CARES Act Funding

CAC is no longer accepting new applications for Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021, Spring 2021 or 2020 CARES ACT funding.

Spring 2022 CAC CARES Eligibility Criteria:

• -CAC students must have been enrolled in at least three (3) credits in the Spring 2022 semester and completed the CAC CARES Relief application.  This included high school/dual-credit students.
• -Students may have been awarded a maximum of $1400 in various CARES dollars during the Fall 2021 semester. Maximum for each individual award (CAC CARES, Relief, and VA) was $700.

Fall 2021 CAC CARES Eligibility Criteria:

• -CAC students must have been enrolled in at least three (3) credits in the Fall 2021 semester and completed the CAC CARES Relief application.  This included high school/dual-credit students.
• -Students may have been awarded a maximum of $1400 in various CARES dollars during the Fall 2021 semester. Maximum for each individual award (CAC CARES, Relief, and VA) was $700.

Summer 2021 CAC CARES Eligibility Criteria:

• -CAC students must have been enrolled in at least three (3) credits in the Summer 2021 semester and completed the CAC CARES Relief application.  This included high school/dual-credit students.
• -Students may have received a maximum of $700 in the Summer 2021 semester.

Spring 2021 CRRSAA Eligibility Criteria:

• -Degree Seeking- including high school students
• -Registered for 3+ credits
• -In good academic standing (CAC runs Satisfactory Academic Progress reports on all students not just those receiving financial aid).
• -US citizen or eligible non-citizen
• -Please note that CAC will fund any current or past student who may have become eligible based upon guidance from the US Department of Education as of May 2021.
• -Awards:
  • -CAC CARES Relief: based on application indicating financial need as a result of COVID-19.
  • -CAC CARES Award: based on Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) according to most current FAFSA on file. No application required.
    • -$700 will be awarded to all students who meet the criteria listed above and have an EFC of $0-$1400.
    • -$500 will be awarded to all students who meet the criteria listed above and have an EFC of $1401-$5766.  $5766 is the highest EFC a student can have and still be awarded aid based on guidance from the Department of Education for full time students.
  • -CAC CARES Veteran and Military Services Award: based on registration with the CAC Veteran & Military Services Office.
• -MAXIMUM AWARD FOR ANY 1 STUDENT DURING A SEMESTER IS $1400.

2020 CARES ACT Eligibility Criteria:

• -In order to be eligible to receive CARES Act funding, students had to be enrolled in 3 or more credits in the Spring 2020 semester, as of 3/13/2020.
• -All students who met all of the eligibility criteria were automatically awarded a $350 Federal CARES/HEERF Technology Grant. These students are also eligible to request additional funding.

Click on ‘Funding Reports’ tab for additional information.

If you have questions, please email CARES@centralaz.edu.