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Draft 2026-27 FAFSA application materials available for comment

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By Marlene Seeklander While many students and parents are completing the 2025-26 FAFSA, the Department of Education is already looking ahead to next year’s FAFSA. Now is your opportunity to submit comments to the Department of Education about the proposed draft 2026-27 FAFSA form and FAFSA Submission Summary. In an Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education […]

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2025-2026 Federal Pell Grant award amounts

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By Marlene Seeklander The minimum and maximum Federal Pell Grant amount for 2025-2026 remains unchanged from 2024-2025. In a recent Dear Colleague Letter, the Department of Education released the Federal Pell Grant maximum and minimum award amounts for the 2025-2026 award year (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026). The maximum Pell Grant award remains at

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Tentative 2025–26 Funding Levels available for Campus-Based Programs

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By Marlene Seeklander Knowing the tentative amounts of funding is a key component in the 2025-26 award year planning process for financial aid professionals. In a recent Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education announced that the Tentative funding levels and worksheets for Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs for the 2025-26

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Updated 2025-26 Federal School Code List now available

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By Marlene Seeklander A key component of the FAFSA – the Federal School Code List – has been updated by the Department of Education. The Department announced the availability of the updated 2025–26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools.  Students sometimes enter these codes on the FAFSA in order for the postsecondary schools to

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NSLDS Financial Aid History Report (FAT001) now available

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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals often want to get to know their students to provide the most appropriate assistance. One way to do that is to know a student’s financial aid history and a new report is now available to make that part of the job easier. In a recent Electronic Announcement, the National Student

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Student eligibility for SNAP Benefits

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By Marlene Seeklander College professionals can play a role in helping students succeed by helping them access benefits for which they are eligible.   The Department of Education recently shared information for students who may qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP provides benefits to low-income individuals and families to help supplement their food

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FVT and GE Debt Reporting Process reopened until mid-February

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By Marlene Seeklander Schools that were not able to complete their Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) Debt Reporting by January 15 now have an additional month to do so. In a January 17 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education announced that they reopened the reporting process for debt reporting until February 18 to

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Update on implementation of the NSLDS post-screening functionality for the 2024-25 FAFSA cycle

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By Marlene Seeklander Schools will have to wait a little longer for the NSLDS post-screening functionality. The NSLDS post-screening functionality has been delayed from the end of 2024 to the spring of 2025, meaning that an updated ISIR will not be generated for applicants with new information. Two recent Electronic Announcements, dated January 10 and January

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Batch corrections processing timeline update

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By Marlene Seeklander Schools have to wait a little longer before they can process batch corrections, but the functionality may be on the horizon. The Department of Education recently announced that over the next few weeks they will work with a group of institutions and their vendors to test batch corrections. After the beta testing is

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Reminder regarding misrepresentation by third-party service providers engaged by higher education institutions

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By Marlene Seeklander Colleges need to ensure that not only are they telling the truth about their institution, but also that any organization – such as online program managers – are doing the same, according to a recent reminder from the Department of Education. In a January 16 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the Department of Education

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