[Oasfaa] FW: ED Announces Changes to Verification Process for the 2021–22 Award Year

[Boyd, Lori]

A few people have replied back to me on this email and are interested in how this new guidance will be handled at your institutions.
Please reply back to the listserv and share your ideas.
-Lori

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The Department of Education (ED) on Tuesday announced that it would be making changes to the verification process for the 2021-22 award year as a means of providing relief to students financially challenged by the pandemic and aim to reduce barriers to enrollment for millions of low-income students to access financial aid. “Each year, the verification process poses unnecessary hurdles for students who are most in need of student financial assistance,” said NASFAA President Justin Draeger. “Verification disproportionately impacts low-income students, the very same population that has been most negatively impacted by the pandemic. This singular act from the Department of Education provides sweeping relief to students and schools when they need it most, and will fast track financial aid dollars to students who are otherwise mired in bureaucratic red tape.”




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LORI BOYD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
FISCAL OPERATIONS

Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
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