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Central Methodist University

CMU receives nearly $1 million through CARES Act

Nearly half will go directly to students to help offset expenses incurred due to COVID-19

Justin Addison Editor/Publisher
Posted 5/5/20

Central Methodist University students will benefit from a grant through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The college …

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Central Methodist University

CMU receives nearly $1 million through CARES Act

Nearly half will go directly to students to help offset expenses incurred due to COVID-19

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Central Methodist University students will benefit from a grant through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The college received $883,413.50 on Friday.
This first half of funding from the Department of Education will be used to award grants directly to current students who have incurred expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Julee Sherman, CFO and vice president for finance and administration. Students will be notified next week of the application process they need to complete to be awarded grants from this funding which are intended to help offset costs related to food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care. Only students enrolled in on-site programs as of March 13, 2020 and are eligible for Title IV aid qualify to receive the grant funds.
“We are very appreciative of this funding and look forward to assisting our current students with hardships they have faced,” Sherman said.
Central Methodist shuttered its campus to all but the most essential of university personnel on March 17 after it was learned an employee had been in contact with a family member who had tested positive for the virus. That employee later tested negative. Classes and final exams, which are going on this week, were all moved online. All but a handful of students, many of which come from foreign countries, were made to pack up and move home.
Summer classes will be taught online and all summer camps have been canceled. This year would have marked the 36th consecutive summer basketball camp under men’s head coach Jeff Sherman. Commencement has been postponed and a makeup date has not yet been announced.
The university also received word Friday from US Senator Roy Blunt (R-Missouri), that it will receive $87,348 as part of $25.5 million in coronavirus response aid allocated to Missouri colleges and universities through the Department of Education.
This latest round of funding targets resources toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as schools with a large number of lower-income students.
“These much-needed resources for HBCUs and other colleges and universities in Missouri will help ensure students can continue pursuing their academic careers,” said Blunt. “The funding announced today will help institutions cover costs like distance learning technology and payroll so that students can continue earning their degree outside of the classroom. As a former university president, I’ll continue working with the administration to ensure schools and students have the support they need to address the challenges they face in these difficult times.”
Institutions may use this funding to pay for distance learning technology, grants to cover the costs of attendance for eligible students, and faculty and staff training. In addition, the resources may be used to cover operational costs, such as lost revenue, reimbursements for prior expenses, and payroll.

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