Advocacy Resources

• 2022 National Student Aid Profile
  August 3, 2022 - The National Student Aid Profile, updated for the 2022-23 academic year, provides detailed information about each of the programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA.
• 2021 National Student Aid Profile
  February 22, 2022 - The National Student Aid Profile, updated for the 2021-22 academic year, provides detailed information about each of the programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA.
• NASFAA Issue Briefs
  June 14, 2021 - As Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization inches closer to action, NASFAA launched a new series of issue briefs on timely federal student aid policy issues. Each issue brief provides background and recommendations for lawmakers.
• Best Practices for Effective Virtual Advocacy
  February 25, 2021 - To support members conducting advocacy amid the pandemic, NASFAA developed this guide containing best practices for effective virtual advocacy and instructions on how to schedule a remote meeting with your Representative of Senator.
• Advocacy in Action
  February 3, 2021 - NASFAA is regularly engaged in advocacy, public policy, and research to support our mission: promoting programs that remove financial barriers and ensure access to postsecondary education. Below are examples of NASFAA's advocacy efforts in action.
• Investing in Our Future
  November 20, 2020 - NASFAA outlines the top five student aid policies needed to sustain and strengthen higher education.
• History of Changes to Financial Aid Verification
  September 28, 2020 - This flowchart, which outlines the sort of "one step forward, two steps back" pattern that the financial aid community has come to know with regard to verification, will be used to help with advocacy efforts related to verification.
• 2020 National Student Aid Profile
  July 30, 2020 - The National Student Aid Profile, updated for the 2020-21 academic year, provides detailed information about each of the programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA.
• Making Financial Aid Work for All
  August 22, 2019 - As Congress inches closer to taking a wholesale look at the federal role in higher education through the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), NASFAA is pleased to outline recommendations to make financial aid work for all.
• 2019 National Profile
  July 23, 2019 - The National Profile, updated for the 2019-20 academic year, provides detailed information about each of the programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA.
• What Financial Administrators Do
  December 10, 2018 - This PDF explains what financial aid offices and NASFAA do and the resources each provides for the financial aid community, policymakers, and their staff. This document can serve as a great resource when meeting with elected officials.
• Financial Aid and Graduate & Professional Students
  October 18, 2018 - This one-pager provides recommendations and corresponding legislation to support graduate and professional students through federal student aid.
• 2018 National Student Aid Profile
  July 24, 2018 - This report provides detailed information about each of the programs authorized under Title IV of the HEA, including descriptions of the federal student aid programs, recent trends in federal program appropriations & income levels of students.
• Risk-Sharing Brief
  October 28, 2016 - As Congress works toward reauthorization, broad themes and proposals have emerged. including a focus on sharing the “risk” in higher education. This brief provides background, recommendations, and resources on this this topic.
• HEA Reauthorization One-Pager
  April 28, 2016 - This one-pager outlines key recommendations surfaced from NASFAA's Reauthorization Task Force (RTF) report in 2013 and additional recommendations from policy task forces since then.
• Streamlining Student Loan Repayment One-Pager
  February 9, 2015 - This one-pager outlines the challenges and complexities of the current student loan repayment process and provides a recommendation to simplify the system for borrowers.