Financial Aid for Professionals (FAP) Portal and Beyond

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Session 38

• Financial Aid for Professionals (FAP) Portal and
  Beyond How We Communicate With You
• Claire Micki Roemer
• David Bartlett

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Websites

• Financial Aid Professional (FAP) Portal (formerly
  known as the Schools Portal)
• IFAP
• COD
• NSLDS

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More Websites

• Application for Approval to Participate in
  Federal Student Aid Programs
• Student Aid Internet Gateway
• FSA Download Site
• eCampus-Based/FISAP
• GAPS and E-payments

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Even More Websites

• FSA Assessments
• FAA Access Online
• FSA Publications
• EDs PIN Registration Site

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Financial Aid Professionals (FAP)Portal(formerly
know as the Schools Portal)
www.fsa4schools.ed.gov

• Simple registration
• Can become your home page
• Can serve as link to all of EDs functional areas
• Can be customized to add your own favorite sites

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Financial Aid Professionals - FAP
www.fsa4schools.ed.gov
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Register to Customize the Financial Aid
Professionals Portal
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MY FSA Registration Menu
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MY FSA Customization Menu
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Customization Menu for Links
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Customization Menu for Bookmarks

• Go to Other Links Option at Homepage
  www.ifap.ed.gov/links/links.htm to help select
  your Bookmarks

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Customization Menu for Changing Your Password
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Schools Portal FSA Contacts
The FSA Contact List is a service directory for
the FSA community.
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Hurricane Katrina SiteFrom Financial Aid
Professionals Portal

• Redirects
• you to
• IFAP

www.ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/katrina.html
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IFAP (Information for Financial Aid Professionals)

• Think of this as your financial aid online
  library.
• Can be accessed through the Financial Aid
  Professionals Portal toolbar.
• IFAP allows you to register for subscription
  services.

www.ifap.ed.gov
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Information for Financial Aid Professionals - IFAP

• Online library for Financial Aid Professionals.
• Most up to date guidance on administering Title
  IV Federal Student Aid Programs.
• Special Link to the Higher Education
  Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA) Information
  Including ACG and SMART Grant Information for
  Schools, Students, and Financial Partners.

www.ifap.ed.gov
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IFAP Special Guidance
Special guidance is placed in one area for easy
retrieval.
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IFAP Member Services

• Notification of new content
• Member Services Profile
• Register
• Different from My FSA

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IFAP Member Services - Registration

• Select Member Services
• Select Click Here to Register
• Complete the IFAP User Registration form and
  select the Submit Registration Button

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IFAP Subscription Services

• Weekly summary
• Frequently generated IFAP additions
• Additional publications by publication type
• Additional publications by program / service

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IFAP Member Services - Subscription Service

• 48 Hour Weekly

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FAP Portal and IFAP Need Your Feedback

• Be part of the enhancement of the FSA FAP Portal
  and provide us your Feedback.

Web Communications E-Mail ifap_at_ed.gov
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• Please join us in the PC Lab for further
  discussion, questions, or demonstrations.

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COD

• Access the COD website from the Financial Aid
  Professionals Portal page under FAA Access to
  Student Data

From the web at www.cod.ed.gov
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COD

• To use the COD website related to
  student/award/disbursement data, you need to have
  a password.
• Without a password, anyone can access
• Daily updates
• Frequently asked questions about COD
• Sign on documents

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Electronic Announcement 9/8/06
www.ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/attachments/ 0908CO
DProcUpdateDLPG.pdf
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NSLDS

• Can be accessed from the Financial Aid
  Professionals Portal under FAA Access to Student
  Data
• Requires a personal password that cannot be
  shared with others

www.nsldsfap.ed.gov/secure/logon.asp
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NSLDS (Continued)

• The site permits schools to
• Perform NSLDS Enrollment Monitoring
• NSLDS Transfer Monitoring
• Check a students prior loan and Pell history.
• Verify various statuses of a students Title IV
  eligibility.

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Application for Approval to Participate in
Federal Student Aid Programs

• Can be accessed from the Financial Aid
  Professionals Portal under Participation and
  Funding
• Directly at http//www.eligcert.ed.gov/
• Does require a password
• This is used as an application for initial
  participation, renewal, reinstatement, and
  updates including address, change of officials,
  etc.

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Student Aid Internet Gateway

• Can be accessed from the Financial Aid
  Professionals Portal under Participation and
  Funding
• Directly at http//www.fsawebenroll.ed.gov/
• This site permits your school to enroll or update
  enrollment for any of the Departments electronic
  processing such as Direct Loans, CPS, RFMS,
  Campus-Based, or NSLDS activities.
• Registration can be completed online or hard copy
  printed and mailed.

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FSA Download Site

• Access from the Financial Aid Professionals
  Portal, under Resources and Training Software
  and Manuals
• Directly at www.fsadownload.ed.gov
• This is your resource for all ED developed
  software i.e. EDExpress, SSCR, QA Tools, DL
  Tools, etc. along with tech references, install
  guides, and user guides.
• Does not require a password.

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FISAP

• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under Other
  Links. Select the letter F and scroll down to
  FISAP.
• Site permits you to submit FISAP information,
  access Campus-Based information data and review
  reports.
• You use your ED Pin to complete the FISAP.

www.cbfisap.ed.gov
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GAPS

• Can access from Financial Aid Professionals
  Portal under Participation and Funding
• This is the site for requesting Title IV funds,
  returning excess cash and ultimately reconciling
  your financial data.
• Requires a sign on.

https//e-grants.ed.gov
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Where to locate the FSA Assessments

• IFAP
• www.ifap.ed.gov

• School Portal
• www.fsa4schools.ed.gov

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The FSA Assessment Re-Design
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FSA Assessments (Continued)

• Provides the following modules
• Institutional eligibility
• Default prevention and management
• Consumer information
• Return of Title IV funds
• Change in ownership
• Managing funds

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Satisfactory Academic Progress Assessment(SAP)
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The Regulation Link
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• We welcome you to the PC Lab or to Session 12
  Self Assessment and Evaluation. Please join
  the ED Assessment Team as they show you how to
  use the assessments to prevent and/or identify
  compliance issues.

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FAA Access Online

• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under FAA
  Access to Student Data
• On web at www.fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/faa/faa.jsp
  
• Access is with your ED pin
• Permits you to
• View students SAR data
• Compare two ISIR transactions for the same
  student
• Enter a FAFSA or renewal FAFSA
• Correct a processed FAFSA

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FSA Publications

• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under
  Resources and Training Publications and How
  to Order
• The place to order all of our publications

www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/services/
fsapubshome.html
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Websites for Parents and Students

• EDs Pin Registration Site
• Student Portal
• The Student Guide
• FAFSA on the Web
• NSLDS for Student Access

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Websites for Parents and Students (Continued)

• Paying Back Your Student Loan
• FSA Ombudsman Home Page
• DL Servicing Online
• DL Master P-note Site
• DL Loan Consolidation Page

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EDs Pin Registration Site

• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under Other
  Links
• at the top.
• You will need this Pin to also access the FISAP
  and to access FAA Access Online.
• This is your personal PIN with the U. S.
  Department of Education

www.pin.ed.gov
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Student Portal

• Can be added to Financial Aid Professionals
  Portal Resources and Training
• On web at www.studentaid.ed.gov
• Links to many of the student web sites
• In Spanish as well as English
• Provides links to many of the other student
  websites
• Student may set up My FSA

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MY FSA- Student Portal

• Allows a student to create his or her own My
  FSA to
• Plan for college and find the right school
• Search for scholarships
• Apply to college online
• Transfer their profile to FAFSA on the Web
• Find financial aid opportunities
• Track their favorite schools
• Research career choices

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FSA Ombudsman Home Page

• Provides tips on resolving problems and disputes
  involving FSA loans
• Assists in resolution if normal channels do not
  result in resolution

www.ombudsman.ed.gov
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DL Sites Not Linked

• Direct Loans Master P-note Site
• http//dlenote.ed.gov
• Used to sign electronically a master p-note for
  Direct Loans
• Direct Loan Consolidation Home Page
• http//loanconsolidation.ed.gov
• Contact point on the web for applying to
  consolidate loans.

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FSA Video Conference Site

• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under
  Resources and Training Videoconferences
• On web at www.edvideo.ddlomni.com
• Preview of upcoming video conferences and web
  casts, including printed materials.
• You can view archived web casts or order tapes of
  a previous videoconference.

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Training Opportunities
To register, go to www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/train
ing/newfaps.htmlfundamentals
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Training Welcome to TFAP

• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under
  Resources and Training
• Upcoming training opportunities
• Access training materials i.e, COD CBT

www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/training/index.html
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Online Training

• EDExpress Basics Web-based Training
• www.ifap.ed.gov/edexpress
• FAA Assessments
• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under
  Resources and Training
• www.ifap.ed.gov/IFAPWebApp/qualityassurance/
• SFAAssessment.jsp
• COD Computer Based Training
• www.cod.ed.gov
• FSA COACH
• www.ed.gov/fsacoach

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FSA Coach

• Under IFAP Tools for Schools
• Under TFAP side bar Training
• A free web based orientation to student financial
  aid concepts
• 40 hours of self paced instruction, 9 modules, 36
  lessons

www.ed.gov/fsacoach
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Conferences

• Financial Aid Professionals Portal under
  Resources and Training
• No sign-on necessary
• Preview of upcoming FSA conferences, agendas,
  hotel and travel information.

www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/conferences/index.html
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Current Future Training

• Federal Student Aid Conferences
• Orlando, Florida October 30 November 2, 2006
• Las Vegas, Nevada November 28- December 1, 2006
• Fall 2006 Training HERA
• Spring 2007 Training ACG/SMART

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Where to Start

• Find a mentor
• Stay in touch
• Subscribe to IFAP
• Read COD Daily Update
• www.cod.ed.gov
• Attend conferences, workshops, etc.
• Get out of your office

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The Status of the Profession

• Professional Development
• Professional Judgment

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Additional Beginners Track Sessions

• Session 39 - Uncover the Mysteries of How a Law
  Becomes Operational

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Questions
Contact Information Claire (Micki)
Roemer Email Claire.Roemer_at_ed.gov Phone (202)
377-3452 And David Bartlett Email
David.Bartlett_at_ed.gov Phone [phone]