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9/30/2009
Payment Requests Accepted
ISAC is pleased to announce that the 2009-10 payment processing cycle has begun, including MAPnet and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) requests for the Monetary Award Program (MAP) and the Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program. All 2009-10 Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) data received from the Central Processing System (CPS) between September 1st and September 29th (inclusive) is reflected in MAPnet. Schools may now begin sending payment requests for both programs.
Important Information Regarding 2009-10 Payment Processing
Reduced 2009-10 MAP funding necessitated modifications to the MAPnet system to allow for the "front loading" of awards. Semester schools will see term eligible amounts in the first term; the second term will show zero. Quarter schools will see term eligible amounts in the first and second terms, with the third term showing zero.
For IIA, students are eligible for fall term awards only. Students will receive one payment of $250 for IIA in
2009-10.
As was explained in an August 28th e-Message, programming changes to accommodate the limited shutdown of ISIR corrections were also required. A "Z" code will appear in the MAPnet "Shutdown" field for impacted records.
When preparing 2009-10 payment requests, schools are encouraged to keep in mind the previously-announced MAP and IIA Program suspension dates. ISAC has suspended the announcement of MAP grants for all students whose initial 2009-10 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was received by the CPS on or after May 15th, and the announcement of IIA Program grants has been suspended for all students whose initial 2009-10 FAFSA was received by the CPS on or after April 18th.
At the September 18th meeting of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the fiscal year 2010 (FY2010) priority payment claim deadline date for MAP and the IIA Program was approved as January 10, 2010 for the 1st semester or quarter. The 2nd term (and 3rd term if additional funding is appropriated) priority payment dates will be determined at a later time.
Resources Available Online
Details regarding the MAP and IIA Program payment processing cycle will soon be available within the Payment section of the MAPnet User Guide, as well as the MAP Payment and IIA Payment sections of the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area at collegezone.com.
In order to remain up-to-date on each program, please continue to refer to Program News for MAP and IIA within the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area.
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