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Everyday preventive actions to avoid the spread of all viruses

  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Stay home when you are sick.
  • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

ARP Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Information (HEERF III)

Students

Roanoke College has been allocated $2,323,472 from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), for the purpose of providing Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

  • Department of Education Report 6/18/21 (Total Amount of Aid Awarded 30 Days Since Grant Award Notice): $0 in emergency financial aid grants awarded to 0 students. 
  • Department of Education Report 8/1/21 (Total Amount of Aid Awarded 45 Days Since Last Report): $0 in emergency financial aid grants awarded to 0 students.
  • Final Department of Education Report 9/13/21 (Total Amount of Aid Awarded 45 Days Since Grant Award Notice): $2,323,622 in emergency financial aid grants awarded to 1,750 students. 
  • $2,323,472 was the total amount of aid Roanoke College received from the Department of Education to be distributed to students. $150 was returned to the College from HEERF II and was added to HEERF III.  Aid was distributed via ACH e-checks and paper checks directly to students and applied to accounts as directed by students. 

More information can be found in this letter.

Institution

Roanoke College has been allocated  $2,323,470 from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), for the purpose of providing institutional support to Roanoke College.

CRRSAA Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Information (HEERF II)

Students

Roanoke College has received $888,800 from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), for the purpose of providing Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students.

  • Department of Education Report 2/18/21 (Total Amount of Aid Awarded 30 Days Since Grant Award Notice): $0 in emergency financial aid grants awarded to 0 students. 
  • Department of Education Report 4/3/21 (Total Amount of Aid Awarded 45 Days Since Last Report): $0 in emergency financial aid grants awarded to 0 students. 
  • Department of Education Report 5/18/21 (Total Amount of Aid Awarded 45 Days Since Last Report): $790,214 in emergency financial aid grants awarded to 1,599 students. 
  • Final Department of Education Report 6/19/21 (Total Amount of Aid Delivered Updated 45 Days Since Last Report): $888,650 in emergency financial aid grants distributed to 1,826 students.*
    *$888,800 was the total amount of aid Roanoke College received from the Department of Education to be distributed to students. $150 was returned to the College and will be added to HEERF 3.  Aid was distributed via ACH e-checks and paper checks directly to students.

More information can be found in this letter.

Institution

Roanoke College received $1,662,424 from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), for the purpose of providing institutional support to Roanoke College. See below for the final Department of Education report describing how the funds were used.

  • Final Department of Education Report 6/19/21: $1,662,424 was used by Roanoke College to provide reimbursements for tuition, housing, room and board, or other fee refunds to students; campus safety and operations.  See the final report sent to the Department of Education here. 

 

 

CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Information (HEERF I)

Students

Roanoke College received $888,800 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, for the purpose of providing Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. The College distributed the $888,800 to 1,755 students who were enrolled full time with the College at the time of the disruption.

  • Department of Education Report 5/22/20 (Total Amount of Aid Delivered 30 Days Since Grant Award Notice): $537,055 in emergency financial aid grants distributed to 1,022 students.
  • Final Department of Education Report 7/6/20 (Total Amount of Aid Delivered Updated 45 Days Since Last Report): $888,800 in emergency financial aid grants distributed to 1,755 students.*
    *$888,800 was the total amount of aid Roanoke College received from the Department of Education to be distributed to students. Aid was distributed via ACH e-checks and paper checks directly to students.

More information can be found in this letter.

Institution

Roanoke College received $888,799 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, for the purpose of providing institutional support to Roanoke College. See below for the final Department of Education report describing how the funds were used.

  • Final Department of Education Report 10/15/20: $888,799 was used by Roanoke College to provide reimbursements for tuition, housing, room and board, or other fee refunds to students. See the final report sent to the Department of Education here.