OTC Inside the Beltway: A FAFSA Roadmap and Reporting Deadlines
This week on "Off the Cuff," Beth, Karen, Jill, and Hugh are joined by Jon Fansmith, the American Council on Education's senior vice president of government relations and national engagement, to discuss the latest news surrounding the 2025-26 FAFSA and the department’s planned “beta” period for the form. The team then discusses the department’s upcoming institutional reporting deadline for gainful employment (GE) and financial value transparency (FVT) regulations and highlights a recent bipartisan Senate letter calling for a delay. The group then wraps things up with a discussion about ongoing spending negotiations and what listeners can expect from Congress during the presidential election season.
Speakers
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| Beth Maglione Interim President & CEO, NASFAA |
Karen McCarthy Vice President, NASFAA |
Jill Desjean Senior Policy Analyst, NASFAA |
Hugh Ferguson Managing Editor |
Jonathan Fansmith Senior Vice President, ACE |
Resources
- Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
- Episode Transcript (PDF)
- OTC Inside the Beltway: Debriefing on Batch Corrections
- ED Details Upcoming Testing and ‘Beta’ Period for the 2025-26 FAFSA
- ED Releases Institutional Interest Form and Details on Upcoming ‘Beta’ Testing Periods for 2025-26 FAFSA
- ED Identifies New Issues With Completers Lists and FVT/GE Reports
- NASFAA’s GE/FVT advocacy
- Twenty Senators Call on ED to Delay GE and FVT Reporting Deadline
- Senate Appropriations Committee Advances FY 2025 Budget Proposal Increasing Funding for Pell Grants, Federal Student Aid Administration
- House Appropriations Committee Advances FY 2025 Budget Proposal Slashing Funding for FSA Administration, Campus-Based Aid Programs
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Publication Date: 9/13/2024