On Monday, Federal Student Aid released electronic announcement GENERAL-23-63 titled Key Terms, Definitions, and Systems Related to FAFSA Simplification and FUTURE Acts. This handy guide features the definitions for the following terms:
FAFSA Processing
- Account Username and Password (FSA ID)
- Contributor
- Controlled Unclassified Information/Specified Tax (CUI//SP-TAX)
- FAFSA FTI Consent
- FAFSA Submission Summary
- Family Size
- Federal Tax Information (FTI)
- FPS C Flag
- Manually Provided Taxpayer Information
- Negative Student Aid Index (Negative SAI)
- Primary or Custodial Parent
- Provisionally Independent Student
- Student Aid Index (SAI)
- Packaging Aid
- Food and Housing
- Other Financial Assistance (OFA)
- Packaging Formulas
Federal Pell Grant Program Eligibility
- Enrollment Intensity
- Maximum Pell Grant Eligibility
- Minimum Pell Grant Eligibility
- Restoration for Discharge
- Special Rule for Pell Grants
- Student Aid Index Calculated Pell Grant Eligibility
Professional Judgement (PJ)
- Special Circumstances
- Unusual Circumstances
Prison Education Program (PEP) Program Eligibility
- Advisory Committee
- Oversight Entity
- Prison Education Program (PEP)
- Prison Education Program Application (PEP Application)
Department of Education Systems
- FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP)
- FAFSA Processing System (FPS)
- Federal Tax Information Module (FTIM)
- FTI SAIG Mailbox
- FUTURE Act Direct Data Exchange (FA-DDX)
SOURCE: (GENERAL-23-63) Key Terms, Definitions, and Systems Related to FAFSA Simplification and FUTURE Acts