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Letter to Congress in Support of Changes to COVID-19 Loan Programs
| 8/6/2020 | Letter to Senate and House leadership in support of changes to the Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program, and Main Street Lending Program in next COVID-19 relief package to make these programs more accessible to colleges and universities. |
Topic(s): Crisis Management; Legislation; Budget; Federal Budget and Appropriations
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to Congress on Higher Education Needs in the Fifth COVID-19 Emergency Spending Bill
| 8/5/2020 | Letter to House and Senate leaders expressing the views of colleges and universities on what student and institutional aid provisions should be included in the fifth COVID-19 spending bill. |
Topic(s): Crisis Management; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Financial Aid
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Request for Continued Support for Research During the Pandemic
| 8/3/2020 | Letter to Congress, the Department of the Treasury, and the White House requesting emergency funding for scientific research in the next COVID-19 relief package under consideration. |
Topic(s): Crisis Management; Legislation; Research; Research Funding
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Summary of the Higher Education Provisions in the HEALS Act
| 7/29/2020 | The emergency spending package released by Senate Republicans on July 27, 2020, is comprised of multiple bills known collectively as the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. |
Topic(s): Legislation; Crisis Management; Federal Budget and Appropriations
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Type: Bill Summary
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Talking Points on Additional Federal Emergency Assistance
| 7/27/2020 | Talking points for institutions on additional federal emergency assistance for students and higher education institutions. |
Topic(s): Crisis Management; Budget; Federal Budget and Appropriations
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Type: Issue Brief
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Letter to Senate on Effective Implementation of COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental Funds
| 7/22/2020 | Letter to Senate leadership encouraging Congress to give careful consideration to ensure that any new initiatives in the next COVID-19 supplemental appropriations act are implemented effectively by the Department of Education. |
Topic(s): Federal Budget and Appropriations; Crisis Management; Financial Aid
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Allocations to Institutions Authorized by the CARES Act
| 7/21/2020 | The CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-IHE/Student Aid provides funding to institutions to provide emergency grants to students whose lives have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Topic(s): Crisis Management; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Financial Aid
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Type: Bill Summary
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Letter to Secretary Devos on Interim Final Rule in the CARES Act
| 7/2/2020 | Letter to Secretary Betsy Devos on the Interim Final Rule for establishing student eligibility for emergency grants under the CARES Act. |
Topic(s): Crisis Management; Budget; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Student Loans; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to HELP Committee on Reopening Costs for Institutions
| 7/2/2020 | Letter to HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Ranking Member Patty Murray on reopening costs for institutions. |
Topic(s): Crisis Management; Budget; Federal Budget and Appropriations; Campus Issues
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on the Proposed Main Street Lending Program Nonprofit Facility
| 6/22/2020 | ACE and 53 other higher education associations submitted comments to the Federal Reserve on a dedicated program for nonprofits to access affordable loans to help mitigate the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. |
Topic(s): Budget; Taxation and Finance
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Type: Letters and Comments
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