Volume 6

The Campus-Based Programs

Introduction

The Campus-Based Programs include the Federal Work-Study Program (FWS), the Federal Supplemental Educational Grant Program (FSEOG), and the Federal Perkins Loan Program (Perkins Loans). This volume provides the information that schools need to administer those programs.


Throughout the Federal Student Aid Handbook we use “college,” “school,” and “institution” interchangeably unless a more specific use is given. “You” refers to the primary audience of the Handbook: financial aid administrators at colleges. “We” indicates the U.S. Department of Education (the Department, ED), and “Federal Student Aid,” “FSA Programs,” and “Title IV aid” are synonymous terms for the financial aid offered by the Department.

Throughout the year, the Department of Education (The Department) provides updates for schools in the form of Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs). These and other releases, such as Federal Register notices and electronic announcements, contain system updates and technical guidance, and are available on the FSA Partner Connect website (fsapartners.ed.gov).

The FSA Handbook does not cover the operation of software. For schools using software provided by the Department, there are technical references on FSA Partner Connect that explain how the software operates. Schools using third-party software should consult the vendor’s reference materials for technical guidance.

Below, we provide a summary of the significant changes and clarifications presented in greater detail in the chapters that follow. Alone the text herein does not provide schools with the guidance needed to satisfactorily administer the Title IV HEA programs. For more complete guidance, you should refer to the text in the chapters cited, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Higher Education Act (HEA) as amended.

Throughout Volume 6, we have amended the format and style to reduce the number of sidebars. The sidebar text has not disappeared, however; it has been incorporated into the body text of the chapter.

The Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) website has been replaced by the Knowledge Center. Hyperlinks to documents on IFAP throughout Volume 6 have been updated to links to the same documents, now hosted on the Knowledge Center.

Recent Changes

Here are some of the significant changes to Volume 6 for 2022-2023:

Chapter 1

  • Added new e-CFR regulatory citation hyperlinks throughout the chapter

  • Updated and expanded the section on FISAP award process dates and deadlines

  • Added hyperlink to Final 2022-23 FISAP Form, Instructions, and Desk Reference

  • Expanded FISAP Part I guidance

  • Added hyperlinks to Electronic Announcements describing Tentative and final Funding Levels for the Campus-Based Programs

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on how Supplemental Allocations are calculated and distributed

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on Requesting Underuse Waivers

  • Information on FSEOG Emergency Aid Grants (CARES Act Sec. 3504) moved to Chapter 1 from Chapter 2

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on the CARES Act provision for FWS transfer to and from FSEOG

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on Designation as a Title III or V Institution and FWS/FSEOG nonfederal share waiver

  • Clarified guidance on deadline for making ACA accounting changes

  • Expanded and updated guidance on FISAP Parts III, IV, and V

  • Added hyperlink to 2021 FSA Conference presentation “Submitting the FISAP”

Chapter 2

  • Added new e-CFR regulatory citation hyperlinks throughout the chapter

  • Clarified Waiver of FWS Community Service Requirements timeline

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on FISAP CARES Act Flexibilities

  • Added clarification on FWS 100% Transfer provision

  • Discussion of FSEOG Emergency Grants moved from Chapter 2 to Chapter 1

  • New guidance added on CARES Act provision for continued payment of FWS wages to students whose FWS employment was interrupted by a qualifying COVID-19 related emergency

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on guidance for interruptions of study related to COVID-19

  • Updated guidance on requirement to reconcile FWS draw downs monthly in G5

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on FWS community service waiver requests

  • Expanded guidance on applying to participate in the Work-Colleges Program

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on Application for Participation in the Work-Colleges Program

Chapter 3

  • Added new e-CFR regulatory citation hyperlinks throughout the chapter

  • Expanded and clarified guidance on Calculating Distribution of Assets and returning funds to the Department

  • Expanded guidance on Steps for Schools Ending Participation in the Federal Perkins Loan Program

  • Clarified guidance on Assigning Perkins Loans to the Department

  • Added reference and hyperlink to Perkins Loan FAQs

Chapter 4

  • Added new e-CFR regulatory citation hyperlinks throughout the chapter

  • Described waiver of three-year cumulative forbearance limit during the COVID-19 national emergency

  • Added hyperlink to DCL CB-22-03, Waiver of the three-year cumulative limit on forbearances for Perkins Loan borrowers

  • Updated low-income individual limits for various family sizes

  • Added hyperlink to Federal Register describing the 2022-23 Federal Need Analysis Methodology

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement LOANS-21-04, Loan Death Discharge Options

  • Updated guidance on total and permanent disability discharge for veterans

  • Updated guidance on discharge for total and permanent disability for nonveterans

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on Automatic TPD discharge through Social Security Administration data match

  • Added hyperlink to TPD Discharge Assignment Guide

Chapter 5

  • Added new e-CFR regulatory citation hyperlinks throughout the chapter

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on the final 2022-23 FISAP Form, Instructions, and Desk Reference

  • Expanded guidance on Assigning Perkins Loans for nonliquidating schools

  • Added hyperlink to Federal Perkins Loan Assignment and Liquidation Guide

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on Mandatory Assignment of Perkins Loans in Default for two or more years

  • Added hyperlink to Electronic Announcement on Perkins Loan reporting requirements

  • Updated and expanded guidance on loans accepted and rejected for assignment

  • Updated phone contact number for ECSI Federal Perkins Loan Servicer

  • Added email contact information for the Perkins Loan Portfolio and Liquidation Team

We appreciate any comments that you have on Volume 6. We revise the text based on questions and feedback from the financial aid community, so please reach out to us about how to improve the Handbook through the “Contact Customer Support” feature in our Partner Connect’s Help Center, clicking on “FSA Handbook” under the Topic section.

Last Modified: 07/14/2022 • Published: 03/28/2021