(GENERAL-25-53) Recorded Training Webinar: Using the New Section 117 Reporting Portal and New Training Materials

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Office of the General Counsel
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GENERAL-25-53
Subject
Recorded Training Webinar: Using the New Section 117 Reporting Portal and New Training Materials

As announced on Dec. 1, 2025, Dec. 3, 2025, Dec. 5, 2025, and Dec. 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is providing you with the link for the “Using the New Section 117 Reporting Portal” training webinar, which occurred on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025:

Training Webinar: Using the New Section 117 Reporting Portal

In addition, we are providing the following user guides:

  • Account Management: Foreign Funding Disclosure Portal

  • Reviewing Reports: Foreign Funding Disclosure Portal

  • Disclosure Reporting: Foreign Funding Disclosure Portal

These documents, attached below, will also be available in the “Section 117 Foreign Gift and Contract Reporting” area of Federal Student Aid’s Knowledge Center: fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/topics/section-117-foreign-gift-and-contract-reporting.

As a reminder, the new portal goes live on Jan. 2, 2026. If you have technical questions or access issues related to the Section 117 reporting portal, you may continue to contact us at ForeignGiftsAccess@ed.gov. If those questions concern the new reporting portal, which will not be available until Jan. 2, 2026, please include “New Portal Implementation” as the subject line. Any other questions concerning Section 117 will continue to be answered by the Section 117 compliance team which can be emailed at ForeignSourceReporting@ed.gov.

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The U.S. Department of Education strives to make all content accessible to everyone. While these documents do not currently meet the standards of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Federal Student Aid is working to create accessible versions. If you need access to these documents before the accessible versions are available, please contact the Information Technology Accessibility Program Help Desk at ITAPSupport@ed.gov to help facilitate.

Account Management: Foreign Funding Disclosure Portal in PDF Format

Reviewing Reports: Foreign Funding Disclosure Portal in PDF Format

Disclosure Reporting: Foreign Funding Disclosure Portal in PDF Format