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Program News (last updated June 18, 2008)
2008-09 Application
2008-09 Budget Packets Available Online
2007-08 Payment
Proration of 2007-08 Spring Term Payment Claims - May 14, 2008
2007-08 Notification of Eligibility Available at My Zone
2008-09
Application
The 2008-09 Illinois National Guard Grant Application is available to download and print from College Zone.
Budget Packets Available Online
As announced in an April 2nd e-Message, the 2008-09 budget packets for the Monetary Award Program (MAP), the Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) program and the Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant program are available online in both Portable Document Format (PDF) and Microsoft Word format.
The Gift Assistance Programs Budget Packet allows schools participating in MAP, IVG and ING, to enter their budget information on one form. Schools that participate only in MAP will complete the Monetary Award Program Budget Packet. A completed budget packet, submitted electronically or via paper, must be received at ISAC on or before June 1, 2008.
Access budget packets, instructions and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the MAP, IVG and ING Grant programs by selecting the "Budget Reporting - MAP, IVG & ING" option from the left-margin menu of the FAA Zone Processes area.
2007-08
The FY2008 appropriation for the Illinois National Guard (ING) Grants is $4,480,000.
Payment
A 2007-08 ING Payment Request Roster and Certification Form for the summer term was mailed to colleges on June 18, 2008. Although no summer term payment claims will be paid by ISAC, a roster listing individuals whose applications were received by the June 15th deadline was sent so that eligibility units can be collected for applicants who are eligible for payment. Also enclosed in the packet was an ING Supplemental Payment Request Form and an Out-of-District Tuition Claim Form. All forms are due back to ISAC on or before July 18th.
Further details regarding the ING Grant payment process, a sample roster and blank forms are available at the Payment Procedures for the ING Grant page within this section of the Gift Assistance area.
Payment Proration History
Proration of 2007-08 Spring Term Payment Claims
As announced in a May 14th e-Message, timely second and/or third term claims for the 2007-08 ING Grant Program will be prorated at 72.64% due to a funding shortfall, (i.e., $72.64 will be paid for every $100.00 of eligibility). Institutions will be responsible for a percentage (27.36%) of each eligible student's 2007-08 timely second or third term award, and will be responsible for 100% of all eligible students' summer claims and late claims (i.e., claims that were submitted after the due dates for each term's claims).
2007-08 ING Grant payment vouchers, along with an Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Spring Term Claim Proration Worksheet (2007-08 Academic Year), will be sent to schools in the coming weeks. These documents will state the prorated amount paid to the institution for 2007-08 ING Grant spring term claims.
Notification of Eligibility Available at My Zone
The Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Announcement Rosters for the 2007-08 academic year are available online at My Zone. The date of the roster corresponds with the date on the student's award letter.
The ING Announcement Roster provides information for each applicant who has applied for the ING Grant with your institution listed as the college of record, and for whom the Illinois Department of Military Affairs has confirmed eligibility as of the date printed at the top of the first page of the roster
Reminder: The ING Grant Announcement Rosters, which are designed to assist in the financial aid packaging process by notifying colleges of eligible ING Grant applicants, may be used in place of collecting copies of the Notice of Eligibility letter that ISAC sends to students.
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