Texas A&M International University serves a broad community of students in Laredo and South Texas with unique needs as a result of the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. In order to meet the needs of TAMIU students and their families who have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, TAMIU will award $5.1 million in emergency grants to assist students as part of its TAMIU CARES Program. Of this, 92%, or $4,750,878, are federal funds while the remaining 8%, or $394,000, is from non-governmental sources. These allocations are designed to provide grants to students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to coronavirus. The CARES funds will be used to address financial hardship, including housing and food insecurity, medical expenses, and lack of educational support and supplies (including technology).
Funds from the CARE Act Grant are not considered Estimated Financial Aid.
Ineligible noncitizens are not eligible for the CARES Act grant. Ineligible noncitizens are those who are neither a permanent resident of the United States nor able to provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service that they are in the United States for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident.
(Updated: 10/29/2020)
In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:
TAMIU Cares will provide just over $5.1M in emergency grants to students. Of this, 92%, or $4,750,878, are federal funds while the remaining 8%, or $394,000, is from non-governmental sources.
45-day v.3 - October 3, 2020 PDF Report
In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:
TAMIU Cares will provide just over $5.1M in emergency grants to students. Of this, 92%, or $4,750,878, are federal funds while the remaining 8%, or $394,000, is from non-governmental sources.
45-day v.2 - August 19, 2020 PDF Report
In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:
TAMIU Cares will provide just over $5.1M in emergency grants to students. Of this, 92%, or $4,750,878, are federal funds while the remaining 8%, or $394,000, is from non-governmental sources.
45-day v.1 - July 5, 2020 PDF Report
In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:
TAMIU Cares will provide just over $5.1M in emergency grants to students. Of this, 92%, or $4,750,878, are federal funds while the remaining 8%, or $394,000, is from non-governmental sources.
In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:
TAMIU Cares will provide just over $5.1M in emergency grants to students. Of this, 92%, or $4,750,878, are federal funds while the remaining 8%, or $394,000, is from non-governmental sources.
(Updated: 01/08/2021)
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Previous Reports
Institution Name: Texas A&M International University
Date of Report: 01/07/2021
Covering Quarter Ending: 12/31/2020
Total Amount of Funds Awarded:
Final report? No
Category |
Amount in (a)(1) institutional dollars |
Amount in (a)(2) dollars, if applicable |
Amount in (a)(3) dollars, if applicable |
Explanatory Notes |
Providing additional emergency financial aid grants to students.1 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Providing reimbursements for tuition, housing, room and board, or other fee refunds. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Providing tuition discounts. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Covering the cost of providing additional technology hardware to students, such as laptops or tablets, or covering the added cost of technology fees. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Providing or subsidizing the costs of high‐speed internet to students or faculty to transition to an online environment. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Subsidizing off‐campus housing costs due to dormitory closures or decisions to limit housing to one student per room; subsidizing housing costs to reduce housing density; paying for hotels or other off‐campus housing for students who need to be isolated; paying travel expenses for students who need to leave campus early due to coronavirus infections or campus interruptions. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Subsidizing food service to reduce density in eating facilities, to provide pre‐packaged meals, or to add hours to food service operations to accommodate social distancing. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Costs related to operating additional class sections to enable social distancing, such as those for hiring more instructors and increasing campus hours of operations. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Campus safety and operations.2 | $161,676.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | PPE, cleaning supplies/services, signage, contact tracing |
Purchasing, leasing, or renting additional instructional equipment and supplies (such as laboratory equipment or computers) to reduce the number of students sharing equipment or supplies during a single class period and to provide time for disinfection between uses. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Replacing lost revenue due to reduced enrollment. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Replacing lost revenue from non‐tuition sources (i.e.,cancelled ancillary events; disruption of food service, dorms, childcare or other facilities; cancellation of use of campus venues by other organizations, lost parking revenue, etc.).3 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Purchasing faculty and staff training in online instruction;or paying additional funds to staff who are providing training in addition to their regular job responsibilities. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Purchasing, leasing, or renting additional equipment or software to enable distance learning, or upgrading campus wi‐fi access or extending open networks to parking lots or public spaces, etc. | $179,047.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Classroom technology for streaming |
Other Uses of (a)(1) Institutional Portion funds. | $28,135.00 | Indirect costs, payroll for additional eLearning instructional designers | ||
Other Uses of (a)(2) or (a)(3) funds, if applicable. | $0.00 | $222,839.00 | $0.00 | Payroll for IT staff involved with transition to eLearning |
Quarterly Expenditures for each Program | $368,858.00 | $222,839.00 | ||
Total of Quarterly Expenditures | $591,697.00 |
1 To support any element of the cost of attendance (as defined under Section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)) per Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act and the Interim Final Rule published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2020 (85 FR 36494). Community Colleges in California, all public institutions in Washington State, and all institutions in Massachusetts have different requirements due to recent U.S. District Court actions. Please discuss with legal counsel. HEERF litigation updates can be found here.
2 Including costs or expenses related to the disinfecting and cleaning of dorms and other campus facilities, purchases of personal protective equipment (PPE), purchases of cleaning supplies, adding personnel to increase the frequency of cleaning, the reconfiguration of facilities to promote social distancing, etc.
3 Including continuance of pay (salary and benefits) to workers who would otherwise support the work or activities of ancillary enterprises (e.g., bookstore workers, foodservice workers, venue staff, etc.).
(Updated: 09/01/2020)
In accordance with the reporting requirements of Section 18004(e) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), an institution receiving funds under this section, is providing the following information:
TAMIU Cares will provide just over $5.1M in emergency grants to students. Of this, 92%, or $4,750,878, are federal funds while the remaining 8%, or $394,000, is from non-governmental sources.
TAMIU has developed a Loaner Laptop Program to support students whose access to technology is a challenge.
To qualify for the program, applicants will complete a simple online questionnaire, contract and acknowledgement. Applicants must be current TAMIU students, enrolled in at least 6 credit hours and be fully paid for the semester of enrollment to be eligible. The laptop loaners will be provided after Friday, Sept. 18. Computers will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Contact the Office of Outreach and Pre-College Programs at 956.326.2720, email outreach@tamiu.edu, or visit offices in the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, room 138.