ISAC Student Portal2024-25 MAP Late Claims: Additional Claims Paid
05/23/2025
Unless otherwise noted, links in this message are to corresponding pages at the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) website (isac.org).
The following information is being provided to assist colleges in the close-out process for the 2024-25 Monetary Award Program (MAP).
Payment of Additional Late Claims
As originally explained in a May 20 e-Message, ISAC staff monitors both payment request (i.e., claim) rates and remaining funding levels throughout the year in order to assist the greatest number of eligible students without overspending program appropriations.
Based on our current analysis, additional payments are taking place for 2024-25 MAP late claims. These payment runs are in addition to late claim payments announced on May 20. Schools should regularly monitor the MAP system (GAP Access) to review payment results for initial claims and increases as we continue to monitor available funding and periodically release more claims.
As a reminder: first-term claims are considered late if submitted after December 6, 2024; second-term claims are considered late if submitted after April 4, 2025; and third-term claims are considered late if submitted after May 9, 2025. Payment results for all terms are now available in the MAP system.
Information regarding how to access payment results is provided in the "Payment" chapter of the MAP User Guide.
Continue Submitting Claims and Reconciling Data
- Continue to report adjustments for all terms – including initial claims, increases and decreases to previously-submitted claims, and cancellations.
- You will be notified as deadline dates are established for reporting 2024-25 MAP adjustments.
- Colleges are encouraged to complete the process of reconciling 2024-25 MAP data as soon as possible.
- As part of the payment offset process, timely processing of cancellations and decreases will affect your institution's 2024-25 MAP "Due to ISAC" amount.
- Only data reconciliation activities should take place at this time.
- After ISAC determines that all payment processing is final, colleges with outstanding funds "Due to ISAC" will receive an e-mail notice indicating the total amount to be returned (anticipated to be sent to financial aid directors later this summer). Until then, no funds should be returned to ISAC.
- As part of the payment offset process, timely processing of cancellations and decreases will affect your institution's 2024-25 MAP "Due to ISAC" amount.
Next Steps
ISAC will continue to monitor institutions' claims and adjustments and the remaining appropriations and – based on the analysis of that data – decisions will be made regarding whether additional 2024-25 MAP late claims will be paid. Please check the MAP system daily to see if there are new payment results available.
You are receiving this message because you registered for ISAC's e-Messaging service through one or more subscription groups for FAAs.
If you have any questions, please contact School Services by sending an e-mail to [email protected] or calling 866.247.2172.
