Advanced Welding Institute is pleased to announce that has been authorized by the U.S. Department of Education under the Section 18004(a)(1) of the Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act) to receive grants funds for the amount of $23,294.00.
Advanced Welding Institute is pleased to announce that has been authorized by the U.S. Department of Education under the Section 18004(a)(1) of the Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES Act) to receive grants funds for the amount of $23,294.00. Advanced Welding Institute is required under Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act to use no less than fifty percent (50%) of the funds received to provide emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of the school’s operations due to coronavirus such as food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child-care expenses. The students and the school are not allowed to use the funds as a payment method for tuition expenses. The funds cannot be used for any purpose other than the direct payment of grants to students for their expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus.
The school will distribute the grant funds between the students of the main school in South Burlington, Vermont, and the branch school in Eagle River, Wisconsin:
Advanced Welding Institute will distribute these funds to students who are Title IV eligible and demonstrate significant need.
As a part of the process to determine students’ eligibility, the student must write a letter that serves as a Request for Emergency Funds, in which the student will address the expenses related to the disruption of the school’s operations due to coronavirus. The request must include the nature of the expenses, the amount of the expenses, and dates covered. The students must include copies of receipts of their expenses or any other document that he/she may deemed necessary as a proof of eligibility for the emergency grant. The Request for Emergency Funds must be sent to Omayra Torres, Financial Aid Director, by email at omayra@awi.edu.
When the school determines that a student is eligible to receive an emergency grant, the school will proceed to notify in writing the award amount to the student. The school may split the award amount in up to two payments. The first payment will be after the award notification. The second payment will be 60 days after the first payment, but the student must meet the school’s policies regarding attendance and satisfactory academic progress: student must maintain a 90% attendance rate, achieve a minimum average of 70% for each course, and attain one certification in each welding process (if applicable).
The total amount of Emergency Financial Aid Grants distributed to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act as of the date of the submission is as follows:
HEERF I: The school received $23,294 in the Student Portion from the CARES Act. These
funds are intended for students’ emergency assistance.
April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020
No funds were disbursed during this period. The school received the funds in June 24, 2020.
July 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020
The school awarded 4 students. The total amount awarded is $6,244.18.
October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
The school awarded 17 students. The total amount awarded is $6,746.54.
January 1, 2021 – March 30, 2021
No funds were disbursed during this period.
HEERF II – CRASAA: The school received $41,445.00 for students’ emergency assistance. The
school received the funds on April 13, 2021.
April 2021 – June 30, 2021
The school awarded 4 students. The total amount awarded is $16,351.00.
July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021
The school awarded 2 students. The total amount awarded is $5,808.00.
October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
No funds were disbursed during this period.
HEERF III – ARP: The school received an additional $25,825 for students’ emergency
assistance as a supplemental funds for proprietary schools and increased the government award from HEERF II. The school received the funds on August 9, 2021.
January 1, 2022 – March 30, 2022
The school awarded 3 students. The total amount awarded is $3,000.00.
April 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022
The school awarded 20 students. The total amount awarded is $36,111.00.
For any questions regarding this Emergency Grant, you can contact us.
