{"id":15901,"date":"2020-05-07T13:02:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T21:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=15901"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:02:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T21:02:22","slug":"headline-congress-establishes-the-care-act-western-students-could-reap-the-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/headline-congress-establishes-the-care-act-western-students-could-reap-the-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Headline: Congress establishes the CARE Act, Western students could reap the benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><strong>Sage Kiernan-Sherrow<\/strong> |\u00a0 News Editor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Western students have until noon on Friday, May 8 to apply for funds made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Through the CARES Act, approximately $2 million has been allocated to help Oregon college and university students offset the expenses accrued because of COVID-19. Students are eligible for this grant if they are currently enrolled in in-person or hybrid courses, are likewise eligible for financial aid, and have had COVID-19 directly impact their living expenses. According to an email sent out by Western\u2019s Vice President of Student Affairs, Gary Dukes, on May 6, Western \u201cwill screen the applications for eligibility and assign a score based on impact \u2026 because we have received limited emergency funds, it is possible that not every student who completes an application will receive funds.\u201d However, Dukes also revealed that they are seeing fewer students apply for these funds than expected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe can&#8217;t tell if students aren&#8217;t reading their emails, or feel they are fine and don&#8217;t need assistance.\u00a0 I actually received one message from a student who thanked me for the e-mail but felt the money should go to more deserving students than him. While I appreciated this student&#8217;s email, these are Federal Funds for our students and we can&#8217;t use them for anything else but for grant aid.\u00a0 So we need to get it into the hands of our students and hopefully the ones who need it the most,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The department of financial aid will review the applications and make the ultimate decision; upon approval, funds will be disbursed directly into student accounts. Students who are not currently affected by the crisis but expect to be in the future can look forward to a potential second wave of funds being offered, according to Dukes. Students can follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd_Ankg3Wo0m6b-bbSYhGoN6yMmlCVNYSq6ILCcR3FGTgNDGA\/viewform\">link<\/a> to apply. <\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:howlnews@wou.edu\">howlnews@wou.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sage Kiernan-Sherrow |\u00a0 News Editor Western students have until noon on Friday, May 8 to apply for funds made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Through the CARES Act, approximately $2 million has been allocated to help Oregon college and university students offset the expenses accrued because of COVID-19. 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