We have posted an update to the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year.
With this December 2023 Update #2, we have updated Volume 2 – FPS Schedule and Getting Help, Volume 3 – Electronic Data Exchange and FAFSA Processing, and Volume 6 – ISIR Guide; these are now final. We also have updated Volume 5 – Edits and Rejects that was initially published as final on Dec. 7, 2023; the changes made since Dec. 7th are noted in the volume’s Change History Table. The Introduction and volumes 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9 remain unchanged.
REMINDER: EARLY DRAFTS WILL CHANGE
We began publishing early draft volumes of the 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide in December 2022 and updated the early drafts as we could through October 2023. In late November 2023, we began to publish final versions of the volumes. Look for the word—“Draft” or “Final”—at the beginning of each volume description for that volume’s status.
We appreciate users’ understanding as we continue to publish final volumes of the guide and continuously monitor for updates.