Former President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act in late December, making available roughly $23 billion in postsecondary education aid.
This followed $14 billion in the first round of higher education relief. Higher ed groups have said at least $120 billion is necessary to help the sector address the pandemic’s financial impact.
The Trump administration limited the second funding wave to costs incurred beginning in late December. But the guidance from the Education Department, released Friday, states institutions can use the money for lost revenue or expenses that date far back as March 13, 2020, when Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading coronavirus.
