To be eligible for a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant, you must:

• be enrolled in a for-college-credit program of study. Students in Career and College Promise, College and Career Readiness, and Corporate and Continuing Education programs are not eligible.
• be enrolled in an in-person or a hybrid (in-person and online) format — not a fully online program
• be actively enrolled in courses at Central Piedmont (fall 2020 or spring 2021) or have filed a Compassionate Withdrawal due to circumstances related to the coronavirus
• be eligible for federal financial aid, such as Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, or Federal Work-Study. If you are not receiving federal financial aid, you may be eligible for aid and qualify for a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant if you meet all other eligibility criteria.
• have a 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file.
• meet financial aid Satisfactory Academic Progress standards
• be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
• have a high school diploma, high school equivalency diploma, or have completed high school in an approved homeschool setting
• Male students must be registered with the Selective Service

You can still be eligible to receive a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant if you:

• owe a balance to Central Piedmont. The college will not deduct any fees from your Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant, but any outstanding balances will remain on your account.
• receive support from another Central Piedmont emergency financial assistance program (such as scholarships, the Central Piedmont Emergency Grant, Finish Line Grant, NextGen).

1. Confirm that you are eligible and want to receive a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant.
2. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible.
3. Complete the required Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant application:
   1. Log in to MyCollege.
   2. Select Student Services.
   3. Select Online Forms.

You may only apply for one Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant per semester.

You must complete a FAFSA to receive a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible to maximize your eligibility for financial aid. If you are awarded a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant, this grant will not impact your financial aid award package.

Need help completing your FAFSA? Call the Financial Aid office at 704.330.6942 or contact your financial aid counselor directly for help. To find your financial aid counselor's name and contact information, log in to Financial Aid Self-Service on MyCollege.

If you have special financial circumstances or your financial situation has changed a lot due to the coronavirus pandemic — such as if an employer closed, you lost your job, your parents lost their job, your income significantly changed, or other financial hardship — the Financial Aid office may be able to adjust your financial aid package in consideration of your new income or other financial information that has changed instead of the information used on your most recent FAFSA. Visit the Financial Aid coronavirus page for more information.

Central Piedmont determines the amount of your Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant based on information you provide in your application and documentation. If you are awarded a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant, this grant will not impact your financial aid award package.

Central Piedmont uses BankMobile, an online banking product, to process financial aid refunds. You must have a BankMobile Account to receive a Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant.

Verify that your contact information and payment options are accurate with BankMobile and learn more about BankMobile refund options. If you do not have a BankMobile account and need help creating one, contact BankMobile at 1.866.782.0821 or the Central Piedmont Cashiering office at 704.330.4472.

When you actually receive your funds once we send them depends on the payment option you select with BankMobile.

How you use your Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant is your choice. You should use this money for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the coronavirus (including eligible expenses related to your cost of attendance, such as food, housing, course materials, technology, healthcare, and child care). Central Piedmont will not require you to submit receipts or other documentation of how you spend your funds.

The college encourages you to pay off any balances with the college to prevent issues with registration or collections. Visit the Central Piedmont tuition, fees, and payment page to learn more about balances and available payment options.

The Central Piedmont Student Relief Grant is not part of your gross income for tax purposes. Visit the IRS CARES Act website or contact the IRS for more guidance.

CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) reports (PDF)

• January 2021 CARES Act quarterly budget and expenditure reports (PDF)
• September 2020 CARES Act quarterly budget and expenditure reports (PDF)