Dominican University Receives Money from the Second Round of the CARES Act

By Rachel Huser

Dominican received $4.7 million from the second round of the CARES Act. Nearly a third of the money- $1.5 million will go to students.

Information about how to apply for the funds will be available sometime before Spring break. The application will be an online form, similar to the one from the first round of the CARES Act, said Mark Titzer, the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer.

The federal government based the aid on the number of Dominican students receiving Pell Grants, Titzer said in an interview last Thursday.

That is on top of the $1.5 million Dominican students received in the first round of the CARES Act in 2020.

The remaining $3.2 million can be divided by the discretion of the board of trustees, said Titzer.

This second round of aid gives Dominican more flexibility to pay for more personal protective equipment that is required to deal with the COVID pandemic, or give students more money, said Titzer.