Because of the latest hurricane, the Department of Education reiterated to institutions the vast amount of resources available to them during emergencies. They include:

Federal Student Aid for domestic and foreign Title IV-eligible colleges and universities.
Assistance on potential grant adjustments to activities and budgets through the Office of Postsecondary Education.
The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund's Emergency office, which can be used toward "exceptional need, which may include needs that have arisen as a result of the recent hurricanes. Institutions should carefully document how they determine exceptional need. Institutions cannot direct or control what students use their emergency financial aid grants on as funds must be provided directly to students."
The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools' Technical Assistance Center helps can campuses create strong preparedness plans, as well as reacting in emergencies
Project SERV, which can get short-term funding to colleges "that have experienced a violent or traumatic incident to assist in restoring a safe environment conducive to learning."

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