COVID-19 emergency relief funding

COVID-19 emergency relief funding

Student eligibility for Federal Emergency Relief Grants

The Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act has made funding available to colleges and universities to assist eligible students who have been impacted by an on-campus COVID-19 financial disruption. AVI Career Training received CARES Act funds in the amount of $26,599. We are currently working on allotting funds for emergency financial aid grants to students. The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and therefore eligible to receive an emergency financial aid grant is unknown as we will be disbursing to all students enrolling.

Students who received a Federal Pell grant at AVI Career Training during the 2020/2021 FAFSA will automatically be considered for funding with these additional conditions (no application is required):

Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
Must be registered with Selective Service, if required.
Must not be in default, owe a refund or repayment to a federal financial aid program.
Must be meeting AVI Career Training’s Financial Aid’s satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policy.
Have not been convicted for the sale of or possession of an illegal drug offence that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid.
Must be enrolled in classes between starting July 6, 2020 until July 5, 2021
Funding from the CARES Act is limited.
Students who are not Federal Pell grant eligible can be considered for funding if they meet the following criteria:

Must have a valid 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file by December 31, 2020.
Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.
Males must be registered with Selective Service, if required.
Must not be in default, owe a refund or repayment to a federal financial aid program.
Must be meeting AVI Career Training’s Financial Aid’s satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policy.
Have not been convicted for the sale or possession of an illegal drug offence that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid.
Consumer information

The Federal CARES Act, Section 18004 [PDF], Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, allows schools to consider students for federal emergency financial aid grants for: expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing course materials, technology (including the purchase or replacement of a personal computer), health care and child care.

Federal funding for the Emergency Relief Grant is limited and will be awarded to eligible students meeting the consideration criteria.
The Federal Emergency Relief Grant program may likely not meet your full financial need.
This is a one-time grant and is not renewable.
AVI Career Training has signed a Certification and Agreement with the Department of Education to use no less than 50 percent of funds under Section 18004(e) of the CARES Act and will submit an initial 30-day Fund Report, and report every 45 days thereafter.

Student eligibility for AVI Career Training Emergency Relief Funds

If AVI Career Training Financial Aid determines you have at least $1 in financial need, you must also meet the following conditions:

Must be registered in classes at AVI Career Training for either the 2020/2021 Award Year
Consumer information

AVI Career Training Emergency Relief Funds allow the university to consider students for emergency financial aid grants for: expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus including eligible expenses under a student’s cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course materials, technology (including the purchase or replacement of a personal computer), health care and child care.

AVI Career Training relief funding is limited and will be awarded to eligible students meeting the consideration criteria.
The funding may likely not meet your full financial expectations.
Grant value and receipt of funds

The value of this grant will start at $350 per student and may go up depending on the amount of enrollments

If you owe an outstanding balance to AVI Career Training, these funds will not be applied to any balance to AVI Career Training and will be paid directly to you.

If you owe a balance, you may make payments via Zelle, PayPal, Venmo, Cash, Debit Card, EFT/Wired Funds, Certified Check.