FAFSA Simplification Web Center
This web center was created to keep NASFAA members and the financial aid community updated on pertinent news related to FAFSA Simplification updates. Check back often as this page is updated regularly.
News Articles & Statements
- August 7, 2023 - FSA Outlines 2024-25 FAFSA Simplification Changes in New Dear Colleague Letter
- July 13, 2023 - NASFAA Virtual Conference Highlight: New Updates on FAFSA Simplification
- May 24, 2023 - NASFAA Comments on 2024-25 Draft FAFSA
- May 15, 2023- NASFAA Comments on FWS Information Collection
- March 21, 2023 - FSA Announces Date Range, Road Map for 2024-25 FAFSA Launch
See all NASFAA FAFSA Simplification News Coverage
NASFAA 2023 Conference Session Recordings
- July 12 - FAFSA Simplification: Navigating Hot Topics, Latest Updates and Unresolved Issues* (Virtual Conference)
- July 2 - NASFAA Closing Session Featuring the New Student Aid Index*
- July 1 - U.S. Department of Education Federal Update*
- June 30 - General Session: FAFSA Simplification*
Webinars
- Upcoming: September 20, 2023: Policy Update: FAFSA Simplification
- June 7, 2023 - FAFSA Simplification: Planning for the Future*
- Recording: A FAFSA Simplification Conversation with Gail Holt and Karen McCarthy
AskRegs Questions & Answers 
- Where Can I Find a List of Terms and Definitions Related to FAFSA Simplification?
- Can We Make IASG and Children Of Fallen Heroes Awards Starting In 2024-25?
- Can a School Collect FAFSA Signature Pages Starting With the 2024-25 Award Year?
- Who Is the Parent Of Record On the FAFSA Starting In 2024-25?
- Will Schools Be Required To Report Federal Work-Study Earnings To COD?
- What Are the Requirements For Implementing Provisional Independent Student Status For 2023-24?
- Must Loan Fees Be a Separate Cost Component In the Cost Of Attendance Or Can They Be Included In Miscellaneous Costs?
See all FAFSA Simplification AskRegs Questions
"Off The Cuff" Podcast Episodes
- *NEW* September 22, 2023 - OTC AskRegs Experts: All Things Repayment and the Not So Very Normal FAFSA Year
- June 9, 2023 - OTC AskRegs Experts: Deep Dive on Proposed GE Regs and Removal of Housing Question on FAFSA
- March 31, 2023 - OTC Inside the Beltway: Working Through the FAFSA Roadmap and the White House Budget Request
- March 10, 2023 - OTC AskRegs Experts: FAFSA Simplification Surveys and Making Sense of Payment Periods
See All "Off The Cuff" Episodes
Analysis
Significant changes to federal student aid policy, including simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the Pell Grant eligibility criteria, expanding Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated students, and the repeal of limitations on subsidized loan eligibility for undergraduate Direct Loans were attached to the FAFSA Simplification Act which was part of a larger bill called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
A subsequent appropriations act (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) authorized funding for fiscal year 2022 Pell Grants and made technical changes to the FAFSA Simplification Act.
- Deep Dive: ED Issues FAFSA Simplification Implementation Guidance for 2024-25 Award Year
- Analysis of 2022 FAFSA Simplification Technical Amendments
- Analysis of 2021 FAFSA Simplification Provisions
- Q&A on Changes to Federal Student Aid Policy Included in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- Removal of Number in College Yields More Equitable, Simple Application Process
Tools & Resources
- Community Resource Library: FAFSA Simplification Communication Samples
- 2023 FAFSA Simplification Pre-Implementation Survey
- 2024-25 Federal Methodology and Pell Formula Changes Flowchart*
- Chart: Legislative Changes to Federal Methodology and the Pell Grant Program, 2021+
- Chart: Detailed Summary of Non-Pell/Federal Methodology Changes from the FAFSA
- Implementation Checklist for Schools (PDF)
- Monograph: Developing the Cost of Attendance*
- Monograph: Professional Judgment in Eligibility Determination and Need Analysis*
- Student Aid Index Modeling Tool*
- Timeline of Effective Dates from the 2021 & 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Acts
Department of Education & Congressional References
- FSA Unveils Student Aid Estimator for 2024-25
- FSA's FAFSA Simplification Webinar Series Is Now Available On Demand
- Department of Education FAFSA Simplification Information Page
- (ANN-23-01) Live Internet Webinars – Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series, June–July 2023
- Draft 2024-25 Paper FAFSA, March 2023
- HHS Poverty Guidelines
- H.R. 2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- H.R. 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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* These resources are generously sponsored by a grant from Strada Education Foundation.
Publication Date: 9/22/2023
