The FAA Message Board is updated each week.
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November 30 e-Message announces that the
next regular meeting of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will be conducted via videoconference, beginning at 1 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, December 3, 2020.
ED's updated announcement reminds all organizations enrolled for Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) accounts that they are required to review and validate their assigned TG numbers (SAIG mailboxes) and Electronic Services user accounts by December 11, 2020. Further details are found in a
November 17 electronic announcement at the
IFAP website.
ED
announces that the 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Verification-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Return Transcript Matrix is now available, which may help financial aid administrators map 2019 IRS Tax Return Transcript information to FAFSA/ISIR data.
ED provides a new and updated enhancement list of the features that are now available on the Next Gen Federal Student Aid (FSA) studentaid.gov website. Further details are found in a
November 16 electronic announcement at the
IFAP website.
An "ISAC Update and An Overview of Illinois Loan Repayment/Forgiveness Programs" webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 23 at 2 p.m. Specific participation details can be found in an
October 21 e-Message.
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November 19 e-Message announces that the functionality for reporting enrollment verification data, for students who previously received funds from ISAC-administered teacher programs, has transitioned from My Zone to the GAP Access portal. Colleges are encouraged to
submit all 2019-20 enrollment verification data to ISAC as soon as possible, and no later than Friday, December 18, 2020.
ED
announces that the 2021–22 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, which contains information and screen shots pertaining to the 2021–22 FAFSA feature of the myStudentAid mobile app, is now available. Further details are found at the
IFAP website.
The
priority deadline date for returning MAP recipients is December 1, 2020. Further details, including eligibility criteria, are found at the
isac.org website.
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