{"id":125606,"date":"2022-01-27T12:51:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T17:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606//?p=125606"},"modified":"2022-01-27T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T17:51:17","slug":"from-the-cfo-the-impact-of-heerf-on-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606//from-the-cfo-the-impact-of-heerf-on-ucf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606//","title":{"rendered":"From the CFO: The Impact of HEERF on UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"
Beginning in March 2020, when COVID-19 was discovered in the United States, the federal government stepped up to help colleges and universities make significant pivots in their operations to protect the health of their campus communities and continue helping students achieve their academic goals./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606/n
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Act (HEERF) has provided institutions throughout the country with student emergency funds that institutions award directly to students to assist with expenses they incurred as a result of the pandemic. Additionally, institutional funds were provided to universities to help cover COVID-related expenses and purchases necessary to keep campus operations going. Universities are required to justify how the funds are used to address the effects of, or the prevention of, the virus./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/125606/n