Higher Education Emergency
Relief Fund (HEERF) I, II and III Data Collection Form
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/30/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2025
270
4,879
2,160
195,160
0
0
Under the current unprecedented
national health emergency, the legislative and executive branches
of government have come together to offer relief to those
individuals and industries affected by the COVID-19 virus under the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act
(CRRSAA), and the American Rescue Plan (ARP). In each of these
statutes, targeted relief to institutions of higher education
(IHEs) was made available under the Higher Education Emergency
Relief Fund (HEERF). HEERF, originally established by Section
18004(a) of the CARES Act, P.L. 116-136 (March 27, 2020) and
expanded through CRRSAA and ARP, authorizes the Secretary of
Education to allocate formula grant funds to participating IHEs to
address impacts of the COVID-19 virus. This information collection
requests approval for a revision to a previously approved
collection that includes annual reporting requirements to comply
with the requirements of the HEERF program and obtain information
on how the funds were used. The revision simplifies the collection
by substantially reducing the number of items because specific
grant activities within HEERF have expired and many of the items
have become moot. In accordance with the Recipients Funding
Certification and Agreements executed by HEERF grantees, the
Secretary may specify additional forms of reporting.
This is a revision to the
current collection package for the HEERF Information collection
Form. There is a decrease in the numbers of responses and burden
hours due to: Fewer respondents. Only HEERF grantees who received
no cost extensions for grant implementation will respond in the
data collection. This represents a minority of institutions that
are received HEERF. Fewer required items. Since grant
implementation activities have become more limited after the start
of 2024, many items in the information collection have become
moot.
$63,520
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Gaby Watts 202 502-7545
gaby.watts@ed.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) I, II and III Data Collection Form
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Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) I, II and III Data Collection Form