Transcript Yellow Ribbon Program

Department of Veterans Affairs
Yellow Ribbon
Presenters: Ryan Wilson, Avis McFarlind, & Richard Fitzgerald
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
AVECO 2014
Yellow Ribbon
• Program that pays for some/all Post 9/11 students’ unmet
T&F charges
• School must enroll in this program and are automatically
reenrolled every year
• VA matches school’s contributions—up to half of the unmet
charges
• Student must be eligible at the 100% level, not on active duty
or TOE spouse of active duty, and not a Fry Scholarship
student
• Payments are different for Public and Private schools
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Yellow Ribbon-Public Schools
• Yellow Ribbon can be used by eligible students to
pay out-of-state charges
• Schools certify the in-state charges, the additional
out-of-state charges, and the school’s contribution
towards YR (up to half of the unmet charges)
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Yellow Ribbon-Public Schools
Total Reportable T&F = $2000
In-State Charges = $1000
Out-of-State Charges =$1000
Maximum YR Contribution by
School = $500
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Yellow Ribbon-Private Schools
• Yellow Ribbon can be used by eligible students to pay charges
above the annual cap ($20,235.02 for the 2014-15 academic
year)
• Annual cap is for the academic year (Aug 1-Jul 31)
• YR can only be used once the reportable charges exceed the
annual cap
• YR students can be certified with $0 YR until they exceed the
annual cap
• Schools certify the entire reportable T&F amount and the
school’s YR contribution (up to half of the unmet charges for
that term)
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Yellow Ribbon-Private Schools
•Reportable T&F = $9000
•Does not exceed Annual Cap
•No Reportable YR
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Yellow Ribbon-Private Schools
•Reportable T&F this Term= $9000
•Total Reportable T&F this Year= $20,735.02
•Unmet Charges this Academic Year = $500
•Maximum School YR Contribution this Term
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Yellow Ribbon-Private Schools
•Reportable T&F this Term= $2000
•Total Reportable T&F this Year= $28,000
•Unmet Charges this Term = $2000
•Maximum School YR Contribution this Term
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Yellow Ribbon-Private Schools
• How to determine cumulative annual charges
― Charges from previously attended public
schools do not count towards annual cap
• Sources of Info on T&F Charges:
― VA ONCE
― Award Letters
― E-benefits Website
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Yellow Ribbon
Questions &
Answers
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