Consumer Information for Prospective and Current UDC Students

This page provides prospective and current students important information about the University. The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 requires that postsecondary institutions participating in federal student aid programs disclose information from various administrative areas to students. Visit the HEOA website for more information.

Acknowledgment of Funding

The University of the District of Columbia signed the Certification and Agreement Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act on April 10, 2020.  The funding request was submitted to the U.S. Department of Education on April 15, 2020. On April 25, 2020, the University received $1,804,763.

The sole and exclusive purpose of the $1,804,763.00 is to provide emergency financial aid grants to students under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child-care expenses.

Update:  HEERF Round III American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed into law on March 11, 2021 provided funds for direct grants to students in the amount of $5,881,023.00.

Total Awards Made

*During this period of enrollment funds were awarded to eligible students using Institutional portion of CARES funding

The total number of eligible students includes students who may have been enrolled fall, spring and/or summer and may have received funding for more than one term of enrollment.

All funds from the Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19 have been allocated. The total amount awarded to students for the period ending December 31, 2020 total of $1,804,763.

The total awards for the period January – December 2021 is $2,582,054.27.

*CARES Emergency Grant Frequently Asked Questions Click >> HERE <<
For general University consumer disclosures, please click here.

Institutional and HBCU Portions

The CARES Act establishes and funds the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). Sections 18004(a)(1) and 18004(c) of the CARES Act, allow institutions of higher education to use up to 50 percent of the funds they receive to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus so long as such costs do not include payment to contractors for the provision of pre-enrollment recruitment activities, including marketing and advertising; endowments; or capital outlays associated with facilities related to athletics, sectarian instruction, or religious worship. On May 8, 2020, the University of the District of Columbia received authorization for $1,804,763 in Institutional Funds. On May 14, 2020, the University received authorization for $7,732,476 in HBCU funds.

Update: The University received additional HEERF awards via HEERF Round II under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020, and HEERF Round III under the American Rescue Plan (ARP), signed into law on March 11, 2021. Under HEERF Round II, the University received authorization for $5,009,939 in Institutional funds on January 19, 2021, and for $10,932,187 in HBCU funds on February 26, 2021. Under HEERF Round III, the University received authorization for $5,881,023 in Institutional funds on May 14, 2021; $51,578 in HBCU funds on April 22, 2021; and $19,156,055 in additional HBCU funds on August 3, 2021.

The Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reports for the Institutional portion under the CARES Act are provided below:

• 00144100_HEERF_Q32023_100423
• 00144100_HEERF_Q22023_012924
• 00144100_HEERF_Q12023_012924
• 00144100_HEERF_Q42022_010623
• 00144100_HEERF_Q32022_022723
• 00144100_HEERF_Q22022_032323
• 00144100_HEERF_Q12022_051722
• 00144100_HEERF_Q42021_042722
• 00144100_HEERF_Q32021_042722
• 00144100_HEERF_Q22021_042722
• 00144100_HEERF_Q12021_042722
• 00144100_HEERF_Q42020_011021
• 00144100_HEERF_Q32020_101020