Establishes an emergency aid grant matching program for SUNY and CUNY campuses to provide matching funds for emergency aid grants to eligible.
The bill establishes an emergency aid grant matching program for campuses of the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY). It authorizes the State Higher Education Services Corporation to provide matching grants to these campuses for emergency aid grants to eligible students. The corporation can provide up to $1250 per student and up to $62,500 per campus per academic year. Emergency aid grants are for students facing unexpected financial distress, covering expenses like groceries, housing, and medical costs, but not tuition or student loans.
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