Posted Date:June 5, 2018
| Author: | Federal Student Aid |
Subject: Additional COD System Implementation for 2018–19 Award Year
During the period June 15-17, 2018, we plan to implement additional Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System functionality that supports the Campus-Based programs and the processing of Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant), Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) awards for the 2018–19 Award Year.
In this announcement, we provide the following important information related to the implementation:
COD Batch Processing Suspension and Web Site Outage Information
Additional 2018–19 COD System Implementation Information
Contact Information
Attachments/Enclosures
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete this important activity.
COD Batch Processing Suspension and Web Site Outage Information
To implement the COD System functionality, we will suspend COD batch processing beginning at 11 p.m. Eastern time (ET) on Friday, June 15, 2018. Records submitted after this time will be held and processed after 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Note: All actual disbursements with a disbursement date from June 15, 2018 through June 17, 2018 must be received by the COD System no later than 9 a.m. ET on Friday, June 15, 2018, and subsequently accepted by the COD System, in order to generate the appropriate funding level increase prior to the outage. Disbursements submitted by the deadline but not subsequently accepted, disbursements submitted after the deadline, and disbursements with a disbursement date after June 17, 2018 will be processed and funded after the outage.
In addition, between 11 p.m. ET on Friday, June 15, 2018 and 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, June 17, 2018—
Users will not be able to submit or retrieve data via the COD Web Site.
Users will not be able to access the COD Reports area of the COD Web Site.
An individual will not be able to complete any actions or view loan correspondence via the StudentLoans.gov website. This includes, but is not limited to, signing master promissory notes, completing counseling or any TEACH Grant processing flows, or submitting Loan Consolidation applications or Income-Driven Repayment Plan requests.
Additional 2018–19 COD System Implementation Information
In the attachment titled “Additional COD System Processing Function Modifications for 2018–19,” we highlight the processing function modifications we will implement during the June 15–17, 2018 period.
In the attachment titled “Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Processing Beginning June 17, 2018,” we highlight the processing changes specific to the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this announcement or its attachments, contact the COD School Relations Center at 1-800-848-0978. You may also email CODSupport@ed.gov.