American Rescue Plan Act - Southwestern Illinois College

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) (Pub. L. 117-2).  

American Rescue Plan Act

This act provides institutions with significant discretion on how to award emergency assistance to students. The statutory requirement is that funds must be used to cover expenses related to their cost of attendance (i.e. tuition, fees, books, supplies, transportation, room/board, and miscellaneous personal expenses). Funding is to be distributed within one year from the date the Certification and Agreement is approved.

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE ALLOCATION

$18,128,905.00

MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR STUDENT EMERGENCY FUNDS

$9,158,257.00

Student Disbursements as of 6/30/23
Semester

Fall 2021

Spring 2022

Spring 2023

Semester Totals

Number of Disbursements

5,882

5,384

967

12,233

Amount of Disbursements

$4,411,500

$4,038,000

$710,084

$9,159,584

American Rescue Plan Act Reporting Totals
Date

Sept. 30, 2021

Dec. 31, 2021

March 31, 2022

June 30, 2023

Total Unduplicated Students

0

6,084

7,887

7,974

Total Disbursements

0

$4,563,000

$8,759,250

$9,159,584

*All Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reports for HEERF I, II, and III grant funds can be found under the CARES section of the webpage.