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NYSFAAA
2011
New York State
Grants & Scholarships
TAP…
Nuts and Bolts
Overview
Processing Update
2012 Startup
• Changes to TAP Processing
TAP Earned Credit Report
Grants and Scholarships
Modernization Strategy
2011-12
Processing Update
Processing Update 2011-12
Applications
• Over 544,000 processed as of
September, 2011
ETA
1%
Renewal Process
32%
FAFSA Direct
26%
Anytime TOTW
41%
2012-13
Startup Changes
2012-13 Start up changes
Financial Independence Status (FIS)
• Streamline edits and messages
FIS Petition Status Codes
• Unchanged: G, J, L, M, P, Q, K, T, Z
• New Definition X-Replaces U, V, W,X
• New Code W-Student is independent
based on response to new question,
“Are you claiming financial
independence from your parents?”
2012-13
Start up changes (cont.)
Exemptions
• Minimize income issues
IT-150 tax form
• Not available for 2011 tax year
Graduate students
• Non-funding notification in application process
ETA color
• White from now on
Disability Date Change
• Report actual date of permanent disability
including dates prior to current year
TAP
Earned Credit Report
TAP Earned Credit Report
Report will review all aspects of the TAP program
including:
• All policies and costs associated with the
distribution of TAP funds
Report will include statistics on TAP recipients
for the 2010-11 terms:
• Students receiving TAP in each term
• Students granted waivers
• Students decertified for not meeting good
academic standards
• Credits earned in each term
TAP Earned Credit Report (cont.)
In December 2011, HESC will provide each
school by campus code and TAP code, a file or
*
Excel spreadsheet with a list of students
certified for TAP for each applicable term for the
2010-11 academic year
By January 17, 2012 schools will submit credits
earned to HESC
*Web File Transfer only
Grants and Scholarships
Modernization
Purpose
Streamline, simplify processes
Eliminate edits that were based on paper
applications
Combine main TAP processing system
with manual scholarship processing
Give schools better information to make
their job easier
Changes already implemented
Improvements in verifying income
with NYS Department of Taxation &
Finance
• Collection of full last names for
spouse, mother and father
• Check for invalid SSN using ISIR
Changes already implemented
Addition of CSR data to student
and school web pages
Changes already implemented
Comprehensive Student Status
Listing
• Complete picture of student’s financial
aid programs administered by HESC
• Data from standard TAP rosters as
well as Consolidated Scholarship
Rosters
• Two record types – Demo and FAP
Changes already implemented
Comprehensive Student Status
Listing
• Available as file or Excel spreadsheet*
• Includes data requested by schools:
Residency indicator
Deferred term information
CSR indicator
*Web File Transfer only
Changes in progress
Improvements in displaying
income information to schools
• Current view
Changes in progress
Improvements in displaying
income information to schools
• New view
Future Changes
New Payment Roster Print
• Similar to Consolidated Scholarship
Roster
• Like SSL Comp, will list all student’s
financial aid programs administered
by HESC
• Expanded tuition amount, certification
codes
• Existing Payment Roster Print would
be available for a time until schools
transition over
Future Changes
Current Payment Roster Print
Future Changes
New Payment Roster Print
Questions?
HESC Contacts
Norene Grose
Director, Grants and Scholarships
[email protected]
Todd Palmiere
Manager, Application Development
[email protected]