The Federal Government established the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide economic relief from COVID-19. A section of the CARES Act includes the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). The Act provides money to institutions of higher education for emergency financial-aid grants to assist students for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education has determined these funds should be used for food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care.