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Volume 8: The Direct Loan Program – This volume discusses the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loan Program) and describes how the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) makes loans to help students and parents pay the cost of attendance at a postsecondary school. This volume also provides information to assist schools in determining student and parent eligibility for Direct Loans, counseling student borrowers, and awarding Direct Loans.
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Volume 9: The Teach Grant Program – This volume describes the eligibility requirements for a student to receive a TEACH Grant and the required counseling for TEACH Grant recipients, explains the terms and conditions of the TEACH Grant service obligation, and provides schools with guidance on calculating TEACH Grant awards.
We have also made the following edit to the Application and Verification Guide:
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Chapter 4: In Chapter 4, under the “Special Cases, Filers of Amended Returns” section, we clarified the guidance to align with Electronic Announcement GENERAL-24-71.
The Federal Student Aid Handbook is posted digitally on Federal Student Aid’s Knowledge Center and consists of the Application and Verification Guide; nine numbered volumes; and appendices. Each time we post a volume, appendix, or errata, we will inform the community through an Electronic Announcement on the Knowledge Center.
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