U.S. Colleges that are associated with a foreign source either through ownership or other business relationships face an important deadline later this month.
The Department of Education reminded institutions in a recent Electronic Announcement that the deadline for submitting disclosure reports is Thursday, July 31, 2025. Failure to comply with the reporting requirement could mean enforcement action.
The disclosure report filing is required whenever an institution is owned or controlled by a foreign source or receives a gift from or enters into a contract with a foreign source and if the value is $250,000 or more – either alone or in combination with other gifts or contracts with that foreign source – within a calendar year.
The announcement includes links to two resources for institutions:
- Section 117 disclosure reports reporting portal is located at https://partners.ed.gov/ForeignGifts
- Section 117 Frequently Asked Questions is located here
Institutions with questions can contact the applicable area:
- Technical questions or access issues related to the Section 117 reporting portal – Contact the information technology office at ForeignGiftsAccess@ed.gov
- Questions about the U.S. Department of Education’s Section 117 efforts – Contact the compliance team at ForeignSourceReporting@ed.gov
- General information, guidance, and training related to Section 117 – Refer to Section 117 Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting Topics page on the Knowledge Center
