(CB-26-15) Reminder – FISAP Due Oct. 1, 2026

Select “Submit” – Remember that saving data into the FISAP online is not the same as submitting the FISAP. Data can be entered and saved as a school user works through the form, but it is not actually submitted until the school user selects “Submit.”

Consequences for not filing the FISAP – We will reduce 2025–26 Campus-Based funding levels to zero ($0) for a school that received 2025–26 Campus-Based funds but fails to file the FISAP by the deadline. This includes schools that closed during the 2025–26 year and drew Campus-Based funds for that year from G5. A school will be required to return any 2025–26 program funds that have been drawn down in G5 to the U.S. Department of Education (ED). We will not award Campus-Based funds for the 2027–28 award year to schools that fail to file the FISAP.

Schools must provide true and accurate data and must not roll forward data previously reported on last year’s FISAP just to meet the deadline.

Note: Failing to accurately and timely file the FISAP may result in referral to the School Eligibility and Oversight Services Branch for further review and action. These actions may include fines and a limitation, suspension, or termination of your school’s eligibility to participate in the Campus-Based programs. In addition, through the signature process, the president/chief executive officer has certified that information in the FISAP is true and accurate and in compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and its governing regulations. Providing false and misleading information can result in fines, prison, or both.

Updated financial aid administrator (FAA) contact information required – We email all Campus-Based notifications to the FAA. For timely receipt of these notifications, it is important that a school ensures the accuracy of its FAA contact information, including the FAA email address. A school can update its contact information when submitting the FISAP or by selecting “School Information” then “Demographics” on the Campus-Based section of the COD website. All changes or corrections to contact information must also be updated in the Program Participation Agreement using the E-App website.

Avoid negative balances – Make sure the information reported for expenditures of 2025–26 award amounts are accurate and consistent with the amounts drawn in G5. For example, if a school's FWS authorized amount was $50,000 and the school reported an expended amount of $40,000 on the FISAP (Part V, Section E, Field 18), we will close out the school's award at the expended amount of $40,000 (i.e., we will deobligate the $10,000 difference from G5). If the amount the school has drawn from G5 is different from the expended amount reported on the FISAP, we will assume that the correct expenditures are the amounts reported on the FISAP and certified by the chief executive officer in Part I, Section B. In some cases, this results in a negative balance which the school is required to return to ED. Using the above example, if the school drew down its entire $50,000 FWS authorization from G5, it would need to return $10,000.

Edit corrections through Dec. 15, 2026 – Once a FISAP is submitted, the school can submit corrections until 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 15, 2026. If corrections are made, remember to submit—not just save—them. Edits to the FISAP will exist as a draft only until they are submitted. Transmissions must be completed prior to midnight.

Note: After the Dec. 15, 2026, deadline for submitting corrections, we will approve  FISAP change requests for exceptional issues only.

Additional resources – The following resources are available to assist with FISAP submission:

2027–28 FISAP Desk Reference

2027–28 FISAP Instructions

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