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Updated on August 11, 2006

Hurricane Information-- Hurricane Katrina Information

Hurricane Katrina Information for:
Students and Parents
Federal Student Loan Borrowers
Postsecondary Schools
Lenders, Servicers, and Guaranty Agencies
The following guidance has been provided by the Department of Education for students, parents, borrowers, postsecondary schools, and financial institutions affected by Hurricane Katrina. The guidance issued for Hurricane Katrina is specific to those impacted by this hurricane and does not apply to Hurricanes Rita and Wilma. Please check this page regularly for updated guidance. We will post information as soon as it becomes available.
(8-11-2006) Electronic Announcement - Special FISAP Instructions for Host Institutions that Enrolled Students from a Gulf Hurricane Impacted Institution as Non-Regular Students

May 2006: GEN-06-07: Subject: Notification and extension of guidance to assist Title IV participants affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

(2-23-2006) HURRICANE KATRINA -- ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT # 12 - Federal Student Aid Programs - Waiver of Requirement to Return Title IV Funds by Gulf Hurricane Affected Institutions

(2-14-2006) HURRICANE KATRINA -- ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT # 11 - Waiver of Certain Campus-Based Aid Requirements

(12-1-2005) ANNOUNCEMENT #10 -Regular Student Requirement and Grant and Loan Limits

(11-17-2005) ANNOUNCEMENT #9 - Requests for Reallocation of Campus-Based Funds Due by November 28, 2005

November 2005: GEN-05-17: Subject: Notice of waiver of Title IV grant repayment for students affected by a disaster

Federal Register: November 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 214) Notice regarding reallocation of campus-based aid and waivers of statutory and regulatory provisions pursuant to the Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act, Public Law 109-86

(11-04-2005) ANNOUNCEMENT #8 - Reallocation of Campus-Based Funds

(11-01-05) ANNOUNCEMENT #7- Federal Student Aid Programs - Hurricane Katrina - Extension of Automatic Forbearance

Hurricane Katrina FEMA Declared Disaster Areas

(09-30-05) ANNOUNCEMENT #6- Length of Academic Year for Institutions Affected by Hurricane Katrina

(09-16-05) ANNOUNCEMENT #5 - Verification, Dependency Overrides, and Professional Judgment

Federal Register: September 9, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 174) Hurricane Katrina; Notice extending institutional and applicant filing and reporting deadlines.

(09-09-2005) ANNOUNCEMENT #4 - CPS and COD Technical Support

(09-09-2005) ANNOUNCEMENT #3 - Adding Federal School Codes

(09-09-2005) ANNOUNCEMENT #2 - Deadline Extensions

(09-02-2005) ANNOUNCEMENT #1 - Transfer Students

February 2004: GEN-04-04: Subject: General guidance for helping Title IV participants affected by a disaster

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