Are There Late Disbursement Flexibilities For 2024-25 FAFSA Filers?
Award Year: 2024-25 KA-37083 Helpfulness Rating 159 page viewsThis guidance is specific to the 2024-25 award year.
Yes, for both online and paper FAFSA filers. See Electronic Announcement GENERAL-25-25 for guidance and conditions related to:
- Using the Application Receipt Date to establish late disbursement eligibility under 34 CFR 668.164(j);
- Establishing the 180-day timeframe for making late disbursements;
- Rejected FAFSA records that prevent an official student aid index (SAI) from being calculated for certain students;
- Records with reject codes that cannot be resolved;
- Records with a blank SAI and no reject code; and
- Records with reject codes that can be resolved.
Also see the following for earlier guidance:
Note: Be sure to check these announcements periodically in case they are updated.
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