CRRSA Act and CARES Act Information

The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, the second federal COVID relief package, became law in December and includes aid that will be distributed directly to students by Robert Morris University. The university has created an initial distribution plan to provide assistance to students from these CRRSA Act funds, beginning in March 2021. Students will be contacted directly regarding their eligibility and distribution amount.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress and signed into law to provide economic relief from the Covid-19 pandemic. One section of the CARES Act established the Higher Education Emergency Relief fund, which provides money for colleges and universities -- including RMU -- to distribute directly to students as emergency financial aid and to and sent money to schools to use for emergency financial aid grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the pandemic.