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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>This is a reminder that <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Friday, April 9th</span></b>, is the date by which all institutions
participating in the OTAG program must have submitted their final spring
semester award claims. As stated in the OTAG Timelines and Procedures for
2009-2010, requests for exceptions due to extraordinary circumstances may be
granted upon approval of the Chancellor for Higher Education and the availability
of funds. All requests must be submitted in writing by the president or
chief executive officer of the institution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>If you need a pre-populated OTAG Award Claim Form, please send
e-mail to<u> <font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><</span></font></u><a
href="mailto:reports@otag.org" title="mailto:reports@otag.org"><span
title="mailto:reports@otag.org">mailto:reports@otag.org</span></a><u><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>></span></font></u>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>If you need a blank OTAG Award Claim Form template,
click here: <a
href="http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/docs/otag-award-claim-form09-10.xls"
title="http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/docs/otag-award-claim-form09-10.xls">http://www.okhighered.org/admin-fac/FinAidResources/docs/otag-award-claim-form09-10.xls</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Please do not use a report that is more than a week old.
We download ISIR data daily, and using an older report could cause ISIR
transaction and EFC exceptions that will need to be resolved before the report
can be processed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>We appreciate your assistance in delivering OTAG funds to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>'s students, and
we appreciate your cooperation in finalizing your spring OTAG award claims and
disbursements as expeditiously as possible. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Please
return the final disbursement reports as soon as possible.</span></b> Please
contact our office if you have questions or need assistance with the OTAG award
claim process. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Courier New"'>Attached for your information is a spreadsheet that compares
2009-2010 award commitments with final 2008-2009 awards and expenditures for
each institution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold;font-style:
italic'>Also, as some of you may know, Section 407 of the Higher Education
Opportunity Act requires that states notify students that grants such as OTAG
are a part of LEAP (Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership) and are
funded by the federal government and the state. Many of you may remember
when the State Regents notified students that they would receive OTAG. We
haven’t done that in a number of years; we have left that to you as
schools to do in your normal financial aid processing. We will now need
to rely on you to add this information to your 2010-2011 award
notification. If you have any questions about this new requirement,
please let me know. Thanks so much!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Irala K. Magee</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Director of Scholarship and Grant Administration</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oklahoma</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Regents for Higher
Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oklahoma City</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OK</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">73101</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:imagee@osrhe.edu">imagee@osrhe.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>405.225.9378 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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