Prior-Prior Year Toolkit
Below you will find information published by NASFAA and other agencies that will help guide your office through a successful transition to Early FAFSA and Prior-Prior Year (PPY). The NASFAA PPY Implementation Task Force is comprised of practicing aid administrators to help support a smooth transition to the Early FAFSA and the use of PPY income. In addition to working closely with the Department of Education and other higher education associations on the change, the task force and NASFAA will communicate regularly to your financial aid office with updates, tips, and resources.
- Admissions Checklists for Financial Aid Professionals, Admissions Counselors, & Guidance Counselors
- Create a Financial Aid Timeline Tool - NASFAA members can create a customized, shareable financial aid & admissions timeline.
- This video tutorial describes how the timeline tool works and get started on yours today.
- Implementation Decision Timeline - This document is intended to help institutions review their current timeline and develop their timelines, with this new change for the 2017-18 year.
- PPY Blog - Hear directly from NASFAA members about all things PPY and Early FAFSA and share your own thoughts in each blog entry's comments section.
- PPY Commitment Form
- PPY Meme Contest - Winning memes are available for members to use to highlight and promote PPY.
- Open Letter - Share with your senior administrators about the benefits of Early FAFSA/PPY and how it will affect the financial aid office.
- Recommended Best Practices - The PPY Task Force has identified these 16 best practices, grouped into five general topics.
- State Aid Deadlines and How They Shifted Under Early FAFSA - This map was developed by the PPY Task Force as a resource to compare state grant deadlines between 2016-17 and 2017-18 (prior to and following adoption of Early FAFSA).
- What Data do Applicants Provide on the FAFSA? - Summarizes in chart form what data reported on the FAFSA will change (and not change) as a result of PPY.
Your Thoughts on PPY
- What Additional Toolkit Items Would You Like to See?
- What Are You Doing to Encourage Use of DRT and Reduce Potential Conflicting Information for 2017-18?
- What Two Things Do You Want Your Administration to Know?
News from NASFAA
- Prior-Prior Year and Professional Judgment
- ED Urges Caution in Setting Priority Deadlines
- ED Issues Long-Awaited PPY Conflicting Information Guidance
- ED Addresses PPY Transition Year Issues
- NASFAA Sends Letter to ED, White House on PPY Transition
- NASFAA Letter on PPY Verification QA DRT
- President Obama Tells Students There’s ‘No Excuse’ to Not Complete FAFSA
- We Asked, You Answered: Considerations for Transition
- President Obama: Feds to Allow Use of Prior-Prior Year Income Data on the FAFSA Starting in 2017-18 School Year
Research
- PPY Task Force Implementation Survey Results
- Results of the NASFAA’s Quick Scan on Financial Aid Priority and Awarding Dates
- Implementation of Early FAFSA & PPY: Recent Experiences of Four Institutions
- A Tale of Two Income Years: Comparing Prior-Prior Year and Prior-Year Through Pell Grant Awards
- Great Expectations: Implications of Implementing Prior-Prior Year Income Data on the FAFSA
Videos
Department of Education Resources
- It’s FAFSA Time - Get your Updated Resources
- GEN-16-14: 2017-2018 Early FAFSA - Identification and Resolution of Conflicting Information
- ED Undersecretary Sends Letter To Institutions Highlighting Changes In Program Administration
- FAFSA Updates for Students & Parents
- FAFSA Updates for Counselors & Mentors
- IFAP Early FASFA Resources
- PPY Resources as of April 2016
- PPY Talking Points Suggested Text
Additional External Resources
Publication Date: 3/28/2018