Heerf student emergency grant funds

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded South Texas Vocational Technical Institute, Weslaco $1,352,348 under the Education Stabilization Fund Formula Grant program (CFDA 84.425) for the period of February 2, 2021 through February 1, 2022. The grant funding was provided to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Student Emergency Grant Funds (HEERF SEG). As the name implies, the grant funds were intended to provide emergency financial aid grants directly to students impacted by coronavirus for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and childcare. The total award amount of $1,352,348 suggests that a substantial number of students at the awardee institution received emergency grants to help address financial stresses during the pandemic period covered under the grant performance dates.