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2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2023 Update)

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FAFSA Specifications Guide Updated

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year.

What changed?

FSA updated Volume 4 – Record Layouts and Processing Codes and updated the standalone draft ISIR record layout in Excel format.

The following volumes remain unchanged:

  • Introduction
  • Volume 1 – Summary of Changes
  • Volume 2 – FPS Schedule and Getting Help
  • Volume 3 – Electronic Data Exchange and FAFSA Processing
  • Volume 5 – Edits and Rejects
  • Volume 6 – ISIR Guide
  • Volume 7 – Comment Codes
  • Volume 8 – Agency Matches
  • Volume 9 – Testing and Web Demo System

The guide will continue to be updated as we get closer to the launch of the 2024-25 FAFSA.  View the guide here.

 


SOURCE: (APP-23-17) Draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2023 Update) Now Available