ISAC Student PortalBrief Illinois Financial Aid Survey – Please Submit by Friday, April 24
04/22/2026
As we are sure you are aware, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a March 9, 2026 electronic announcement detailing upcoming changes to several Federal Student Aid (FSA) systems. The planned updates are to support the expansion of Pell Grant eligibility for eligible workforce programs and the revised limits on federal student loans enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
The Department has announced that these system updates will be made April 26, 2026, to accommodate the July 1, 2026 effective date for the new loan limits and expansion of Pell Grant eligibility, and will include updates to the FAFSA Processing System (FPS), FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP), the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system, and the National Student Loan Database System (NSLDS).
ISAC has prepared for these changes, and unless there are delays at ED, we do not anticipate any disruption of our ability to administer programs. We are reaching out via a short, 5-question survey to see how this challenging mid-cycle update may impact awarding financial aid at your institution. We value our partnerships with schools and want to ensure we are communicating with students appropriately as we assist in the financial aid process.
Your responses will be anonymous and combined with those of others and shared in summary form only. Please submit your survey by close of business on Friday, April 24, 2026. If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact [email protected].
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