Dear Colleague:
We are pleased to announce the availability of the 2026–2027 Application and Verification Guide, the initial volume of the 2026–2027 Federal Student Aid Handbook.
The Application and Verification Guide is intended for financial aid administrators and counselors who assist applicants with the beginning of the financial aid process—submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, verifying information, and making corrections and other updates to the information the applicant reported on the FAFSA form.
In addition to the Application and Verification Guide, the Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of nine numbered volumes and appendices. We publish the Federal Student Aid Handbook digitally on the Knowledge Center. Each time we publish a volume, appendix, or errata, we will inform the community through a Training Announcement (Dear Colleague Letter type “ANN”) on the Knowledge Center.
Note: We now use the ANN type of Dear Colleague Letter to announce the publication of the Federal Student Aid Handbook, to align it better with our other training resources.
You can send questions and suggestions about the Federal Student Aid Handbook using the Customer Support form in the FSA Partner Connect Help Center. To submit a question, please complete the form and select “FSA Handbook” as the topic.
Sincerely,
Federal Student Aid