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Mission and Vision

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.

The USDA's vision is to expand economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive; to promote agriculture production sustainability that better nourishes Americans while also helping feed others throughout the world; and to preserve and conserve our Nation's natural resources through restored forests, improved watersheds, and healthy private working lands.

Grant Program Highlights

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Loans
FSA makes direct and guaranteed farm ownership and operating loans to family-size farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank, Farm Credit System institution, or other lender. FSA loans can be used to purchase land, livestock, equipment, feed, seed, and supplies. Loans can also be used to construct buildings or make farm improvements.

Housing Assistance
USDA provides homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. The programs also make funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary. USDA Multi-Family Housing Programs offer Rural Rental Housing Loans to provide affordable multi-family rental housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income families; the elderly; and persons with disabilities. In addition, rental assistance is available to eligible families.

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
USDA, through the Farm Service Agency, provides direct and guaranteed loans to beginning farmers and ranchers who are unable to obtain financing from commercial credit sources. Each fiscal year, the Agency targets a portion of its direct and guaranteed farm ownership (FO) and operating loan (OL) funds to beginning farmers and ranchers.

Crop and Livestock Insurance
USDA helps producers manage their business risks. The mission of USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is to promote, support, and regulate sound risk management solutions to preserve and strengthen the economic stability of America's agricultural producers. As part of this mission, RMA operates and manages the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC). RMA has three divisions: Insurance Services, Product Management, and Risk Compliance. Seventeen private-sector insurance companies sell and service the policies. RMA develops and/or approves the premium rate, administers premium and expense subsidies, approves and supports products, and reinsures the companies. RMA also sponsors educational and outreach programs and seminars on the general topic of risk.

Federal State Marketing Improvement Program
This matching grant program, also known as FSMIP, provides matching funds to State Departments of Agriculture and other appropriate State agencies to assist in exploring new market opportunities for food and agricultural products, and to encourage research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the marketing system.

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
The SCBGP funds can be requested to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture).

The Farmers Market Promotion Program
The FMPP was created through a recent amendment of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976. The grants, authorized by the FMPP, are targeted to help improve and expand domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities.

Organic Cost Share Program
AMS administers two organic certification cost share programs. Each program provides cost share assistance, through participating States, to organic producers and/or organic handlers. Recipients must receive initial certification or continuation of certification from a USDA accredited certifying

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CARES Act Emergency Relief Fund Disclosure

HEERF III Disclosure

SCI-Arc has been identified as a beneficiary of additional funding from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, or HEERF, as authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

SCI-Arc received $413,235 in funding through HEERF Phase III for aid payments to students enrolled in fall 2021 and spring 2022.

Through HEERF Phase III, SCI-Arc will provide aid payments to eligible students in fall 2021 and spring 2022. Students may have experienced loss of employment or other financial support due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These aid payments are intended to help with expenses incurred as a result of this emergency—including housing, food, course materials, technology, healthcare, or childcare.

Eligibility

To receive an emergency grant payment , each student must be:

Registered in at least 3 units in the fall 2021 semester as of September 7, 2021

Registered in at least 3 units in the spring 2022 semester as of January 10, 2022

Allocation and Distribution

All FAFSA eligible students, regardless of financial need, will receive an aid payment.

Aid payments will be sent by direct deposit. Students who do not have direct deposit will receive a paper check that will be mailed to their mailing address.

Summer 2022 Awarded Students

As of May 23, 2022, SCI-Arc has awarded the following:

Amount Awarded : $42,080

Students Awarded : 40

Spring 2022 Awarded Students

As of January 18 through April 13, 2022 SCI-Arc has awarded the following:

Amount Awarded : $180,206

Students Awarded : 201

Fall 2021 Awarded Students

As of October 21, 2021 SCI-Arc has awarded the following:

Amount Awarded : $191,840

Students Awarded : 218

HEERF II 2021 Disclosure

As of 3.16.2021

Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act - CRRSAA (HEERF II)

The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 166.

The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act are as follows:

Undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students

US citizens or eligible noncitizens; possessing a valid Social Security Number

Registered for Selective Service

Enrolled Part-Time or Full-Time

Completed 2019-2020 FAFSA

SCI-Arc has distributed the total amount of $169,810.00 (50%) evenly to the 166 students who each received $1,025.00 (Full-Time 164, Part -Time 2)

As of 2.26.21

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II) is part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 recently passed by Congress. SCI-Arc has been allocated $169,810 for the student portion through HEERF II. In the coming weeks the Institution will begin disbursing the HEERF II Student Portion.

The Federal HEERF II Emergency Grant is awarded on a one-time basis to eligible enrolled domestic students, and is not renewable. Due to limited funding, award amounts are not negotiable at this time.

As was the case with the Student Portion of the HEERF I funding distributed in spring 2020, eligible domestic students will receive a set amount of assistance. The funds may be used to cover expenses related to the pandemic, such as food, health care, technology, course materials, and child-care expenses.

HEERF II will be processed through the student account and will directly refund to the student and NOT applied to any outstanding charges on the student account. We strongly encourage students to setup Direct Deposit in order to receive the funds as soon as possible.

The Institution is awaiting further guidance from federal officials regarding the criteria for disbursement and will update this webpage as additional information becomes available.

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HEERF I 2020 Disclosure

On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, providing roughly $14 billion to institutions of higher education. SCI-Arc was allotted $169,810 (50%) through section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act. SCI-Arc signed and returned the Certification and Agreement form for HEERF funding and intends to utilize 50% of the total funds to award as direct grants to our students who experienced unexpected expenses as a result of COVID-19.

Per the Department of Education’s (ED) Interim Reporting Guidelines for Student Portion of the CARES Act Emergency Relief Fund published on May 6, 2020, SCI-Arc acknowledges that it has used CARES Act Emergency Relief Funds to provide the mandated amount of at least $169,810 (50%) of the emergency financial aid grants to eligible SCI-Arc students.

The estimated total number of students at the institution eligible to participate in programs under Section 484 in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and thus eligible to receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act is 180.

The method(s) used by the institution to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act are as follows:

Undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students

US citizens or eligible noncitizens; possessing a valid Social Security Number

Registered for Selective Service

Enrolled part-time or full-time

Completed 2019-2020 FAFSA

SCI-Arc has distributed the total amount of $169,810.00 (50%) evenly to the 180 students who each received $944.00 (full-time: 179; part-time: 1).

Instructions, directions, or guidance provided by the institution to students concerning the Emergency Financial Aid Grants are as follows:

“Federal CARES Act grants are intended to assist students with economic hardships related to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds may be used to cover: Travel and moving expenses associated with the transition to on-line learning; housing, food, and utilities; childcare; technology or other resources needed for online coursework; and medical expenses. You must use these funds for coronavirus-related expenses. You may be asked to provide substantiation that such expenses were 1) related to coronavirus-caused campus disruption, and 2) actually incurred and paid by you, and you should be prepared to provide such substantiation if ever requested.”

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Robust Federal Pandemic Aid Has Sent Over $800 Billion to States

Sustained COVID-19 response has supported funding for public health, education, and other purposes

ARTICLENovember 3, 2022By: Rebecca Thiess & Madalyn BryantRead time: 4 min

Projects:Fiscal Federalism

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Robust Federal Pandemic Aid Has Sent Over $800 Billion to States

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Of the $5.2 trillion that the U.S. government has committed to the response to the pandemic since early 2020, about one-sixth went to state governments for the public health emergency and to boost their economic recovery. Across the six pieces of COVID-19 legislation passed so far, the federal government has allotted more than $800 billion in grants to states.

Two of the funding vehicles—the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF)—together make up almost 40% of this funding, with separate but significant investments in programs for K-12 education, rental assistance, and public health.

Legislation in response to the pandemic spanned administrations and provided aid to states in numerous ways, including funding for new programs and for existing ones that, like Medicaid, often get a boost during economic downturns. Although dollars went to support programs in each major area of budgeting, flexible pots of money in the Coronavirus Relief Fund and the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund—which together totaled $307 billion for states—were the largest category of funding going to states.

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Flexible Funds to States Make Up Major Share of COVID-19 Relief

Bar graph of education, health, income security, and other categories of funding to states with the ability to shift the color for the programs or legislation that make up each.

Pandemic aid to states by budget function and bill

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LATEST PROGRAMS AND UPDATES

Office of Recovery Programs Self-Service Resources

The Office of Recovery Programs is providing self-resources to assist recipients of awards from its programs with questions about reporting, technical issues, eligible uses of funds, or other items. View a complete list of available self-service resources.

American Rescue Plan Six Month

In total, the Treasury Department is responsible for managing over $1 trillion in American Rescue Plan programs and tax credits. Read about the impact of the first six months of the American Rescue Plan programs in the impact report.

Economic Impact Payments

The Treasury Department, the Office of Fiscal Service, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided three rounds of fast and direct relief payments during the various phases of the COVID-19 crisis. Payments from the third round continue to go out to Americans across the country.

Homeowner Assistance Fund

The American Rescue Plan provides nearly $10 billion for states, territories, and Tribes to provide relief for our country’s most vulnerable homeowners.

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

The American Rescue Plan provides $350 billion in emergency funding for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to respond to the COVID-19 emergency and bring back jobs.

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The American Rescue Plan is delivering direct relief to the American people, rescuing the American economy, and starting to beat the virus. For a full overview of what’s in the plan, click here.

Help is here with
the American Rescue Plan

Learn more about how to access your benefits here:

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