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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">With Fall 2007 OTAG disbursement activity now finalized by most institutions, we have identified uncommitted funds that will accommodate the extension of the FAFSA receipt date cutoff for OTAG awards for Spring 2008 to </FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial">6/25/07</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">. Additionally, the EFC cutoff for spring awards has been extended to </FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial">1700</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">. ONLY SPRING SEMESTER FUNDS CAN BE CLAIMED using these extended cutoffs. Based on our evaluation of current and past years' OTAG awards data, we believe that we will be able to continue the 1700 EFC cutoff in the 2008-2009 award year.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Pre-populated Award Claim Forms generated by OTAG for Spring 2008 will include:</FONT>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">students who were awarded and disbursed in Fall 2007</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">students who were awarded and subsequently cancelled in Fall 2007, unless they were cancelled due to a change in EFC greater than the Spring 2008 awarding cutoff of </FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial">1700</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">students with award potential who were not awarded in fall but could be awarded in spring -- this group includes students with FAFSA receipt dates from 1-1-07 through </FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial">6/25/07</FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">and EFCs of 1700 or lower.</FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Students included in an Excel pre-populated Award Claim Form for spring will be sorted in the following order:</FONT>
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<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Awarded</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Cancelled</FONT></LI>
<LI><FONT FACE="Arial">Pending</FONT></LI>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">On the Excel spreadsheet Award Claim Form this status will be displayed in Column J. On the FTP Award Claim Form the status will be displayed in Field #11, Position 71. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">As in fall Award Claim Form reporting, institutions using the pre-populated will need to delete information for students who should not be paid in spring (even if they were paid in fall) and edit the information as appropriate (FT/PT, overawards, etc.) for the students to be paid in spring. More detailed instructions will accompany the spring pre-populated or blank template reports.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">If you would like to receive a "work copy" pre-populated Award Claim Form to assist you in identifying additional students who can be awarded in spring, please send a request to reports@otag.org.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Please contact our office at 405.225.9456 or toll free 877.662.6231 or send e-mail to reports@otag.org if you have questions or require more information regarding spring OTAG awarding and disbursement processes.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">We wish you all Happy Holidays!</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">***********************</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">Shiela Joyner, Director</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">P. O. Box 108850</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">Internet: sjoyner@otag.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">Voice: (405) 225-9378 Toll Free (877) 662-6231</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Century Schoolbook">Fax: (405) 225-9392</FONT>
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