FAA Message Board
The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
ED announces that the Annual Student Loan Acknowledgement process will be implemented in late April 2020. Further details can be found in a
March 27 electronic announcement at the
IFAP website.
A new
State Legislative Update, covering General Assembly activity affecting college access and financial aid, is available in the e-Library.
Current information about ISAC services and links to other state and federal guidance are available through our
Coronavirus Outbreak page, accessible from this site's home page. Check for newly added information on a regular basis.
A
March 26 e-Message announces that all 2019-20 MAP claims submitted on or before Monday, June 1, 2020 – including previously-held late claims from the first and second terms – are being paid.
Legislation addressing VA Work Study, Vocational Rehabilitation and other topics in response to the Coronavirus outbreak is currently pending in Congress. Follow the link to learn more.
Educational institutions with personal protective equipment (PPE) that can be donated to help protect health care workers may e-mail
ppedonations@illinois.gov.
Current analysis by ISAC staff supports releasing MAP grants from suspense status for eligible students whose Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) receipt dates were May 27, 2019 through (and including) June 26, 2019. Released records are now available for colleges to view via the MAP system. Further details are provided in a
March 24 e-Message.
ED has released
updated Coronavirus guidance, adding FAQs to the Electronic Announcement originally distributed on March 5th.
Remind your students and their families who are seeking ways to pay for college to beware of financial aid scams. Information is available at the
Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams page of the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Information website and through a U.S. Department of Education “
Don’t Get Scammed on Your Way to College!” document.
Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA),
National Library Week 2020 is from April 19 - 25, 2020. The
ALA website provides
tools and promotional resources that can be used by your school.
Proposed rules and amendments for the 2020-21 academic year are available for public comment in the
February 21st Illinois Register. The public comment period expires on April 5, 2020.
The
Patriot Education Fund provides multi-year scholarship assistance supporting Illinois military families.
Applications are now open through April 17, 2020. Active duty members, veterans, their spouses and children may be eligible.
View up to date information on how Illinois is handling the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the
College Illinois!®
