Hawai’i Community College has been awarded the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). The first allocation relates to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act, on March, 2020. The Governor also provided a portion of the State’s Coronavirus Relief Fund to UH in October 2020.
In March 2021, the second allocation to the College relates to the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA). As of August 2022, the College has been awarded a total of $14,072,641.
The College convened the Reopening Fall 2020 Steering Committee and Workgroups. On October 9, 2020, College Council transitioned this committee to the COVID 19 Taskforce to provide continued oversight of the deployment of HEERF funding.
| As of 3/3/2023 | Budget | Approved | Actual | Available | ||
| Allocation | Requests | Expenditures | Encumbrances | Balance | ||
| CARES Act | ||||||
| HEERF I - Tranche I (Student Aid) | CARES 1 | 573,613 | 573,613 | 573,613 | 0 | 0 |
| HEERF I - Tranche II (Institutional Portion) | CARES 2 | 573,613 | 573,613 | 540,874 | 5,060 | 27,679 |
| HEERF I - Tranche III (Minority Serving Inst) | CARES 3 | 1,037,771 | 1,037,771 | 1,029,035 | 2,930 | 5,806 |
| Governor's Coronavirus Relief Fund | CRF | 575,154 | 575,154 | 575,154 | 0 | 0 |
| CRRSAA | ||||||
| HEERF II - Tranche I (Student Aid) | CRRSAA 1 | 573,613 | 573,613 | 573,613 | 0 | 0 |
| HEERF II - Tranche II (Institutional Portion) | CRRSAA 2 | 2,000,387 | 2,000,387 | 1,559,535 | 34,543 | 406,309 |
| HEERF II - Tranche III (Minority Serving Inst) | CRRSAA 3 | 1,947,171 | 1,947,171 | 768,976 | 161,692 | 1,016,503 |
| ARPA | ||||||
| HEERF III - Tranche I (Student Aid) | ARPA 1 | 2,346,292 | 2,346,292 | 2,260,611 | 9,990 | 75,691 |
| HEERF III - Tranche II (Institutional Portion) | ARPA 2 | 2,212,754 | 2,212,754 | 1,602,781 | 70,859 | 539,114 |
| HEERF III - Tranche III (Minority Serving Inst) | ARPA 3 | 16,931 | 16,931 | 16,930 | 0 | 1 |
| HEERF III - SSARP* | SSARP | 2,215,342 | 1,756,938 | 184,546 | 0 | 2,030,796 |
| 14,072,641 | 13,614,237 | 9,110,514 | 285,074 | 4,101,899 |
* Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue Plan
| Total HEERF Budget Requests Approved | |
|---|---|
| Student Aid | $ 4,837,383 |
| Academic Support | $ 1,819,284 |
| Career Technical Education | $ 1,981,863 |
| Student Affairs | $ 419,278 |
| Edvance (Non-Credit) | $ 735,207 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | $ 676,951 |
| Administrative Services | $ 55,904 |
| KoEC | $ 4,000 |
| Palamanui | $ 158,366 |
| Chancellor | $ 200,901 |
| Kauhale | $ 150,345 |
| Hawaii CC | $ 2,620,469 |
| Grand Total | $ 13,614,237 |
HEERF I Priority Criteria
- Strengthen our capacity for online programs and virtual services
- Ensure the health & safety of our Kauhale (social distancing & sanitation measures)
- Support of Institutional Priorities 1) meet educational demands of Island, 2) student success and 3) strengthen our kauhale
HEERF II Priority Criteria
- Student aid & emergency need
- Closing the digital equity gaps (digital literacy, WIFI/ Equipment)
- Meeting the educational/workforce needs of our community
- Foster 'aina aloha based education, connection to 'aina, 'ohana & communities such as Sustainability activities
- Address the needs of our diverse learners with a commitment to equity such as high touch services and support for basic skills
HEERF III Priority Criteria
- COVID 19 mitigation related to safety & distance education
- Studentʻs Basic Needs
- Enrollment & re-enrollment, build capacity to provide high touch wrap around support to students
- Loan forgiveness
- Expanding programs that lead to in-demand high-quality jobs: HEERF has aided institutions in creating access to new programs that prepare students for high-quality jobs in demand, as a result of the coronavirus, that require specialized training and education