CARES Act

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible for automatic HEERF I student aid grants and in accordance with Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, students must have met all of the following criteria:

      ·  Be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;

      ·  Have a valid social security number (SSN);

      ·  Be registered with the selective service (draft), if male;

      ·  Hold a high school diploma or GED; and

      ·  Be enrolled in a program leading to a degree or certificate.

Students enrolled in exclusively online courses for Spring 2020 prior to March 13, 2020, were not eligible per the law.

Additionally, per guidance from the U.S. Department of Education, Valley College utilized FAFSA data on "Unmet Need" (the estimated cost of attendance minus a student's reported access to financial resource, per their FAFSA) to determine eligibility with regard to financial need.

Grant Amounts:

Initial grant amounts for eligible students at Valley ranged between $150 and $1,200 with awards based on eligible students’ enrollment status as indicated below:

      ·  Less than half-time: $300

      ·  Half-time: $600

      ·  More than half-time but less than full-time: $900

      ·  Full-time: $1,200

The second disbursement of additional HEERF I student aid was in accordance with the following guidelines:

      ·  Less than half-time: $150

      ·  Half-time: $150

      ·  More than half-time but less than full-time: $200

      ·  Full-time: $300

$3,366,282        

Eligibility Requirements:

To have received aid under HEERF II, students must:

      ·  Have been enrolled at SBVC for at least one course for Spring 2021; and

      ·  Have a completed FAFSA application on file.

Grant Amounts:

Awards granted during Spring 2021 under HEERF II were based on the enrollment criteria below:

      ·  Less than half-time: $500

      ·  Half-time: $800

      ·  More than half-time but less than full-time: $1,200

      ·  Full-time: $1,500

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible for aid under HEERF III, students must have been enrolled in at least one course at San Bernardino Valley College at census.

Grant Amounts:

Once students were determined to have met the eligibility requirements above, they were prioritized via the following need-based criteria:

• Priority 1: Undocumented California DREAM Act Students and Students with a FAFSA Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $0.00
• Priority 2: California Community Colleges Promise Grant recipients
• Priority 3: All other students not included in Priority 1 or 2

Initial award amounts were as follows:

• Priority 1: $800
• Priority 2: $500
• Priority 3: $400