The federal stimulus legislation known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security Act (“CARES Act”), Pub. L. No. 116-136, signed into law by the President on
March 27, 2020, included relief to institutions and students for costs associated with
the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act, the
U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) has allocated funds to New Professions
Technical Institute (OPEID 032243), at least fifty percent (50%) of which must be used
to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the
disruption of campus operations due to the Coronavirus (including eligible expenses
under a student’s cost of attendance such as food, housing, course materials,
technology, health care, and child care) (“Emergency Grants”). See CARES Act § 18004(c).
In accordance with the Department’s May 6, 2020, electronic announcement to
institutions, the Institute provides the following information. This disclosure is being
provided no later than 30 days following the Institute’s receipt of its allocation under
Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act reserved for Emergency Grants and will be updated
every 45 days thereafter.
1. The Institute acknowledges that it signed and returned to the
Department the Certification and Agreement and assures that it has used, or intends to
use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the
CARES Act to provide Emergency Grants to students.
2. The total amount of funds that the Institute received on
May 29th, 2020 from the Department pursuant to its Certification and Agreement [for]
Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students was: $300,224.00.
3. The total amount of Emergency Grants distributed to
students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of June 16th, 2020 was: $43,350.00. The Institute is currently collecting additional
student attestations to issue Emergency Grants to additional eligible students.
4. The estimated total number of students at the Institute
eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (based on receipt of a FAFSA) and thus eligible to receive
Emergency Grants under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of March 13th, 2020 is:
96.
5. The total number of students who have received an
Emergency Grant under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of June 16th, 2020 is: 93.
The Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue Emergency
Grants to additional eligible students.
6. The method(s) used by the Institute to determine which
students receive Emergency Grants and how much they would receive under Section
18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act: 2 1. Determination of Eligible Recipients: To be
considered for an Emergency Grant, a student must meet the Title IV Eligibility,
Enrollment Status, and Attestation criteria established by the Institute: a. Title IV
Eligibility: In accordance with Department guidance, a student must establish their
eligibility to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 to receive an Emergency Grant. b. Enrollment Status: Emergency
Grants are available only to students who meet the following enrollment requirements:
(1) Was actively enrolled at the Institute (2) in a Title IV-eligible program (3) with a
residential component (4) as of March 13th, 2020, and (5) who remain enrolled at the
time grant funds are disbursed. This includes any students listed as “Active” in NPTI’s
records. Students who graduated, withdrew, are in a leave of absence (LOA) or otherwise
are not actively enrolled at the time funds are disbursed will not receive an Emergency
Grant. The Institute seeks to prioritize those students that it believes have the
greatest need, as suggested by the Secretary of Education. The Institute has concluded
that those students with the greatest need resulting from disruptions of campus
operations due to COVID-19 are most likely to be those students who were actively
enrolled upon declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 13th, 2020), and who have
remained enrolled while disruptions of campus operations due to COVID-19 remain in
effect. c. Attestation: To be eligible for an Emergency Grant, a student must submit, by
the deadline established by the Institute, an attestation that they have incurred, or
expect to incur, expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the
Coronavirus (including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance such as
food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and childcare). Students will
be instructed not to submit the attestation form unless they have incurred, or expect to
incur, such expenses. Students will also be instructed to return Emergency Grant funds
that exceed their relevant expenses. Under ED’s interpretation, the CARES Act permits
institutions to “distribute the funds to all students.” The Institute has carefully
considered ED’s recommendation to prioritize those students with the most need and has
determined that the Enrollment Status requirements described above present the best
method available to identify such students. The Institute has considered other objective
and uniform sources of available data (e.g., Expected Family Contribution), and
concluded that no such data has a sufficient nexus to needs and expenses related to
disruptions of campus operations due to COVID-19. The Institute’s approach appropriately
balances the need to identify students with expenses related to disruptions of campus
operations due to COVID-19, with the objective of issuing the Emergency Grants in a
prompt and equitable manner.
7. The materials to provide instructions and guidance to the
students are current as of the date of this disclosure and are subject to change.
Subsequent issuances of Emergency Grants, if any, may be in different amounts and
subject to different eligibility criteria. The CARES Act and NPTI’s Certification and
Agreement to the Department contain additional reporting requirements, and the
Department has announced that it will provide instructions for completing this reporting
in the future. The Institute is awaiting such further instructions before reporting
information directly to the Department. Questions regarding this disclosure should be
directed to our Financial Aid Department at financialaid@npti.edu
Summary
- The total amount of funds NPTI received on May 29th, 2020, from the U.S. Department
of Education for distribution to students is $300,224.00
- The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under
section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of June 16th, 2020 is: $43,350.00.
- The estimated total number of students at NPTI eligible to participate in programs
under section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible
to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants under section 18004(a)(1) of the Cares Act
as of March 13th, 2020 is 96.
- The total number of students who received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant under
section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of June 16th, 2020 is 93.
- The methods used to determine which and how much students receive Emergency
Financial Aid Grants are as follows -
- A currently enrolled Certificate/Diploma student for term of disbursement
- Eligible for funding under a Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
- Maximum total award per student is $6,195 (largest Pell award).
- Awards are prioritized based on student type and individual as explained
below:
- Student Type Prioritization Hierarchy
- Pell eligible undergraduate students;
- Retention/persistence
- Need Type Prioritization Hierarchy
- Food;
- Housing;
- Educational Technology;
- Health Care;
- Child Care;
- Other (books, transportation, etc).
UPDATE NUMBER 1. JULY 13,
2020
- New Professions Technical Institute acknowledges that it signed and returned to the
Department the Certification and Agreement and assures that it has used, or intends
to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of
the CARES Act to provide Emergency Grants to students.
- The total amount of funds that the Institute will receive or has received from the
Department pursuant to its Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid
Grants to Students is: $300,224.00.
- The total amount of Emergency Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)
(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: $77,790.05.
The Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue
Emergency Grants to the eligible students.
- The estimated total number of students at the Institute eligible to participate in
programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (based on
receipt of a FAFSA) and thus eligible to receive Emergency Grants under Section
18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of March 13th, 2020 is: 96.
- The total number of students who have received an Emergency Grant under Section
18004(a) (1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: 93. The
Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue Emergency
Grants to the eligible students.
UPDATE NUMBER 2. AUGUST 19TH,
2020
- New Professions Technical Institute acknowledges that it signed and returned to the
Department the Certification and Agreement and assures that it has used, or intends
to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of
the CARES Act to provide Emergency Grants to students.
- The total amount of funds that the Institute will receive or has received from the
Department pursuant to its Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid
Grants to Students is: $300,224.00.
- The total amount of Emergency Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)
(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: $133,856.76.
The Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue
Emergency Grants to the eligible students.
- The estimated total number of students at the Institute eligible to participate in
programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (based on
receipt of a FAFSA) and thus eligible to receive Emergency Grants under Section
18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of March 13th, 2020 is: 96.
- The total number of students who have received an Emergency Grant under Section
18004(a) (1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: 94. The
Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue Emergency
Grants to the eligible students.
UPDATE NUMBER 3. SEPTEMBER
30TH, 2020
- New Professions Technical Institute acknowledges that it signed and returned to the
Department the Certification and Agreement and assures that it has used, or intends
to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of
the CARES Act to provide Emergency Grants to students.
- The total amount of funds that the Institute will receive or has received from the
Department pursuant to its Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid
Grants to Students is: $300,224.00.
- The total amount of Emergency Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)
(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: $145,978.41.
The Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue
Emergency Grants to the eligible students.
- The estimated total number of students at the Institute eligible to participate in
programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (based on
receipt of a FAFSA) and thus eligible to receive Emergency Grants under Section
18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of March 13th, 2020 is: 96.
- The total number of students who have received an Emergency Grant under Section
18004(a) (1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: 95. The
Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue Emergency
Grants to the eligible students.
UPDATE NUMBER 4. JANUARY 10TH,
2021
- New Professions Technical Institute acknowledges that it signed and returned to the
Department the Certification and Agreement and assures that it has used, or intends
to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of
the CARES Act to provide Emergency Grants to students.
- The total amount of funds that the Institute will receive or has received from the
Department pursuant to its Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid
Grants to Students is: $300,224.00.
- The total amount of Emergency Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)
(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: $180,705.01.
The Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue
Emergency Grants to the eligible students.
- The estimated total number of students at the Institute eligible to participate in
programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (based on
receipt of a FAFSA) and thus eligible to receive Emergency Grants under Section
18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of March 13th, 2020 is: 96.
- The total number of students who have received an Emergency Grant under Section
18004(a) (1) of the CARES Act as of the date of this disclosure is: 95. The
Institute is currently collecting additional student attestations to issue Emergency
Grants to the eligible students.
Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting under CARES Act Sections 18004(a)(1)
Institutional Portion, 18004(a)(2), and 18004(a)(3), if applicable as of January 10th,
2021 for New Professions Technical Institute.
