The U.S. Department of Education has appropriated three rounds of CARES funding i.e. Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF I, HEERF II, and HEERF III) to Hampton University to aid students

HEERF I

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES), the U.S. Department of Education appropriated emergency funding to colleges to support students with expenses and financial needs relating to the COVID 19 Pandemic.  Hampton University was awarded $2,132,171 in HEERF I funds.

During our preliminary assessment of student eligibility, we determined that 3,315 students met the Title IV eligibility criteria set by the Department of education, and 1,093 met Federal Pell Grant eligibility.

As of June 30, 2021, Hampton University has disbursed $2,132,171 to 3,128 students in HEERF I funds in accordance to the federal guidelines as noted in the quarterly report.

HEERF II

As part of CARES (CRRSAA), DOE appropriated an additional $2,132,171 to support students with expenses and financial needs relating to the COVID 19 Pandemic. Through HEERF II program, students received aid to address expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.

During our preliminary assessment of student eligibility, we determined that 3,515 met the Title IV eligibility criteria set by the Department of education, and 945 met Federal Pell Grant eligibility.

As of June 30, 2021, Hampton University has disbursed the $2,132,171 to 3,269 students in HEERF II funds in accordance to the federal guidelines as noted in the quarterly report.

HEERF III

As part of CARES (ARP) passed by Congress, DOE authorized Hampton University to allocate an additional $5,121,053 in May 2021 to assist students (HEERF III). During our preliminary assessment of student eligibility, we determined that 3,963 met the Title IV eligibility criteria set by the Department of education, and 868 met Federal Pell Grant eligibility. Eligible students received emails notifying them of their eligibility from the higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III) to provide support to our students who have experienced financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These students were told that their receipt of the award was based on the assumption that have incurred or will incur expenses related to the disruption of campus due to the pandemic for any component of their cost of attendance, such as tuition, food, housing, health care (including mental healthcare or child care. A total of $4,905,881 in emergency grant funding through the CARES Act (student portion) was distributed to students as of March 31, 2023.

Student Disbursement Table 

Summary Student Disbursement Count
See Rest of Quarterly Report  in alert.hamptonu.edu section
	Cumulative Student  Count
	for HEERF Funds Disbursed
As Of Quarter Ending:	HEERF I	HEERF II	HEERF III
September 2020	2,316	–	–
December 2020	2,372	–	–
March 2021	2,567	–	–
June 2021	3,128	3,269	–
September 2021	3,128	3,269	194
December 2021	3,128	3,269	198
March 2022	3,128	3,269	203
June 2022	3,128	3,269	436
September 2022	3,128	3,269	624
December 2022	3,128	3,269	758
March 2023	3,128	3,269	754

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)Download PSLF PDF »

Helpful written information is also available on the Equal Justice Works website addressing, among other things: (1) individuals and loans eligible for PSLF; (2) payments and employment that qualify for PSLF; and (3) how to apply for PSLF. To view this information, please visit https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

PLUS Loan Applicant Communication

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education sent emails or letters to certain Direct PLUS Loan applicants who have been denied a PLUS loan due to adverse credit history. The email or letter, which is in addition to the standard denial communication, is sent to applicants who could most likely be approved if they request reconsideration of the initial PLUS loan denial. If you have received this communication, you should contact the Student Loan Support Center at 1-800-557-7394 to request to request reconsideration. The applicant (not the Financial Aid Office or the child of the parent applicant) should contact Student Loan Support Center to request reconsideration as soon as possible. Generally, this process can be completed in just a few minutes. Please bear in mind that the Financial Aid Office cannot guarantee that your reconsideration request will result in an approval for the PLUS loan.

Constitution Day!

September 17 is Constitution Day. This day commemorates the September 17, 1787, signing of the United States Constitution.

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.

Hampton University joins in celebrating this day!

The constitution was written over 200 years ago. However it is still a very integral part of our everyday lives.

Each year since 2004, on Sept. 17, we commemorate the 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution by 39 American statesmen. Constitution Day Today, the United States celebrates Constitution Day, marking the date in 1787 when members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the document that was subsequently ratified by the states.

The 10th Amendment states:

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Fact:

The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25. Through discussion and debate it became clear by mid-June that, rather than amend the existing Articles, the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government. All through the summer, in closed sessions, the delegates debated, and redrafted the articles of the new Constitution. Among the chief points at issue were how much power to allow the central government, how many representatives in Congress to allow each state, and how these representatives should be elected–directly by the people or by the state legislators. The work of many minds, the Constitution stands as a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of compromise.

Preamble to the Constitution

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”