The Department of Education held a briefing on their implementation of CARES Act provisions. Secretary Betsy DeVos opened the call with praise for higher education officials and reviewed the steps the Department has already taken, such as federal student loan relief, opening of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Student Portion (HEERF), and collaboration with accreditors. Acting undersecretary for postsecondary education Diane Jones followed Secretary DeVos with HEERF clarifications found in the Department’s FAQs documents: Student Portion FAQs and Institutional Portion FAQs. Assistant Secretary Bob King shared that institutions may now apply for the Institutional Portion of HEERF at this link.

Additional information and documents about HEERF can be found on the Department’s website.