# 2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records Associated With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG) Program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, the Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program
**AGENCY:**
Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Secretary announces deadline dates for the receipt of documents and other information from applicants and institutions participating in certain Federal student aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), for the 2021-2022 award year. These programs, administered by the Department of Education (Department), provide financial assistance to students attending eligible postsecondary educational institutions to help them pay their educational costs. The Federal student aid programs (title IV, HEA programs) covered by this deadline date notice are the Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, and campus-based (FSEOG and FWS) programs.
*Assistance Listing Numbers:* 84.007 FSEOG Program; 84.033 FWS Program; 84.063 Pell Grant Program; 84.268 Direct Loan Program; 84.379 TEACH Grant Program; 84.408 Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program.
**DATES:**
*Deadline and Submission Dates:* See Tables A and B at the end of this notice.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Michael Ruggless, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE, Union Center Plaza, Room 114B4, Washington, DC 20202-5345. Telephone: (202) 377-4098. Email: *[email protected].*
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Table A—2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates by Which a Student Must Submit the FAFSA, by Which the Institution Must Receive the Student's Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) or Student Aid Report (SAR), and by Which the Institution Must Submit Verification Outcomes for Certain Students.*
Table A provides information and deadline dates for receipt of the FAFSA, corrections to and signatures for the FAFSA, ISIRs, and SARs, and verification documents.
The deadline date for the receipt of a FAFSA by the Department's Central Processing System is June 30, 2022, regardless of the method that the applicant uses to submit the FAFSA. The deadline date for the receipt of a signature page for the FAFSA (if required), corrections, notices of change of address or institution, or requests for a duplicate SAR is September 10, 2022.
For all title IV, HEA programs, an ISIR or SAR for the student must be received by the institution no later than the student's last date of enrollment for the 2021-2022 award year or September 17, 2022, whichever is earlier. Note that a FAFSA must be submitted and an ISIR or SAR received for the dependent student for whom a parent is applying for a Direct PLUS Loan.
Except for students selected for Verification Tracking Groups V4 and V5, verification documents must be received by the institution no later than 120 days after the student's last date of enrollment for the 2021-2022 award year or September 17, 2022, whichever is earlier. For students selected for Verification Tracking Groups V4 and V5, institutions must submit identity and high school completion status verification results no later than 60 days following the institution's first request to the student to submit the documentation.
For all title IV, HEA programs except for (1) Direct PLUS Loans that will be made to parent borrowers, and (2) Direct Unsubsidized Loans that will be made to dependent students who have been determined by the institution, pursuant to section 479A(a) of the HEA, to be eligible for such a loan without providing parental information on the FAFSA, the ISIR or SAR must have an official expected family contribution (EFC) and the ISIR or SAR must be received by the institution no later than the earlier of the student's last date of enrollment for the 2021-2022 award year or September 17, 2022. For the two exceptions mentioned above, the ISIR or SAR must be received by the institution by the same dates noted in this paragraph but the ISIR or SAR is not required to have an official EFC.
For a student who is requesting aid through the Pell Grant, FSEOG, or FWS programs or for a student requesting Direct Subsidized Loans, who does not meet the conditions for a late disbursement under 34 CFR 668.164(j), a valid ISIR or valid SAR must be received by the institution by the student's last date of enrollment for the 2021-2022 award year or September 17, 2022, whichever is earlier.
In accordance with 34 CFR 668.164(j)(4)(i), an institution may not make a late disbursement of title IV, HEA program funds later than 180 days after the date of the institution's determination that the student was no longer enrolled. Table A provides that, to make a late disbursement of title IV, HEA program funds, an institution must receive a valid ISIR or valid SAR no later than 180 days after its determination that the student was no longer enrolled, but not later than September 17, 2022.
*Table B—2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates By Which an Institution Must Submit Disbursement Information For the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan and TEACH Grant Programs.*
For the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant programs, Table B provides the earliest disbursement date, the earliest dates for institutions to submit disbursement records to the Department's Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System, and deadline dates by which institutions must submit disbursement and origination records.
An institution must submit Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant disbursement records to COD, no later than 15 days after making the disbursement or becoming aware of the need to adjust a previously reported disbursement. In accordance with 34 CFR 668.164(a), title IV, HEA program funds are disbursed on the date that the institution: (a) Credits those funds to a student's account in the institution's general ledger or any subledger of the general ledger; or (b) pays those funds to a student directly. Title IV, HEA program funds are disbursed even if an institution uses its own funds in advance of receiving program funds from the Department.
An institution's failure to submit disbursement records within the required timeframe may result in the Department rejecting all or part of the reported disbursement. Such failure may also result in an audit or program review finding or the initiation of an adverse action, such as a fine or other penalty for such failure, in accordance with subpart G of the General Provisions regulations in 34 CFR part 668.
**Deadline Dates for Enrollment Reporting by Institutions.**
In accordance with 34 CFR 674.19(f), 682.610(c), 685.309(b), and 690.83(b)(2), upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary, institutions must update all information included in the report and return the report to the Secretary in a manner and format prescribed by the Secretary and within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. Consistent with the *National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Enrollment Reporting Guide,* the Secretary has determined that institutions must report at least every two months. Institutions may find the *NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide* in the “Knowledge Center” via Federal Student Aid's (FSA) Partner Connect website at: *https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center* .
**Other Sources for Detailed Information**
We publish a detailed discussion of the FAFSA application process in the Application and Verification Guide volume of the 2021-2022 *Federal Student Aid Handbook* and in the 2021-2022 *ISIR Guide* .
Information on the institutional reporting requirements for the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant programs is included in the 2021-2022 *Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference* . Also, see the *NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide* .
You may access these publications by visiting the “Knowledge Center” via FSA's Partner Connect website at: *https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center* .
Additionally, the 2021-2022 award year reporting deadline dates for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs were published in the *Federal Register* on January 26, 2021 (86 FR 7075).
*Applicable Regulations:* The following regulations apply:
(1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668.
(2) Federal Pell Grant Program, 34 CFR part 690.
(3) William D. Ford Direct Loan Program, 34 CFR part 685.
(4) Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program, 34 CFR part 686.
(5) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR part 675.
(6) Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR part 676.
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*Program Authority:* 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070b-1070b-4, 1070g, 1070h, 1087a-1087j, 1087aa-1087ii, and 1087-51-1087-58.
Dated: June 21, 2021.
Richard Cordray,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
| Who submits? | What is submitted? | Where is it submitted? | What is the deadline date for receipt? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Student | FAFSA—
or MyStudentAid mobile application (original or renewal) | Electronically to the Department's Central Processing System (CPS) | June 30, 2022. |
| | Signature page (if required) | To the address printed on the signature page | September 10, 2022. |
| Student through an Institution | An electronic FAFSA (original or renewal) | Electronically to the Department's CPS using “Electronic Data Exchange” (EDE) or “FAA Access to CPS Online” | June 30, 2022
. |
| Student | A paper original FAFSA | To the address printed on the FAFSA | June 30, 2022. |
| Student | Electronic corrections to the FAFSA using | Electronically to the Department's CPS | September 10, 2022
. |
| | Signature page (if required) | To the address printed on the signature page | September 10, 2022. |
| Student through an Institution | Electronic corrections to the FAFSA | Electronically to the Department's CPS using EDE or “FAA Access to CPS Online” | September 10, 2022
. |
| Student | Paper corrections to the FAFSA using a SAR, including change of mailing and email addresses and change of institutions | To the address printed on the SAR | September 10, 2022. |
| Student | Change of mailing and email addresses, change of institutions, or requests for a duplicate SAR | To the Federal Student Aid Information Center by calling 1-800-433-3243 | September 10, 2022. |
| Student | A SAR with an official EFC calculated by the Department's CPS, except for Parent PLUS Loans and Direct Unsubsidized Loans made to a dependent student under HEA section 479A(a), for which the SAR does not need to have an official EFC | To the institution | The earlier of: |
| Student through CPS | An ISIR with an official EFC calculated by the Department's CPS, except for Parent PLUS Loans and Direct Unsubsidized Loans made to a dependent student under HEA section 479A(a), for which the ISIR does not need to have an official EFC | To the institution from the Department's CPS | |
| Student | Valid SAR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, and Direct Subsidized Loans) | To the institution | Except for a student meeting the conditions for a late disbursement under 34 CFR 668.164(j), the earlier of: |
| Student through CPS | Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, and Direct Subsidized Loans) | To the institution from the Department's CPS | |
| Student | Valid SAR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, and Direct Subsidized Loans) | To the institution | For a student receiving a late disbursement under 34 CFR 668.164(j)(4)(i), the earlier of: |
| Student through CPS | Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, and Direct Subsidized Loans) | To the institution from the Department's CPS | |
| Student | Verification documents | To the institution | The earlier of: |
| Institution | Identity and high school completion verification results for a student selected for verification by the Department and placed in Verification Tracking Group V4 or V5 | Electronically to the Department's CPS using “FAA Access to CPS Online” | 60 days following the institution's first request to the student to submit the required V4 or V5 identity and high school completion documentation
. |
| Which program? | What is submitted? | Under what circumstances is it submitted? | Where is it submitted? | What are the deadlines |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, and Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant programs | An origination or disbursement record | The institution has made or intends to make a disbursement. | To the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System using the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG); or to the COD System using the COD website at: | The earliest disbursement date for Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Programs is January 22, 2021. |
| Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, and TEACH Grant programs | An origination or disbursement record | The institution has made a disbursement and will submit records on or before the deadline submission date. | To COD using SAIG; or to COD using the COD website at: | The deadline submission date
is the earlier of: |
| Direct Loan Program | An origination or disbursement record | The institution has made a disbursement and will submit records on or before the deadline submission date. | To COD using SAIG; or to COD using the COD website at: | The deadline submission date
is the earlier of: |
| Pell Grant and Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant programs | A downward (decrease) adjustment to an origination or disbursement record | It is after the deadline submission date. | To COD using SAIG; or to COD using the COD website at: | No later than September 30, 2027. |
| Pell Grant and Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant programs | An upward (increase) adjustment to an origination or disbursement record | It is after the deadline submission date and the institution has received approval of its request for an extension to the deadline submission date. | Via the COD website at: | The earlier of: |
| TEACH Grant and Direct Loan programs | An origination or disbursement record | (a) A program review or initial audit finding under 34 CFR 690.83; | | When the institution is fully reconciled and is ready to submit all additional data for the program and the award year. |
| Pell Grant and Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant programs | An origination or disbursement record | It is after the deadline submission date and the institution has received approval of its request for an extension to the deadline submission date based on a natural disaster, other unusual circumstances, or an administrative error made by the Department. | Via the COD website at: | The earlier of: |
| Pell Grant and Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant programs | An origination or disbursement record | It is after the deadline submission date and the institution has received approval of its request for administrative relief to extend the deadline submission date based on a student's reentry to the institution within 180 days after initially withdrawing. | Via the COD website at: | The earlier of: |