Notice2023-13361
2023-2024 Award Year Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records Associated With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG) Program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, the Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program
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June 23, 2023
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Abstract
The Secretary announces deadline dates for the receipt of documents and other information from applicants and institutions participating in certain Federal student aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), for the 2023-2024 award year. These programs, administered by the Department of Education (Department), provide financial assistance to students attending eligible postsecondary educational institutions to help them pay their educational costs. The Federal student aid programs (title IV, HEA programs) covered by this deadline date notice are the Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, and campus-based (FSEOG and FWS) programs. Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.007 FSEOG Program; 84.033 FWS Program; 84.063 Pell Grant Program; 84.268 Direct Loan Program; 84.379 TEACH Grant Program; 84.408 Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41092-41096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13361]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2023-2024 Award Year Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records
Associated With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),
the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG)
Program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, the Federal Pell Grant
(Pell Grant) Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct
Loan) Program, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant Program, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant Program
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces deadline dates for the receipt of
documents and other information from applicants and institutions
participating in certain Federal student aid programs authorized under
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), for the
2023-2024 award year. These programs, administered by the Department of
Education (Department), provide financial assistance to students
attending eligible postsecondary educational institutions to help them
pay their educational costs. The Federal student aid programs (title
IV, HEA programs) covered by this deadline date notice are the Pell
Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant,
and campus-based (FSEOG and FWS) programs. Assistance Listing Numbers:
84.007 FSEOG Program; 84.033 FWS Program; 84.063 Pell Grant Program;
84.268 Direct Loan Program; 84.379 TEACH Grant Program; 84.408 Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant Program.
DATES: Deadline and Submission Dates: See Tables A and B at the end of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linnea Hengst, U.S. Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE, Union Center
Plaza, Room 114B4, Washington, DC 20202-5345. Telephone: (202) 377-
3165. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d11141313181c531518131a0e093d1819531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80ece9eeeee5e1aee8e5eee7f3f4c0e5e4aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table A--2023-2024 Award Year Deadline Dates
By Which a Student Must Submit the FAFSA, By Which the Institution Must
Receive the Student's Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR)
or Student Aid Report (SAR), and by Which the Institution Must Submit
Verification Outcomes for Certain Students.
Table A provides information and deadline dates for receipt of the
FAFSA, corrections to and signatures for the FAFSA, ISIRs, and SARs,
and verification documents.
The deadline date for the receipt of a FAFSA by the Department's
Central Processing System (CPS) is June 30, 2024, regardless of the
method that the applicant uses to submit the FAFSA. The deadline date
for the receipt of a signature page for the FAFSA (if required),
corrections, notices of change of address or institution, or requests
for a duplicate SAR is September 14, 2024.
For all title IV, HEA programs, an ISIR or SAR for the student must
be received by the institution no later than the student's last date of
enrollment for the 2023-2024 award year or September 21, 2024,
whichever is earlier. Note that a FAFSA must be submitted and an ISIR
or SAR received for the dependent student for whom a parent is applying
for a Direct PLUS Loan.
Except for students selected for Verification Tracking Groups V4
and V5, verification documents must be received by the institution no
later than 120 days after the student's last date of enrollment for the
2023-2024 award year or September 21, 2024, whichever is earlier. For
students selected for Verification Tracking Groups V4 and V5,
institutions must submit identity verification results no later than 60
days following the institution's first request to the student to submit
the documentation.
For all title IV, HEA programs except for (1) Direct PLUS Loans
that will be made to parent borrowers, and (2) Direct Unsubsidized
Loans that will be made to dependent students who have been determined
by the institution, pursuant to section 479A(a) of the HEA, to be
eligible for such a loan without providing parental information on the
FAFSA, the ISIR or SAR must have an official expected family
contribution (EFC) and the ISIR or SAR must be received by the
institution no later than the earlier of the student's last date of
enrollment for the 2023-2024 award year or September 21, 2024. For the
two exceptions mentioned above, the ISIR or SAR must be received by the
institution by the same dates noted in this paragraph but the ISIR or
SAR is not required to have an official EFC.
For a student who is requesting aid through the Pell Grant, FSEOG,
or FWS programs or for a student requesting Direct Subsidized Loans,
who does not meet the conditions for a late disbursement under 34 CFR
668.164(j), a valid ISIR or valid SAR must be received by the
institution by the student's last date of enrollment for the 2023-2024
award year or September 21, 2024, whichever is earlier.
In accordance with 34 CFR 668.164(j)(4)(i), an institution may not
make a late disbursement of title IV, HEA program funds later than 180
days after the date of the institution's determination that the student
was no longer enrolled. Table A provides that, to make a late
disbursement of title IV, HEA program funds, an institution must
receive a valid ISIR or valid SAR no later than 180 days after its
determination that the student was no longer enrolled, but not later
than September 21, 2024.
Table B--2023-2024 Award Year Deadline Dates by Which an
Institution Must Submit Disbursement Information for the Pell Grant,
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan and TEACH Grant
Programs.
For the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct
Loan, and TEACH Grant programs, Table B provides the earliest
disbursement date, the earliest dates for institutions to submit
disbursement records to the Department's Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) System, and deadline dates by which institutions
must submit disbursement and origination records.
An institution must submit Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant disbursement records to COD, no
later than 15 days after making the disbursement or becoming aware of
the need to adjust a previously reported disbursement. In accordance
with 34 CFR 668.164(a), title IV, HEA program funds are disbursed on
the date that the institution: (a) credits those funds to a
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student's account in the institution's general ledger or any subledger
of the general ledger; or (b) pays those funds to a student directly.
Title IV, HEA program funds are disbursed even if an institution uses
its own funds in advance of receiving program funds from the
Department.
An institution's failure to submit disbursement records within the
required timeframe may result in the Department rejecting all or part
of the reported disbursement. Such failure may also result in an audit
or program review finding or the initiation of an adverse action, such
as a fine or other penalty for such failure, in accordance with subpart
G of the General Provisions regulations in 34 CFR part 668.
Deadline Dates for Enrollment Reporting by Institutions.
In accordance with 34 CFR 674.19(f), 682.610(c), 685.309(b), and
690.83(b)(2), upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary,
institutions must update all information included in the report and
return the report to the Secretary in a manner and format prescribed by
the Secretary and within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary.
Consistent with the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
Enrollment Reporting Guide, the Secretary has determined that
institutions must report at least every two months. Institutions may
find the NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide in the ``Knowledge Center''
via Federal Student Aid's (FSA) Partner Connect website at: <a href="https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center">https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center</a>.
Other Sources for Detailed Information.
We publish a detailed discussion of the FAFSA application process
in the Application and Verification Guide volume of the 2023-2024
Federal Student Aid Handbook and in the 2023-2024 ISIR Guide.
Information on the institutional reporting requirements for the
Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH
Grant programs is included in the 2023-2024 Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference. Also, see the NSLDS Enrollment
Reporting Guide.
You may access these publications by visiting the ``Knowledge
Center'' via FSA's Partner Connect website at: <a href="https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center">https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center</a>.
Additionally, the 2023-2024 award year reporting deadline dates for
the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs were published in the
Federal Register on January 18, 2023 (88 FR 2901).
Applicable Regulations: The following regulations apply:
(1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668.
(2) Federal Pell Grant Program, 34 CFR part 690.
(3) William D. Ford Direct Loan Program, 34 CFR part 685.
(4) Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
Grant Program, 34 CFR part 686.
(5) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR part 675.
(6) Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Program, 34
CFR part 676.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file,
braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible
format.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070b-1070b-4, 1070g, 1070h,
1087a-1087j, 1087aa-1087ii, and 1087-51-1087-58.
Richard Cordray,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
Table A--2023-2024 Award Year Deadline Dates by Which a Student Must Submit the FAFSA, by Which the Institution
Must Receive the Student's Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) or Student Aid Report (SAR), and by
Which the Institution Must Submit Verification Outcomes for Certain Students
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What is the deadline
Who submits? What is submitted? Where is it submitted? date for receipt?
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Student.............................. FAFSA--<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a> Electronically to the June 30, 2024.
(original or renewal). Department's Central
Processing System
(CPS).
Signature page (if To the address printed September 14, 2024.
required). on the signature page.
Student through an Institution....... An electronic FAFSA Electronically to the June 30, 2024.\1\
(original or renewal). Department's CPS using
``Electronic Data
Exchange'' (EDE) or
``FAA Access to CPS
Online''.
Student.............................. A paper original FAFSA. To the address printed June 30, 2024.
on the FAFSA.
Student.............................. Electronic corrections Electronically to the September 14, 2024.\1\
to the FAFSA using Department's CPS.
<a href="http://fafsa.gov">fafsa.gov</a>.
Signature page (if To the address printed September 14, 2024.
required). on the signature page.
Student through an Institution....... Electronic corrections Electronically to the September 14, 2024.\1\
to the FAFSA. Department's CPS using
EDE or ``FAA Access to
CPS Online''.
Student.............................. Paper corrections to To the address printed September 14, 2024.
the FAFSA using a SAR, on the SAR.
including change of
mailing and email
addresses and change
of institutions.
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Student.............................. Change of mailing and To the Federal Student September 14, 2024.
email addresses, Aid Information Center
change of by calling 1-800-433-
institutions, or 3243.
requests for a
duplicate SAR.
Student.............................. A SAR with an official To the institution..... The earlier of:
EFC calculated by the -The student's last
Department's CPS, date of enrollment for
except for Parent PLUS the 2023-2024 award
Loans and Direct year; or
Unsubsidized Loans -September 21, 2024.\2\
made to a dependent
student under HEA
section 479A(a), for
which the SAR does not
need to have an
official EFC.
Student through CPS.................. An ISIR with an To the institution from
official EFC the Department's CPS.
calculated by the
Department's CPS,
except for Parent PLUS
Loans and Direct
Unsubsidized Loans
made to a dependent
student under HEA
section 479A(a), for
which the ISIR does
not need to have an
official EFC.
Student.............................. Valid SAR (Pell Grant, To the institution..... Except for a student
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct meeting the conditions
Subsidized Loans). for a late
disbursement under 34
CFR 668.164(j), the
earlier of:
-The student's last
date of enrollment for
the 2023-2024 award
year; or
-September 21,2024.\2\
Student through CPS.................. Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, To the institution from
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct the Department's CPS.
Subsidized Loans).
Student.............................. Valid SAR (Pell Grant, To the institution..... For a student receiving
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct a late disbursement
Subsidized Loans). under 34 CFR
668.164(j)(4)(i), the
earlier of:
-180 days after the
date of the
institution's
determination that the
student withdrew or
otherwise became
ineligible; or
-September 21, 2024.\2\
Student through CPS.................. Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, To the institution from .......................
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct the Department's CPS.
Subsidized Loans).
Student.............................. Verification documents. To the institution..... The earlier of: \3\
-120 days after the
student's last date of
enrollment for the
2023-2024 award year;
or
-September 21, 2024.\2\
Institution.......................... Identity verification Electronically to the 60 days following the
results for a student Department's CPS using institution's first
selected for ``FAA Access to CPS request to the student
verification by the Online''. to submit the required
Department and placed V4 or V5 identity
in Verification documentation.\4\
Tracking Group V4 or
V5.
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\1\ The deadline for electronic transactions is 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) on the deadline date. Transmissions
must be completed and accepted before 12:00 midnight to meet the deadline. If transmissions are started before
12:00 midnight but are not completed until after 12:00 midnight, those transmissions do not meet the deadline.
In addition, any transmission submitted on or just prior to the deadline date that is rejected may not be
reprocessed because the deadline will have passed by the time the user gets the information notifying them of
the rejection.
\2\ The date the ISIR/SAR transaction was processed by CPS is considered to be the date the institution received
the ISIR or SAR regardless of whether the institution has downloaded the ISIR from its Student Aid Internet
Gateway (SAIG) mailbox or when the student submits the SAR to the institution.
\3\ Although the Secretary has set this deadline date for the submission of verification documents, if
corrections are required, deadline dates for submission of paper or electronic corrections and, for Pell Grant
applicants and applicants selected for verification, deadline dates for the submission of a valid SAR or valid
ISIR to the institution must still be met. An institution may establish an earlier deadline for the submission
of verification documents for purposes of the campus-based programs and the Direct Loan Program, but it cannot
be later than this deadline date.
\4\ Note that changes to previously submitted Identity Verification Results must be updated within 30 days of
the institution becoming aware that a change has occurred.
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Table B--2023-2024 Award Year Deadline Dates by Which an Institution Must Submit Disbursement Information for
the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan and TEACH Grant Programs \1\
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What are the
Under what deadlines for
Which program? What is circumstances is it Where is it disbursement and for
submitted? submitted? submitted? submission of records
and information?
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Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH An origination The institution has To the Common The earliest
Grant, and Iraq and or disbursement made or intends to Origination and disbursement date
Afghanistan Service Grant record. make a disbursement. Disbursement for Pell Grant and
programs. (COD) System Iraq and Afghanistan
using the Service Grant
Student Aid Programs is January
Internet 26, 2023.
Gateway (SAIG); The earliest
or to the COD disbursement date
System using for Direct Loan
the COD website Program is October
at: https:// 1, 2022.
cod.ed.gov. The earliest
disbursement date
for TEACH Grant
Program is January
1, 2023.
The earliest
submission date for
anticipated
disbursement
information is April
2, 2023.
The earliest
submission date for
actual disbursement
information is April
2, 2023, but no
earlier than:
(a) 7 calendar days
prior to the
disbursement date
under the advance
payment method or
the Heightened Cash
Monitoring Payment
Method 1 (HCM1); or
(b) The disbursement
date under the
reimbursement or the
Heightened Cash
Monitoring Payment
Method 2 (HCM2).
Pell Grant, Iraq and An origination The institution has To COD using The deadline
Afghanistan Service Grant, or disbursement made a disbursement SAIG; or to COD submission date \2\
and TEACH Grant programs. record. and will submit using the COD is the earlier of:
records on or before website at: (a) 15 calendar days
the deadline https:// after the
submission date. cod.ed.gov. institution makes a
disbursement or
becomes aware of the
need to make an
adjustment to
previously reported
disbursement data,
except that records
for disbursements
made between January
26, 2023, and April
2, 2023, must be
submitted no later
than April 17, 2023;
or
(b) September 30,
2024.
Direct Loan Program........... An origination The institution has To COD using The deadline
or disbursement made a disbursement SAIG; or to COD submission date \2\
record. and will submit using the COD is the earlier of:
records on or before website at: (a) 15 calendar days
the deadline https:// after the
submission date. cod.ed.gov. institution makes a
disbursement or
becomes aware of the
need to make an
adjustment to
previously reported
disbursement data,
except that records
of disbursements
made between October
1, 2022, and April
2, 2023, may be
submitted no later
than April 17, 2023;
or
(b) July 31, 2025.
Pell Grant and Iraq and A downward It is after the To COD using No later than the
Afghanistan Service Grant (decrease) deadline submission SAIG; or to COD earlier of:
programs. adjustment to date. using the COD (a) 15 calendar days
an origination website at: after the
or disbursement https:// institution becomes
record. cod.ed.gov. aware of the need to
make an adjustment
to previously
reported data; or
(b) September 28,
2029.\2\
No request for
extension to the
deadline submission
date is required.
TEACH Grant and Direct Loan... A downward It is after the To COD using No later than 15
(decrease) deadline submission SAIG; or to COD calendar days after
adjustment to date. using the COD the institution
an origination website at becomes aware of the
or disbursement https:// need to make an
record. cod.ed.gov. adjustment to
previously reported
data.
No request for
extension to the
deadline submission
date is required.
Pell Grant and Iraq and An upward It is after the Via the COD No later than the
Afghanistan Service Grant (increase) deadline submission website at: earlier of:
programs. adjustment to date and the https:// (a) 15 calendar days
an origination institution has cod.ed.gov. after the
or disbursement received approval of institution becomes
record. its request for an aware of the need to
extension to the make an adjustment
deadline submission to previously
date. Requests for reported data; or
extensions to the (b) When the
established institution is fully
submission deadlines reconciled and is
may be made for ready to submit all
reasons including, additional data for
but not limited to: the program and the
(a) A program review award year; or
or initial audit (c) September 28,
finding under 34 CFR 2029.
690.83;.
(b) A late
disbursement under
34 CFR 668.164(j);
or.
(c) Disbursements
previously blocked
as a result of
another institution
failing to post a
downward adjustment.
TEACH Grant and Direct Loan An upward ..................... ................ No later than the
programs. (increase) earlier of:
adjustment or a (a) 15 calendar days
new origination after the
or disbursement institution becomes
record. aware of the need to
make an adjustment
to previously
reported data; or
(b) When the
institution is fully
reconciled and is
ready to submit all
additional data for
the program and the
award year.
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Pell Grant and Iraq and An origination It is after the Via the COD The earlier of:
Afghanistan Service Grant or disbursement deadline submission website at: (a) A date designated
programs. record. date and the https:// by the Secretary
institution has cod.ed.gov. after consultation
received approval of with the
its request for an institution; or
extension to the (b) February 1, 2025.
deadline submission
date based on a
natural disaster,
other unusual
circumstances, or an
administrative error
made by the
Department.
Pell Grant and Iraq and An origination It is after the Via the COD The earlier of:
Afghanistan Service Grant or disbursement deadline submission website at: (a) 15 days after the
programs. record. date and the https:// student reenrolls;
institution has cod.ed.gov. or
received approval of (b) May 3, 2025.
its request for
administrative
relief to extend the
deadline submission
date based on a
student's reentry to
the institution
within 180 days
after initially
withdrawing\3\.
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\1\ A COD Processing Year is a period of time in which institutions are permitted to submit Direct Loan records
to the COD System that are related to a given award year. For a Direct Loan, the period of time includes loans
that have a loan period covering any day in the 2023-2024 award year.
\2\ Transmissions must be completed and accepted before the designated processing time on the deadline
submission date. The designated processing time is published annually via an electronic announcement posted to
the Knowledge Center via FSA's Partner Connect website at: <a href="https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center">https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center</a>. If
transmissions are started at the designated time, but are not completed until after the designated time, those
transmissions will not meet the deadline. In addition, any transmission submitted on or just prior to the
deadline date that is rejected may not be reprocessed because the deadline will have passed by the time the
user gets the information notifying him or her of the rejection.
\3\ Applies only to students enrolled in clock-hour and nonterm credit-hour educational programs.
Note: The COD System must accept origination data for a student from an institution before it accepts
disbursement information from the institution for that student. Institutions may submit origination and
disbursement data for a student in the same transmission. However, if the origination data is rejected, the
disbursement data is rejected.
[FR Doc. 2023-13361 Filed 6-22-23; 8:45 am]
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