Institutions required to report on foreign ownership, contracts, and gifts, now have a new functionality in their reporting portal that should make updating older reports easier compared to the previous manual process.
In a June 18 Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education announced that, effective immediately, institutions of higher education (IHEs) can now use a new reporting portal at ForeignFundingHigherEd.gov to amend, modify, and correct submissions, including those made prior to January 2, 2026.
IHEs that are owned or controlled by a foreign source or receive a gift or enter into a contract with a foreign source in the amount of $250,000 or more are subject to Section 117 data reporting.
With the new reporting portal in place, the Department will no longer monitor the foreigngiftsaccess@ed.gov inbox that was previously used by institutions to request withdrawal of prior Section 117 reports and to ask technical questions about access to the various reporting portals.
All inquiries, technical issues, and other communications should now be sent to foreignsourcereporting@ed.gov. The FSA Knowledge Center also includes the Section 117 Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting area where guidance will be updated and published.
IHEs must submit Section 117 disclosure reports by Friday, July 31 to avoid possible enforcement action.
