Dear Colleague Letters and Electronic Announcements

Dear Colleague Letters

(GEN-23-05) Eligibility of Confined or Incarcerated Individuals to Receive Pell Grants (March 29, 2023)
(GEN-22-09) 2023-2024 Award Year: FAFSA Information to be Verified and Acceptable Documentation (July 8, 2022)

Electronic Announcements

Revised Instructions for Applying for Prison Education Programs (EA ID: GENERAL-24-118) (Sept. 30, 2024)
NSLDS Professional Access – NSLDS Incarcerated Student Report and Spreadsheet Submittal (EA ID: GENERAL-24-76) (June 20, 2024)
Fact Sheet on Fresh Start Available for Confined or Incarcerated Borrowers (EA ID: LOANS-23-08) (Sept. 6, 2023)
Additional Fact Sheet for Prison Education Programs (EA ID: GENERAL-23-58) (July 18, 2023)
Availability of the Prison Education Program Application Form and Instructions for Applying for Prison Education Programs (GENERAL-23-52) (Updated June 25, 2024)
Additional Fact Sheet for Prison Education Programs (EA ID: GENERAL-23-32) (May 4, 2023)
Spanish Version of a Fact Sheet for Prison Education Programs (EA ID: GENERAL-23-26) (April 19, 2023)
Invitation to Participate in a Revised Second Chance Pell Experiment Under the Experimental Sites Initiative (EA ID: GENERAL-23-25) (April 18, 2023)
More Questions and Answers and a Fact Sheet for Prison Education Programs (EA ID: GENERAL-23-19) (March 31, 2023)
Prison Education Programs Questions and Answers Website Update (EA ID: GENERAL-22-98) (Dec. 14, 2022)
Prison Education Programs Topics Page (EA ID: GENERAL-22-79) (Nov. 1, 2022)
Beginning Phased Implementation of the FAFSA Simplification Act (EA ID: GENERAL-21-39) (June 11, 2021)

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