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<P><FONT FACE="Arial">This is a final reminder that Friday, March 6 is the deadline for institutions to submit their initial Spring 2009 OTAG Award Claim Form to the State Regents' office for processing. Attached is an updated spreadsheet that reflects total 2008-09 disbursements paid to institutions as of this afternoon. Institutions with no disbursements paid for Spring 2009 are identified with "fall only" entered in Column F.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">As of today, we must disburse an additional $1.4 million in state funds in order to meet the qualifications for receipt of Oklahoma's 2008-09 Federal LEAP/SLEAP allocations. The sooner spring 2009 OTAG funds have been claimed by all institutions, the sooner we can work to ensure that our expenditures from state funds will satisfy our matching requirements.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Again, we ask for cooperation from ALL institutions in submitting their spring 2009 award claims to our office without further delay. As a reminder, the president or chief executive officer of any institution not submitting an initial claim by March 6 will be notified.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial">Please contact our office if you have questions or need assistance with OTAG award claim reporting.</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2 COLOR="#000000"> <<OTAG Compare 0708_0809_030409.xls>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=6 FACE="Script MT Bold">Shiela Joyner</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Director, Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">PO Box 108850</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Internet: sjoyner@otag.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial">Voice: 405.225.9378 or Toll Free 877.662.6231</FONT>
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