CARES Act – Student

The University of New Orleans acknowledges and have that we have signed and returned to the Department the Certification and Agreement and assures the institution has used, and intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students. 

1. The total amount of funds that the institution has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement [for] Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students is $1,344,950.

2. The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a) (1) of the CARES Act as of the date of submission is $1,344,950.

3. 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 thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 3273. 

4. The total number of students who have received an Emergency Financial Aid Grant to students under Section 18004(a) (1) of the CARES Act is 3,090.

5. The method(s) used by UNO to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act. Find out more here.

6. UNO needs to add to the website : Any instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants. Find out more here.