Departmental Correspondence

Good Neighbor Program 2021-22 FY 2022 Memo

Texas State Financial Aid Opt-in Opt-out Form for 2022-22 Memo

Texas College Work Study (TCWS) Program FY 2021 Summer Awarding Memo

2021 State Financial Aid Resource Updates:
As we begin the new calendar year, the Office of Student Financial Aid Programs (SFAP) would like to provide institutions with several resource updates.

Award Amounts for 2021-2022 (FY 2022): Toward EXcellence, Access and Success (TEXAS) Grant and Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG)

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) compiles an annual Financial Aid Report (FAR) concerning student financial aid at Texas public and private/independent institutions of higher education. The report is created in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC) section 56.082, which calls for the THECB to report the number of Texas College Work-Study (TCWS) students employed by for-profit or nonprofit employers.

To comply with reporting requirements, the institutions on the enclosed list must provide employer status of “for-profit” or “nonprofit” for each TCWS student for the 2018-19 (FY 2019) year.

Enclosed are the updated 2020-21 Bilingual Education Program Guidelines that include clarification regarding eligibility requirements for the program. One of the requirements to receive an award of program funds is that qualified students must successfully pass the State Board for Educator Certification Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announces the maximum award amount for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP) for the 2020-21 academic year: the annual amount for initial and continuing awards is $10,000.

Financial Aid Services (FAS) announces the release of a new resource for public institutions: Exemption for Blind or Deaf Students - Fact Sheet. FAS developed the fact sheet to help institutions assist students who are blind or deaf that qualify for an exemption of tuition under Texas Education Code, Section 54.364, and are attending a public college or university in the state of Texas. 

The Texas Comptroller’s office payment system USAS, will be down from Aug. 31 – Sept. 1, 2020 for year-end processing. Note: Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 is the last day for borrowers to accept a Loan Approval Disclosure (LAD) in order for funds to arrive at the institution prior to Aug. 28, 2020.  

Title III Eligibility Letter Survey Memo 2019-20

Tuition Equalization Grant (TEG) Award Amounts for 2020-2021 (FY 2021) Memo

Toward EXcellence, Access and Success Grant and Texas Educational Opportunity Grant (TEOG) Award Amounts for FY 2020-2021 Memo 

State Campus-Based Programs Annual Report FY 2019 Memo 

Work-Study Student Mentorship Program (WSMP) Updates Memo

B-On-Time (BOT) Loan Reallocation Process for FY 2020 Memo 

The award history database now includes 2017-18 information for the TEXAS Grant, TEOG, and TEG programs. The award history output is populated using data from the Financial Aid Database (FAD) and the end-of-year (EOY).

Each institution participating in the Bilingual Education Scholarship Program during the 2018- 19 biennium is required to submit a report that collects the program’s performance measures. The 2018-19 biennium includes the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.