1. Re: COVID relief and appropriations (Judy Mortrude)

Great news, Judy! On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 4:27 PM < members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> wrote: > Send Members mailing list submissions to > members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > members-owner@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Members digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: COVID relief and appropriations (Judy Mortrude) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:26:51 -0500 > From: Judy Mortrude <judy_mortrude@worlded.org> > To: Sharon Bonney <sharonmbonney@coabe.org> > Cc: Michele Diecuch <MDiecuch@proliteracy.org>, NCL Members > <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > Subject: Re: [NCL Members] COVID relief and appropriations > Message-ID: > < > CANgZhtPEA6kPtq8-PvCqcoO-hWtfwNLyou-OA4KvOrpaajYdvQ@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks for sharing, Sharon! > I've also heard that there's also good news on the postsecondary front: a > simplified FAFSA, restored Pell eligibility for incarcerated students, and > an end to prohibiting federal student aid for some drug offenses. More > opportunity for your excellent Ability to Benefit advocacy! > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 4:14 PM Sharon Bonney <sharonmbonney@coabe.org> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > Here's what we are hearing from our public policy firm: > > > > The bill text released today covers both fiscal year 2021 appropriations > > and additional covid relief. > > > > > > > > Great news on the appropriations front, adult education state grants got > > an $18 million increase in the fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill! > > > > > > > > On covid relief, adult education did not get direct funding, but it is > > again an allowable use of funds for broader education funding, including > > the GEER pot, which has proved to work well for many states. As we?ve > > discussed, there will be another covid package early in the new > > Administration and we will continue to advocate for the $1 billion adult > ed > > covid funding. > > > > > > *Sharon Bonney* > > > > Chief Executive Officer *|* Coalition on Adult Basic Education *|* > > sharonmbonney@coabe.org > > P: 888-44-COABE (888-442-6223) *|* F: 866-941-5129 *|* www.COABE.org > > <http://www.coabe.org/> *| *PO Box 1820 Cicero, NY 13039 > > > > <https://www.facebook.com/COABEHQ/> <https://twitter.com/COABEHQ> > > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/coalition-on-adult-basic-education/> > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCmd7QzQq3e5XzawnVgnTg> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > > on behalf of Michele Diecuch <MDiecuch@proliteracy.org> > > *Sent:* Monday, December 21, 2020 1:48 PM > > *To:* NCL Members <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > > *Subject:* [NCL Members] COVID relief and appropriations > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > As you likely saw, last night congress finalized an agreement on a > > COVID-relief package as well as full FY2021 appropriations. Here are some > > notes from what CEF has been able to learn so far: > > > > > > > > 1. Congress passed a one-day extension of funding to keep the > > government open until midnight tonight to give time for both chambers to > > pass the legislation today. > > > > 2. FY2021 appropriations - public information is not yet available > > for the FY2021 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill, Speaker Pelosi and > Senator > > Schumer issued a joint statement > > < > https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-pelosi_joint-statement-on-emergency-coronavirus-relief-and-omnibus-agreement > > > > on the COVID-relief and omnibus spending agreement with some components. > > > > 3. The COVID-relief funding provides more education support than > > the CARES Act, but far less than the HEROES Act (House-passed previously) > > and HEALS Act (Senate proposed in summer). The report details known so > far: > > > > o *$82 billion for Education Relief Funds *that are similar to the > > funds in the CARES Act (the CARES Act provided a total of $30.75 billion > > for these funds): > > > > ? *$818.8 million for outlying areas and Bureau of Indian Affairs > > schools.* > > > > ? *$4.05 billion for a Governors Emergency Relief Fund, *with money set > > aside for private K-12 schools (the bipartisan bill set aside $2.5 > billion > > of a larger $7.5 billion allocation for governors). Note: We do yet know > > if WIOA Title II funds are specifically called out in this fund, but we > > will share details as soon as known. > > > > ? *$54.3 billion for an Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief > > Fund. * > > > > ? *$22.7 billion for a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund:* > > > > ? $20 billion for non-profit (public and private) institutions of > > higher education (IHEs); > > > > ? $908 million for financial aid for students at for-profit > > colleges; > > > > ? $1.7 billion for HBCUs, minority-serving institutions, and > > tribal colleges*; > > > > ? $113.5 million for IHEs with greatest unmet need and for > > graduate institutions and others not covered by the previous formulas. > > > > o **$1.34 billion in relief to discharge previous loans made to HBCUs * > > > > o *Expands Pell grant eligibility* ? House Education and Labor > > Committee chair Bobby Scott (D-VA) described these provisions > > < > https://edlabor.house.gov/media/press-releases/education-leaders-celebrate-higher-education-agreement-in-fy21-omnibus > > > > as does Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA > > < > https://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsroom?ID=7D866A29-3F6D-4C29-B95F-17838B5367CC > >). > > More students will be eligible for larger awards, but it does not > increase > > the maximum award. It restores Pell grant eligibility to formerly > > incarcerated people and for those defrauded by their school. It also > > simplifies the FAFSA ? a long-held goal of the retiring Senate HELP > > Committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) that likely would have been > > included in a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act if one had been > > enacted this year. > > > > o *$10 billion for child care *through the Child Care and Development > > Block Grant (CCDBG) program. Funds will help support providers and > > families (the CARES Act provided $3.5 billion for childcare). > > > > o *$250 million for Head Start *(less than the $750 million for Head > > Start in the CARES Act. > > > > o *$7 billion for broadband, *including $3.2 billion for what sounds > > like it could be support for the e-rate program ?for low-income families > to > > access broadband through an FCC fund? (from the press release). There is > > also a $1 billion tribal broadband fund, $300 million for a new grant > > program to fund broadband in rural areas, and other funding for > telehealth > > and broadband infrastructure. The earlier bipartisan proposal included > $3 > > billion for e-rate, $6.2 billion for connectivity, including remote > > learning, and $200 million for the Institute for Museum and Library > > Services to purchase internet-connected devices for low-income and rural > > communities. > > > > > > > > More to come as we receive details? > > > > > > > > Michele > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > To unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > >