Update: 2022-23 ISAC Gift Assistance Programs

05/18/2022

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ING Grant Interactive Application Available at Student Portal

• Effective today (Wednesday, May 18, 2022), the interactive application for the 2022-23 Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program is available for students to complete and submit online via the Program Applications & Status Checks area of the ISAC Student Portal.
• Eligible students may use the 2022-23 application to apply for the fall 2022, spring 2023 and summer 2023 terms, with October 1, 2022 being the application priority consideration date for full-year and fall-only awards.

ING Grant Eligibility Data Available

2022-23 ING Grant eligibility data is now available via the ING Grant system.

• The ING Grant eligibility data includes information for each applicant who has applied for the ING Grant with your institution listed as the college of record, and for whom the Department of Military Affairs in Illinois (DMAIL) has confirmed eligibility as of the "Certified Eligible" date.
• Specific details regarding the ING Grant system, including important reminders and guidelines, are provided at the ING Grant Electronic Processing page.
• The ING Grant system is available each day from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. (CT).

Reminder: Continue to Submit 2021-22 Benefit Usage Data

In order to ensure that students' accounts reflect accurate data, colleges should report 2021-22 Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) and ING Grant benefits used for all current and prior terms as soon as possible.

• Spring-term benefit usage data for the 2021-22 IVG Program is due on or before Friday, May 27, 2022.
• Summer-term benefit usage data for the 2021-22 ING Grant Program is due no later than the July 1, 2022 final close-out date.
• Colleges are still encouraged to submit prior-term IVG and ING Grant benefit usage data (i.e., the summer 2021 and fall 2021 terms for IVG, and the fall 2021 and spring 2022 terms for the ING Grant), even though the reporting deadlines for those terms have passed.

Report enrollment hours and benefit dollar amounts for initial, in-district and out-of-district requests, as well as adjustments to previously-submitted data, via the IVG system and the ING Grant system.

Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire, and Correctional Officers Application

The application for the 2022-23 Grant Programs for Dependents of Police, Fire, and Correctional Officers (PFC) is anticipated to be available for students to access via the Applications page of the Students & Parents area on Monday, May 23, 2022.

Future Updates

Watch for future updates regarding ISAC gift assistance programs via our usual methods of communication (including the "Program News" pages within the ISAC Gift Assistance Programs area, the FAA Message Board, and ISAC's e-Messaging service).

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