Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Minority Serving Institutions Program

CREATED: MARCH 29, 2021

New York Institute of Technology has received funding from the U.S. federal government from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Emergency Services Act (CARES) through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Minority Serving Institutions Program.

1. New York Institute of Technology signed and returned to the United States Education Department a Certification and Agreement, which included the assurance that the institution will comply with the Minority Serving Institution - Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions – 18004(a)(2) of the CARES Act to defray expenses incurred by Recipient, including lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, technology costs associated with a transition to distance education, faculty and staff trainings, and payroll (“Recipient’s Expenses”). Recipient also may use this award for grants to students for any component of the student’s cost of attendance, as defined under Section 472 of the HEA, including food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care (“Student Grants” or “Student Grant”).
2. New York Institute of Technology (the Recipient) has determined it will distribute the funding to students through a Student Grant.
3. These funds were awarded on August 10, 2020. The total amount of funds that New York Institute of Technology has received from the Department pursuant to its Certification and Agreement for the Minority Serving Institutions Program is $17,903.
4. New York Institute of Technology intends to spend $17,903 allocated under this specific award P425L200651, received from the US Department of Education pursuant to its Certification and Agreement for Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Minority Serving Institution - Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions – 18004(a)(2) of the CARES Act.
5. The total amount of Student Grants under award P425L200651 that New York Institute of Technology has distributed through an application process was $263.28 to 68 students as of March 29, 2021 is $17,903.04. The .04 was funded by New York Institute of Technology.