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C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
2006-07
Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education - The Department of
Education and representatives of the higher education community are
engaged in negotiated rulemaking to implement Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended. Information about the negotiated
rulemaking process will be posted periodically on this page.
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance - An independent
committee created by Congress to advise on student aid policy.
"America
Reads" and "America
Counts" -- The Web site for America Reads has been archived, but
it contains many suggestions and materials that may be helpful in developing
high-quality literacy tutoring programs. While the contacts and offices
mentioned on these pages are no longer active, the reports for educators and
the activities for kids and parents include much information that is still
useful. The Web site for America Counts has been discontinued. Note that
schools may still use FWS funds to pay a student who is employed as a reading
or mathematics tutor, or a student working with a family literacy project. For
specific eligibility requirements, see Volume 6 of the Federal Student Aid
Handbook, available at www.ifap.ed.gov
AmeriCorps - The
domestic Peace Corps engages more than 50,000 Americans in intensive,
results-driven service each year. They are teaching children to read, making
neighborhoods safer, building affordable homes, and responding to natural
disasters through more than 1000 projects. After their term of service,
AmeriCorps members receive education awards to help finance college or pay back
student loans.
Application for Approval to
Participate - Application for Approval to Participate in Federal
Student Financial Aid Programs
Associations for Student Financial Aid Administrators
National: COSUAA
or NASFAA
Regional
State
Bureau
of Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the INS) -
Included among the immigration benefits the Bureau oversees are:
citizenship, asylum, lawful permanent residency, employment authorization,
refugee status, inter-country adoptions, replacement immigration
documents, family and employment related immigration, and foreign
student authorization.
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) website
allows for the tracking, monitoring, and access to current information
on nonimmigrant students (F and M visa) and exchange visitors (J
visa); enables schools and program sponsors to transmit electronic
information and event notifications via the Internet to the INS
and the Department of State throughout a student or exchange visitor’s
stay in the United States; and allows printing of the appropriate
forms and also provides reminders, alerts, and basic reporting capabilities.
Bulk
Publication Ordering System - This site will allow you to place
orders for bulk quantities of the publications like the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid, the Student Guide, and our Spanish-language
application, to order a technical publication such as the FSA Handbooks.
Budget
News - Here you'll find the latest news on funding of the US
Department of Education programs, including congressional action
on appropriations.
Campus-Based Website
- This site contains the Fiscal Operations Report and Application
to Participate (FISAP) in the three Campus-Based Programs - Federal
Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
(FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS). The eCampus-Based web site
allows users to submit FISAP information, access Campus-Based account
data, and view reports.
Campus
Security - The Department of Education is committed to assisting
schools in providing students nationwide a safe environment in which
to learn and to keep student, parents and employees well informed
about campus security. These goals were advanced by the Crime Awareness
and Campus Security Act of 1990. The Department is committed to
ensuring that postsecondary institutions are in full compliance
with that Act, and enforcement of the Act is a priority of the Department.
Campus
Crime and Security at Postsecondary Education Institutions Survey
Cancellation/Deferment
Options for Teachers - This site provides information about
cancellation and deferment options for teachers who took out loans
under the Perkins or Stafford Loan Programs. It also provides information
about reduced service options if you received a scholarship under
the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program (formerly the Congressional
Teacher Scholarship Program.)
Closed School Search
- The closed school list includes only schools that at one time
participated in the federal student aid programs administered by
the US Department of Education. A closed school that never participated
in the programs administered by the Department will not be on this
list.
Common
Origination and Disbursement (COD) - The Common Origination
and Disbursement Process is a streamlined method for processing
Direct Loan, Pell, and Campus-Based data. The COD System integrates
the origination and disbursement processes of the current RFMS and
DLOS systems into one system, and also accepts student level data
for the Campus-Based programs. For publications relating to the
COD process,
click here to link to IFAP. To visit the new COD website,
click here.
Consolidation
Loans - These programs simplify loan repayment by combining
several types of Federal education loans (that may have different
terms and repayment schedules or may have been made by different
lenders) into one new loan. The interest rate may be lower than
on one or more of the underlying loans. In addition, the monthly
payment amount on a consolidation loan is usually lower and the
amount of time to repay may be extended beyond what was available
in the separate loan programs. These features should result in more
manageable debt, and make borrowers less prone to default.
Corporation for National
and Community Service - provides opportunities for Americans
of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country
through three programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and
Serve America. Programs include education awards that can be used
to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans, and grants
to state education agencies, schools, nonprofit groups, and institutions
of higher education to engage students in service activities linked
to academic achievement.
Default Management Website - The website provides the most recent
official FFEL and Direct Loan cohort default rates for schools along
with the functionality to download the three most recent official
default rates for eligible schools, search the online cohort default
rate database for specific schools, access the Cohort Default Rate
Guide or browse statistics related to the rates. The website also
provides other valuable information for schools including links
to default prevention tools and tips, press releases, NSLDS links,
FAQs and more. Data Managers and Students may also find helpful
information on this website.
Direct
Loan Master Promissory Note (electronic version) - This web
site is for completing a Direct Loan Program electronic Master Promissory
Note (MPN) for student loans, or for parent PLUS loans. If you do
not want to complete the MPN electronically, you may complete it
using the paper process. If you would like to complete a paper MPN,
please contact the school's financial aid office
Direct
Loan Servicing - The web site includes features such as a detailed
borrower account history, an on-line repayment plan and payment
due date change option, an interactive deferment and forbearance
determination feature, and much more.
Direct Student
Loans - The Direct Loan Program is one of the Federal Student
Aid (FSA) programs provided by the Department of Education that
provides students with a way to borrow money to pay for education
after high school. Visit this website for more information.
Distance
Education Demonstration Program - Certain provisions of the
Higher Education Act (HEA) prohibit or limit the eligibility of
institutions and/or students participating in Distance Education
Programs to receive federal student financial assistance under Title
IV of the Act. The 1998 amendments to the HEA authorize the Secretary
to select up to 15 institutions and/or systems or consortia of institutions
to participate in a Distance Education Demonstration Program designed
to help determine the most effective way of delivering quality education
via distance education, the specific student aid requirements which
should be altered to provide greater access to distance education
programs, and the appropriate level of federal assistance for students
in distance education programs.
Electronic
Master Promissory Note (electronic version) - This web site
is for completing a Direct Loan Program electronic Master Promissory
Note (MPN) for student loans, or for parent PLUS loans. If you do
not want to complete the MPN electronically, you may complete it
using the paper process. If you would like to complete a paper MPN,
please contact the school's financial aid office
Experimental
Sites Initiative - This is the Department's "field-test" for
changes to Title IV statute and regulations. Schools may apply to
the Initiative for exemptions to specific requirements governing
student aid delivery in an attempt to improve student services and
administrative procedures. As schools conduct these "experiments",
the Initiative evaluates their success and provides the Department
with suggestions on how financial aid policies could be streamlined
and simplified.
eZAudit
Website - A new web-based, single point of submission for financial
statements and compliance audits to the Department of Education.
FAA
Access on the Web - This web site allows FAAs to view students'
SAR information; compare two ISIR transactions for the same student;
submit a signature flag for an application in a signature hold status;
enter a FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA; make corrections; continue working
on a saved FAFSA or correction; review verification data with the
Verification Tool; request ISIR data from the ISIR Datamart; analyze
ISIR data as a basis for improving your verification process; and
calculate and manage the return of Title IV funds.
FAFSA and Corrections
on the Web - The US Department of Education's FAFSA on the Web
Site: Students may initiate many actions at this site including:
filing a FAFSA or Renewal FAFSA, making Corrections to a FAFSA record,
checking Application Status, and requesting a Duplicate Student
Aid Report using this online site.
Federal Perkins Loan Cancellations for Teachers - Teachers with
loans outstanding under the Federal Perkins Loan or National Direct
Student Loan programs may have a portion of their loans canceled
for full-time teaching during the academic year, if they teach in
any of the listed schools. These public and other nonprofit private
elementary and secondary schools are located in school districts
that qualify for funds under Chapter 1 of Title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act, as amended (Chapter1), and have more
than 30 percent of the academic year enrollment consisting of children
eligible to be counted under Section 1005(c) of Chapter 1, in the
formula for determination of the amount of the Chapter 1 grant.
Federal Stafford Loan
Cancellation for Teachers - Teachers with loans made under the
Federal Family Education Loan or William D. Ford Federal Direct
Loan programs and eligible portions of Consolidation loans, may
have up to a total of $5,000 of their loans canceled after five
consecutive complete years of teaching in an eligible elementary
or secondary school. This program has a specific "new borrower"
definition and eligibility requirements but utilizes the same low-income
school designation as the Federal Perkins Loan cancellation.
Federal
(Title IV) School Codes - Students who wish to have their FAFSA
information sent to schools (s)he might attend need to enter the
Federal Title IV School Codes on the FAFSA. Locate the correct code
on this page.
Federal
Student Aid - This Web page will keep you abreast of the changes
to our organization and our progress in reinventing these important
programs. In addition the web site contains links to FAFSA on the
Web, PEPS, Financial Aid for Students, Student.gov, FSA Ombudsman
and much more.
FICE
(Federal Interagency Commission on Education) codes - Higher
Education Publication, Inc. are the publishers of the Higher Education
Directory. The directory lists all public, private nonprofit, and
some large publicly held corporations. Information about the directory
and availability of FICE codes is available at this website.
Financial
Partners Portal - This portal was designed in close cooperation
with our many partners in the financial aid community and will be
updated regularly with content which will benefit the community
we serve. In this portal you are able to conduct business using
one of our various system processes by linking to the Financial
Management System (FMS), access the Financial Partners Data Mart,
and the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). You can also
search for a Lender or Guaranty Agency at this site.
FISAP on the Web - This site contains the Fiscal Operations
Report and Application to Participate (FISAP)in the three Campus-Based
Programs - Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS). The eCampus-Based
web site allows users to submit FISAP information, access Campus-Based
account data, and view reports.
FSA Coach (formerly SFA Coach) - The US Department of Education's
computer-based training modules developed for the institution's
financial aid office personnel.
FSA
Conference Web Site - Our mission in the US Department of Education
is to ensure equal access to education and to promote excellence
for all Americans. Accordingly, Federal Student Aid (FSA) is pleased
to sponsor several informative conferences for our partners. A schedule
of upcoming conferences is available at this site.
FSA
Customer Service Centers - Have a question about Federal Student
Financial Aid or one of the FSA services the Department of Education
provides? Contact one of our Customer Service Centers.
FSA Download
(formerly SFA Download) - (Software and Documentation Download
Site) US Department of Education's Student Financial Assistance
Student Aid Internet Gateway Online. FSA developed software and
documentation may be downloaded from this site.
FSA
for Counselors - This web site offers counselors information
and suggestions for addressing the critical problem of students'
misinformation and lack of information about postsecondary education
options and financial aid. Locate and network with programs in your
local area to offer or obtain college access and financial aid guidance.
FSA Technical Support (formerly SFA Tech) - An electronic listserv
where financial aid professionals can ask and get answers to their
technical questions about FSA's software or systems. Listserv subscribers
will also automatically get 'hot' news flashes about processing
and software issues.
GEAR
UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate
Programs) GEAR UP is a new national initiative to encourage more
young people to have high expectations, stay in school, study hard
and take the right courses to go to college.
Grants
Administration and Payment System (GAPS) - The Education Central
Automated Processing System (EDCAPS) Grant Administration and Payment
System (GAPS) was developed and implemented by the Department to
streamline payment processing and reporting for our grantees/payees.
GAPS provides on-line capabilities to request payments from the
Department and continuous access to current grant and payment information.
Guaranty Agency/Lender Search Tool Find Guaranty Agencies, Lenders,
Services, Trade Associations, State Grant Agencies, and FFEL Schools
by using the search tools provided through FSA's Financial Partners
Portal.
HHS/Bureau of Health Professions Website - The Health Resources
and Services Administration's leadership in education and training,
largely through its Bureau of Health Professions administration
of Titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act, strengthens
and helps secure the nation's capability to excel in health care,
meet ongoing and emerging community needs, and restrain continuing
increases in health care expenditures.
Higher Education Act As Amended Through December 1998 - The
HEA is made available to you through a link to the "Publications"
web page of the US House Committee on Education and the Workforce
web site. The Department of Education is not responsible for the
contents of the web site.
Information for Guaranty
Agencies and Lenders - Federal Student Aid works in partnership
with guaranty agencies and lenders to provide student loans through
the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. FSA uses a statutory
formula to calculate the interest rates and special allowance benefits
under the FFEL program, based on Treasury Bill rates. Guaranty agencies
and lenders provide regular reports on their activities to FSA and
receive benefit payments and reimbursements from FSA.
The Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) - The Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), established as the
core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, is
a system of surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers
of postsecondary education. IPEDS is a single, comprehensive system
designed to encompass all institutions and educational organizations
whose primary purpose is to provide postsecondary education.
Master
Promissory Note (electronic version) - This web site is for
completing a Direct Loan Program electronic Master Promissory Note
(MPN) for student loans, or for parent PLUS loans. If you do not
want to complete the MPN electronically, you may complete it using
the paper process. If you would like to complete a paper MPN, please
contact the school's financial aid office
National
Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
- The NACUBO web site contains information relevant to college and
university chief administrative and financial officers.
National
Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Website - Check NCES's
"Fast Facts" on financial aid for Postsecondary Education. This
tool provides quick answers to many questions.
Negotiated Rulemaking - The Department of Education and representatives
of the higher education community are engaged in negotiated rulemaking
to implement Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Information on the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is
available at:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/reauthorization.html.
NSLDS for FAAs
- The National Student Loan Data System's on-line resource, for
financial aid professionals.
Nursing
Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) - The Nursing Education
Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) offers registered nurses substantial
assistance to repay educational loans in exchange for service in
eligible facilities located in areas experiencing a shortage of
nurses. Authorized by Section 846 of the Public Health Service Act,
as amended, the purpose of the NELRP is to assist in the recruitment
and retention of professional nurses dedicated to providing health
care to underserved populations.
OIG Nonfederal Audit Team Home Page - You can access documents
developed by various Government and Industry sources to assist in
the conduct and understanding of Single Audits and Audits of Federal
Student Aid (FSA Audits). Most of the documents are hyperlinked
to other Web Pages where the actual documents reside.
Ombudsman Website
- The FSA Ombudsman is working with student loan borrowers to informally
resolve loan disputes and problems. We help borrowers having problems
with the following federal loans: Direct Loans:Subsidized
and Unsubsidized Direct Student Loans, Direct PLUS Loans (for parents),
and Direct Consolidation Loans; Federal Family Education
Loans:Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, FFEL
PLUS Loans (for parents), and FFEL Consolidation Loans; Guaranteed
Student Loans, SLS Loans, and Perkins Loans. The Ombudsman Customer
Service Line is 1-877-557-2575.
Ordering
Publications & Address Changes - This site will allow you to
place orders for bulk quantities of the publications like the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid, the Student Guide, and our
Spanish-language application, to order a technical publication such
as the FSA Handbooks.
Pell-Grants
On-line - This This web page has been combined with the Common
Origination and Disbursement web page. As of August 22, 2003 Pell
Grant Award Year data for 1999-2000 through the present will be
available on
https://cod.ed.gov/cod/LoginPage.
PEPS
- (US Department of Education's Postsecondary Education Participants
System Information Gateway) - PEPS maintains eligibility, certification,
demographic, financial, review, audit and default rate data on all
Schools, Lenders and Guarantors participating in the Title IV programs.
PIN Registration
- The site is designed to provide information about the FSA PIN
which includes "what the PIN is"; "where you can use it" and "PIN
Frequently Asked Questions."
Quality Assurance Program - For more then 15 years, QA schools
have shared "results from the lab" and helped develop Tools for
Schools, including new online self-assessments to enhance the management
of student aid delivery. QA Member Schools that apply and are accepted
for QA membership are granted regulatory relief from activities
usually required to verify student aid applicant information. In
return, schools share their effective practices for the benefit
of the entire Title IV community. Visit this site for more information.
Return
of Title IV Funds (web version)- We are pleased to announce
the availability of the Web version of Return of Title IV Funds
(R2T4). Return of Title IV Funds is a non-year-specific application
developed to calculate the earned and unearned portion of Title
IV program assistance in accordance with Section 484B of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended. You can choose to use either
the Web or the PC application. You are not required to use either
of these applications if you prefer to use another method for calculating
Title IV funds to be returned.
Scholarship
Fraud - Scholarship fraud has become common enough that, in
2000, the College Scholarship Fraud Prevention Act was passed. Find
out more about the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice,
and the Department of Education's efforts to combat scholarship
fraud.
Selective Service
System - Selective Service would provide manpower to the military
by conducting a draft using a list of young men's names gathered
through the Selective Service registration process.
SFA Download (now FSA Download) - (Software and Documentation
Download Site) US Department of Education's Student Financial Assistance
Student Aid Internet Gateway Online. FSA developed software and
documentation may be downloaded from this site.
SFA Technical Support (now FSA Tech) - an electronic listserve
where financial aid professionals can ask and get answers to their
technical questions about FSA's software or systems. Listserv subscribers
will also automatically get 'hot' news flashes about processing
and software issues.
Social Security Administration
- As the most successful domestic program in our nation's history,
Social Security is fundamental to economic security, and thus contributes
to the basic well-being, health and quality of life of the American
people. Visit the Social Security Administration website for more
information.
State
Higher Education Agencies - Visit this site for contact information
for State Higher Education Agencies. These agencies provide information
on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial
aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education
programs, and career opportunities.
Student
Aid Internet Gateway On-line - You may use these online forms
to complete and submit applications to join the Student Aid Internet
Gateway over the Internet. You may also use this site to download
SAIG software for services for which you previously registered.
Student Aid on the Web - The information provided here is designed
to assist in college planning. It provides access to and information
about the products and services that students will need throughout
the financial aid process. Help is available to make education beyond
high school financially possible for all.
Studentjobs.gov
- This Web site is designed to be a student's one stop for information
needed to find a job in the Federal Government. Whether the student
is in high school, college, or graduate school, there are a variety
of special opportunities for students in the Federal government.
Studentjobs.gov gives access to OPM's USAJOBS database of thousands
of opportunities, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Students.gov
Website - Students.gov is a cooperative effort of many federal
agencies working together, under the leadership of the US Department
of Education. Students.gov is a student gateway to information and
services from the United States government. Students.gov brings
together all kinds of information and services that students and
their families have told us they need.
Title
IV School Codes - To send application information to schools
that the student might attend, students must enter the Federal School
Codes for those schools on the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA). When filling out the paper form, use this search page
to find the Federal School Codes for your schools.
Training
for Financial Aid Professionals (TFAP) Website (formerly FSA University)
- Every year, FSA offers a variety of free training workshops for
financial aid professionals. All FSA training is free; however,
you will need to arrange and pay for your own transportation, meals,
and lodging.
USA Jobs - This website is maintained by the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM). From this link you can search for all Federal
job vacancies. To search specifically for job vacancies within SFA,
select "Agency Job Search" on this page. Then scroll down to the
Department of Education listings. Please note that the listings
are NOT in alphabetical order. The Department of Education can be
found after the Department of Labor listings. Select "EDUCATION,
Ofc Student Financial Assistance Prog", and you will be presented
with all current job vacancies in SFA.
US
Department of Education Directories - Access this page for the
Department of Education's electronic phone book, the Education Resource
Organizations Directory (EROD), The Guide to ED Programs and much
more!
US Department of Education
home page - The Department of Education's web site is designed
to help pursue the President's initiatives, including "No Child
Left Behind," and advance EDs mission as a Department-to
ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence
for all Americans.
US Department
of Education Press Releases - Visit this site for access to
the Department's press releases, news bulletins, media advisories
and official statements, including press releases in Spanish.
US
House Committee on Education and the Workforce - The web site
hosts the committee's schedule, information of its members, hot
topics, press statements, status of legislation, hearings, publications
and more. The Department of Education is not responsible for the
contents of the web site.
US
Senate Committee on Heath, Education, Labor and Pensions - The
web site hosts the Committee's schedule; the list of legislation
the Committee is working on; hearing testimony and more. The Department
of Education is not responsible for the contents of the web site.
Videoconferences
by FSA - Visit this site to register for a videoconference,
to participate in a webcast, to order a video tape of a videoconference
and/or to access archived copies of FSA Videoconferences.
Veteran's
Affairs; Department of - The Department of Veteran's Affairs'
mission is: To serve America's veterans and their families with
dignity and compassion and be their principal advocate in ensuring
that they receive medical care, benefits, social support, and lasting
memorials promoting the health, welfare, and dignity of all veterans
in recognition of their service to this Nation.
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