| PublicationDate: 9/17/98 Summary: Temporary Shutdown of the 1998-99 Award Year Federal Pell Grant System Author: PSS - Program Systems Service Posted September 17, 1998 To: All EDE Destination Points From: U.S. Department of Education Re: Temporary Shutdown of the 1998-99 Award Year Federal Pell Grant System to install Year 2000 Compliant Software As a result of Year 2000 renovation activities, the 1998-99 Pell Grant Recipient and Financial Management System (PGRFMS) will be temporarily unavailable starting Thursday night, September 17 and all day, Friday, September 18. Full service for the 1998-99 cycle will be restored on Monday, September 21. Data submitted by institutions for the 1997-98 Award Year will not be affected by this shutdown. If you need additional assistance on this matter, please contact the Pell Grant Hotline at 1-800-4PGRANT (1-800-474-7268) available 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday or by E-mail at #Pell_Systems@ed.gov. |