(GENERAL-24-91) Volume 8, Volume 9, and Errata to AVG Now Available [2024-25 Federal Student Aid Handbook]

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Federal Student Aid
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GENERAL-24-91
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Volume 8, Volume 9, and Errata to AVG Now Available [2024-25 Federal Student Aid Handbook]

Federal Student Aid is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 8 and Volume 9 of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook. These volumes discuss the following:

  • 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.

  • 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:

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.

Contact Information

Questions and suggestions concerning the Federal Student Aid Handbook can be sent through the Customer Support form in the FSA Partner Connect Help Center. To submit a question about the Handbook, please complete the form and select “FSA Handbook” as the topic.

Last Modified: 07/24/2024