Campuses often gave student HEERF aid awards in pre-set amounts

Fresno State's tiered award structure

Source: Fresno State, 2022. NOTES: Students' Expected Family Contribution (EFC) levels from their FAFSA applications were often used to determine students' financial need for HEERF emergency financial aid grants. *Applications were required for students with EFCs higher than 5847 and whose campuses didn't have a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) nor California Dream Act Application (CADAA) on file.