AAU, ACE, and 34 other higher education organizations sent a letter to House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Development Committee leaders asking them to recommend changes to the mid-sized loan programs included in the CARES Act – specifically, the Main Street Lending programs. Due to their immense financial responsibility to students, faculty, and staff, many colleges and universities are interested in accessing the loans created by the CARES Act and any future COVID-19 relief loan programs. The letter suggests that Congress address nonprofit eligibility for loan programs and potential exemption of student workers under employee threshold eligibility standards, which would help lift barriers keeping colleges and universities from accessing these needed funds.