The 8K award was already sent out in letters for the 2020-2021 students and is renewable for 4 years, so I think he can bank on that one. Residents from some states get even more than that (CA and CO get 11K for whatever reason).
I’m not real trusting of the grant though. Especially not with an over 12K EFC and being out of state.
Are award letters always sent out in February? That’s what most schools say, but do they actually send them out on a rolling basis as the FAFSA info comes in and you’re just guaranteed to get them BY February?