Frequently Asked Questions Current: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) HEERF I Do I have to repay the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) grant? Do I have to report the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) grant on my income tax return? How can I check the status of, or view if Owens received, my Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I Grant Application? How can I tell if I was automatically awarded funds through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) grant? How do I apply for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) Grant, if I did not receive an automatic award, or if I would like to request additional funding? How will my HEERF I refund be reflected on my student account? How will I know if my HEERF I application was approved? How will the HEERF I automatic award amounts determined? How will the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) be sent to me? Is there a maximum amount of funding that a student can apply for, using the HEERF I grant request process? My Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I Grant application status is "Denied". Why? My Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I Grant application status is "Incomplete". How do I know what to do? What is the different between the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) grant and the Student Emergency Assistance Fund? What is the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I? What is the processing time of a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) grant application? What kinds of expenses are allowable for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds I (HEERF I)? When will I receive the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) grant? Who is eligible for a Higher Emergency Relief Fund I (HEERF I) Grant? Who should I contact if I have questions about the HEERF I? Why didn't I receive any money as part of the HEERF I automatic awarding process? Will my HEERF I approved grant amount OR automatic award pay an existing balance I owe the college for either Spring 2020 semester or a future semester? Will the HEERF I reduce my financial aid awards? HEERF II The first path is a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) Auto Award. Who Is Eligible? The second path is the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) Grant Application. Who is eligible? Can my HEERF II approved grant amount OR automatic award pay an existing balance I owe the college? Do I have to repay the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) grant? Do I have to report the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) grant on my income tax return? How can I check the status of, or view if Owens received, my Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II Grant Application? How can I tell if I was automatically awarded funds through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) grant? How do I apply for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) Grant, if I did not receive an automatic award, or if I would like to request additional funding? How were the automatic award amounts determined for HEERF II? How will I know if my HEERF II application was approved? How will my refund be reflected on my student account? How will the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) be sent to me? Is there a maximum amount of funding that a student can apply for, using the HEERF II grant request process? My Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II Grant application status is "Denied". Why? My Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II Grant application status is "Incomplete". How do I know what to do? What is the different between the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) grant and the Student Emergency Assistance Fund? What is the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II? What is the processing time of a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) grant application? What kinds of expenses are allowable for the HEERF II? When will I receive the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) grant? Who is eligible for a Higher Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) Grant? Who should I contact if I have questions about the HEERF II? Why didn't I receive any money as part of the automatic awarding process for the HEERF II? Will the HEERF II reduce my financial aid awards? Would the HEERF II funding reduce my financial aid awards? ×