IIA Payment

2008-09 Payment Processing
Payment Reminders
Payment Offset and Reconciliation

Silas Purnell IIA Grants are applicable to any expense that is used to calculate the student's cost of attendance.  The IIA Grant is made in two disbursements for both semester and nonsemester-based schools. If the student is enrolled at least half time at the time charges are fixed by the school, the student may receive the full disbursement for that term. The disbursement is not prorated for enrollment which is less than full time.

The Payment Results Report, Payment Results Summary Report and Payment Exceptions Report are available via MAPnet. These reports will not be mailed to schools. If money is due to the school, the Payment Voucher(s) will be mailed.

In order to obtain a listing of students included with any Payment Voucher(s), you may view and print the corresponding reports within MAPnet. Specific instructions are provided on page 16 of the Payment Chapter in the 2008-09 MAPnet User Guide. Due to space constraints, reports will only be available online for 14 days. After that time if you need a copy of the report, you will need to contact the School Services Department.

Additional information concerning MAP and IIA payment can be found within the Payment chapter of the 2008-09 MAPnet User Guide. The MAPnet Payment Results and Reject Codes document (PDF format) can be a handy reference to explain payment results.

Payment Reminders

Once a school certifies on a payment request that a student is a freshman based upon available data at the time of certification, it is not necessary for the school to check credit hours again for the disbursement and delivery of grant funds for that term. For audit purposes, schools are reminded to maintain documentation used to determine a transfer student’s status as a freshman.

Prior to the request and certification of a disbursement for a subsequent term, schools must check credit hours for a student to determine if s/he remains eligible as a freshman (in addition to all other eligibility requirements) for the subsequent disbursement. Payment requests may be submitted up to 10 days before the beginning of the academic term.

Students who received only one $250 IIA Grant disbursement in a previous school year and who continue to meet the eligibility requirements may receive the additional $250 disbursement in the current school year. 

A qualified applicant may receive one grant in an amount not to exceed $1,000, subject to appropriation, for an applicant with an EFC of 0; or an amount not to exceed $500, subject to appropriation, for an applicant with an EFC of 500 or less, but more than 0. 

Payment Offset and Reconciliation

Information about the IIA payment offset process and reconciliation is located in the Refunds and Unpaid Claims section in the Processes area.