found in Section 18004 of the CARES Act, provides funding to institutions of higher education “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.” This report provides details on the first award Parker University received under the HEERF, the funds for Emergency Grants to Students under Award No. P425E203608.
CERTIFICATION
Parker University signed and returned to the U.S. Department of Education the Certification and Agreement on May 4, 2020. Fifty percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act have been allocated to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.
AWARD
Parker University will receive a total of $970,426 under Section 18004(a)(1) of the HEERF and, in accordance with the terms of the grant, has allocated $485,213 to be distributed directly to students impacted by campus disruptions due to the coronavirus. These funds from the U.S. Department of Education will be awarded pursuant to our Certification and Agreement for Emergency Grants to Students.
FUNDS DISTRIBUTED
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
Parker University has approximately 1,337 on-campus, undergraduate and graduate students eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and who are thus potentially eligible to receive HEERF Emergency Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act.
METHOD USED TO DETERMINE STUDENTS ELIGIBILITY
All potentially eligible students were electronically notified of the application process developed by the university for these funds from Ms. Alaina Mount, Dean of Student Development. A committee reviews the individual application requests as they are received and recommends distributions of this money to newly approved students on a weekly basis. The U.S. Department of Education has specified that students must meet certain criteria to qualify for these funds. These include:
Grant No P425E200006 Report #1
As of June 1, 2020
- Students must be Federal Title IV aid eligible, which has been determined by student’s having a completed valid 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file.
- Students must meet Title IV aid eligibility criteria including:
- U.S. Citizenship or Eligible noncitizen status
- Having a valid Social Security Number
- Be registered with Selective Service (if male)
- Students must have been enrolled at Parker University as of March 13, 2020 (the date at which the national emergency was declared).
- Students’ academic programs must include a requirement to be physically present on campus (i.e. students attending “exclusively” online programs are not eligible for emergency grant funding).
Maximum eligibility tiers were established by the university based upon various student situational experiences. Awards are focused on the six financial categories encouraged by the federal government. These include funding to help
students pay for housing, food, childcare, healthcare, technology and course materials. Distributions to students have ranged between $300 to $1,300.
INSTRUCTIONS/DIRECTIONS GIVEN TO STUDENTS
The application provided to students regarding the Cares Act HEERF Emergency Grants may be found by clicking HERE.
Grant No P425E203608 Report #4 As of October 09, 2020