ISAC continues to announce IIA awards until projections indicate that the dollars appropriated will be exhausted by the number of awards already announced for the year.  Applications received after this point are placed in award announcement suspension.  If it becomes necessary to suspend the processing of award announcements in order to remain within appropriated funding levels, such action is applied concurrently to all students.

Suspension of 2009-10 IIA Announcements

Due to current trends in the number of eligible applicants and expected payment claim rates, the anticipated appropriations for the 2009-10 Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program are fully committed. As a result, ISAC has suspended the announcement of IIA grants for all students whose initial 2009-10 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was received by the Central Processing System (CPS) on or after April 18, 2009. This affects freshman students with zero Expected Family Contributions (EFCs) regardless of enrollment status.

ISAC will evaluate the status of suspended awards as more information becomes available and, if application volume and claim rates support such action, may release some suspended awards.

Suspension of 2008-09 IIA Announcements

Due to current trends in the number of eligible applicants and expected payment claim rates, the anticipated appropriations for the 2008-09 Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program are fully committed. As a result, ISAC has suspended the announcement of IIA grants for all students whose initial 2008-09 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was received by the Central Processing System (CPS) on or after July 12, 2008. This affects freshman students with zero Expected Family Contributions (EFCs) regardless of enrollment status.

ISAC will evaluate the status of suspended awards as more information becomes available and, if application volume and claim rates support such action, may release some suspended awards.

Identifying Records in Suspension Status

Student records with IIA awards in suspension status are notated in MAPnet and the Eligibility Status File (ESF) by a code of "S" in the "IIA Suspend" field, and IIA records not in suspension status show a code of "N" in this field. The "IIA Suspend" code displays in MAPnet on the "Student Detail", "Edit MAP Code" and "Student List Eligibility: View" screens and is included as a selection option for viewing on the Filter screen. The field is also included on the IIA Eligibility Report within MAPnet.