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A recent electronic announcement from the U.S. Department of Education provided updated information regarding FAFSA implementation, which included updates on ISIR delivery to higher education institutions and State agencies. As a reminder, an ISIR is the record that is transmitted to states and institutions once the FAFSA is processed.
The announcement has more details on what to expect over the next few weeks, but here are some highlights that were provided from the U.S. Department of Education:
- The Department will start transmitting very small batches of ISIRs (1-2) to a few dozen schools identified on the first submitted applications as part of the process to test ISIR delivery. During this testing phase, the Department will get feedback from that small subset of schools to identify any technical issues or changes that need to be made before starting to ramp up ISIR delivery to a broader set of institutions.
- Once the testing phase concludes, the Department will gradually ramp up delivery. During this period, some institutions may receive no ISIRs or as little as one ISIR each day depending on the schools identified by the applicant. Some institutions may receive multiple batches of ISIRs per day.
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Once the Department has ramped up delivery, the Department anticipates it will take about two additional weeks to process all applications that have already been submitted.
This will be a soft rollout of FAFSA data provided to MI Student Aid. The amount of FAFSAs released will start with a light volume and will ramp up through the coming weeks. The MiSSG High School Counselor Portal will start to display this data as we receive it.
The estimated timeline for when MI Student Aid will receive ALL submitted and completed FAFSAs is expected to be mid-April. This is subject to change and MI Student Aid will be sure to provide updates as we receive more information.
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