National SMART Grant Program List of Eligible Majors for Award Year 2009-10
Change of Effective Date for the Exclusion of Federal Veterans Education Benefits as Estimated Financial Assistance for Purposes of the Title IV Student Assistance Programs
June 2009
2009-10 ISIR Analysis Tool Web Demonstration Site Now Available
Update on USCIS Field Offices for Submission of Immigration Status/Document Verification Request, G-845-Field Office Changes Affecting Multiple States
May 2009
New Ordering Method for Paper Copies of 2009-10 Federal Student Aid Handbook
Update on the use of Professional Judgment by Financial Aid Administrators
April 2009
Live Internet Town Hall Meeting - Higher Education Opportunity Act
Live Internet Webinar - HEOA Changes to Pell Grant and TEACH Grant Programs and ECASLA Changes to ACG and National SMART Grant Programs
Live Internet Webinar - HEOA Changes to FFEL and Direct Loan Programs
March 2009
2009-10 FSA Handbook Volume 2: School Eligibility and Operations
Important Information About the Secondary Confirmation Process and the G-845 Form - Use form with expiration date of 6/30/2008
Availability of Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid
Treatment of 2008 Economic Stimulus Payment in the 2009-10 Federal Need Analysis
2009-10 ISIR Reprocessing on April 1, 2009 to Identify Pell-Eligible Records Based on 2009-10 Pell Grant Payment and Disbursement Schedules
2009-10 Application and Verification Guide
February 2009
Update on USCIS Field Offices for Submission of Immigration Status/Document Verification Request, G-845--Field Office Changes Affecting Multiple States
2009-10 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (February 2009 Update)
January 2009
Distribution of 2009-10 Renewal FAFSA Reminders Begins
January 15, 2009
December 2008
2009-10 FAFSA - Final Version
2009-10 Student Aid Eligibility Worksheet for Question 23 (formerly the Drug Conviction Worksheet)
New FAFSA Filing Option--FAFSA on the Phone
The FSA launched a new initiative that offers the option for students and parents to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) over the phone. The new option will initially be made available only in Indiana, Rhode Island and West Virginia in a controlled roll-out.
2009-10 FAFSA on the Web Worksheets in English and Spanish
2009-10 CPS Web Demonstration Site Now Available
User Name: eddemo
Password: fafsatest
2009-10 Verification Worksheets
Reminder to Submit Orders for 2009-10 Application Products and Publications
2009-10 FAFSA on the Web Preview Presentation
November 2008
2009-10 Student Aid Report Request for Comments
2009-10 School Electronic Process Guide
2009-10 ISIR Guide
2009-10 EFC Formula Guide
2009-10 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide
2009-10 Student Web Application Products Process Guide
October 2008
2009-10 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet available to order at FSA Publications
2009-10 Summary of Changes for the Application Processing System Guide
Draft 2009-10 SAR and SAR Acknowledgement has been posted to the Federal Register and is Available for Public Comment
Student Aid Report (SAR) Federal Notice
September 2008
First draft of 2009-10 FAFSA Available for Comments
August 2008
Summary of Changes and Updated Draft of the 2009-10 Free Application of Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
What's New
Below are highlights of the changes and enhancements made to the 2009-10 FAFSA and delivery process to comply with the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Further details about the change and process can be found on the page addressing the specific topic found in the right-hand menu of this page, in the 2009-10 Summary of Changes for the Application Processing System Guide and at FSA-Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP).
Highlights of the changes:
- FAFSA redesign
- FAFSA colors - green and purple
- Elimination of Worksheets A, B and C - data elements incorporated into application questions
- Questions added, deleted, reformatted - five additional dependency questions, TEACH question
- Instructions enhanced and incorporated into questions which reduced the number of Note pages
- Additional CPS edits, comment codes, SAR & ISIR changes and FAFSA on the Web edits to accommodate FAFSA redesign
- Special circumstances - guidance for allowing a dependent applicant to apply without parental data.
- Dependency override transactions performed by another school
- Expected Family Contribution (EFC) changes
- Report 529 college funds assets
- Revisions to the ISIR
- Incomplete web application notification process
- Exclusion of Federal veterans education benefits from Estimate Financial Assistance (EFA) effective date changed to July 1, 2009.
