Publication Date: September 7, 2004
Author: General Manager, Students Channel, FSA ASEDS
Summary: Availability of the Process Guide for Renewal Application Data (RAD) 2005-2006
Posted on 09-07-2004
TO: All Destination PointsFROM: U.S. Department of Education
RE: Availability of the Process Guide for Renewal Application Data (RAD) 2005-2006
We are pleased to announce the posting of the Process Guide for Renewal Application Data (RAD) 2005-2006 on the US Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site, located at http://fsadownload.ed.gov.
This guide is designed to meet the reference needs of financial aid administrators, programmers, and data processing staff. It provides information on the RAD process for the 2005-2006 award year and a summary of the major changes. Also included is a schedule of important dates, and procedures for requesting paper Renewal FAFSAs.
To view or download this document from FSAdownload, follow these steps:
1) Go to http://fsadownload.ed.gov.
2) Click on the "Technical References and Guides" link on the home page.
3) Scroll down to "Renewal Application Data Process Guide" and click on the "2005-2006" link.
6) Select the "Adobe Format" link on the following page to view the document, or right-click on the link and choose "Save Target As
" or "Save Link As
" from the pop-up menu to save the document to your hard drive.
7) Once you have saved the file, open the file in Adobe Acrobat to view or print the document.
The RAD Process Guide has also been posted on the Department's FSA Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site:
1) Go to http://ifap.ed.gov.
2) Under the "On-Line References" heading, click on the "Application Processing Materials" link
3) Click on the "2005-2006 Award Year" link.
4) Click on the "Renewal Application Data" link.
5) Click on the "Process Guide for Renewal Application Data (RAD) 2005-2006 in PDF Format" link to view the document, or right-click on the link and choose "Save Target As
" or "Save Link As
" from the pop-up menu to save the document to your hard drive.
If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this document, please contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947 or by e-mail at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.