Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund: 2021 Annual Performance Report

Through three iterations of legislation, Congress provided $76 billion in total to institutions of higher education (IHE) to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to [the] coronavirus” pandemic.

This report details Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) spending in the calendar year 2021 as captured through the annual reports submitted by institutions to the Department. It also provides an overview of the most recent data collected by the Department on how HEERF is being used to support students, institutions, and their communities.