The Education Dept. said coronavirus money was on its way. For nearly every student, it still hasn’t arrived. Some don't even know they're eligible.
When the federal government announced it would distribute nearly $6.3 billion to colleges to give to students in need, the aid was met with fanfare.
She hasn’t been able to work at either for roughly two months, and she worries about her ability to buy groceries. She is behind on her April rent, though her landlord is giving her more time to pay. She has applied for unemployment, but hasn’t heard anything yet. Her tax refund has yet to arrive, and she wasn’t eligible for the stimulus checks made available through the CARES Act.
Colleges have been wary of distributing the money for fear of running afoul of future guidance from the federal government, said Justin Draeger, CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. What colleges sayThe USA TODAY Network reached out to more than a dozen institutions across the country to find out what they had told students about the federal aid. For the most part, their answers were light on details. Few colleges could say when the money might be going out to students.
The University of California at Berkeley also said it was still developing a process to distribute money. "Our main focus in allocating the funds will be to ensure that students can continue to make progress towards graduation," spokeswoman Janet Gilmore said in an email.
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