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Emergency aid has become a core part of many institutions’ strategies to address student basic needs insecurity, boost retention, and enhance student success.

Funds from the federal government's HEERF are creating unique opportunities and challenges when it comes to the distribution of emergency aid to students.

Campus leaders have begun to recognize the critical importance of having on-campus basic needs coordinators

Last month, the U.S. Department of Education released new guidance to help colleges and universities understand how to distribute the third round of funds from HEERF III

As the dust settles from an unprecedented year in American higher education, new research is helping institutions understand the extent of COVID-19’s impact on enrollment.

While the guidance from HEERF III is clear victory for students, institutions now face a daunting burden.

Distributing emergency aid funds quickly and equitably

College Signing Day and students’ financial commitments to their schools aren’t a finish line. Rather, the financial journey for students is truthfully just beginning.