Transcript Document

State Grant and Special Programs
Update
Presented by Christine A. Zuzack
2012 PASFAA Annual Conference
2012-13 Appropriations
Program
Dollars
Change
State Grant
$344.888
-9.4%
IAG
$ 24.389
0%
Matching Funds
$ 12.496
-5.0%
Bond-Hill
$
.534
0%
Cheyney Keystone Academy
$
1.525
0%
Act 101
$
2.246
-4.9%
Blind or Deaf Beneficiary Grant
$
.047
-4.0%
2012-13 State Grant
• The annual administrative costs of $13
million for the State Grant and Special
Programs are paid with PHEAA
business earnings so that all
appropriated dollars go to awards.
• PHEAA supplemented the State Grant
program with $75 million from their
business earnings.
3
2012-13 State Grant Program
• For 2012-13 award adjustment factor is
.9250 resulting in the following
maximum awards:
Cost Tier
$
4
Min/Max Award
0 to $11,000
$500/$2,313
$11,001 to $21,000
$500/$3,700
$21,001 to $30,000
$500/$3,978
$30,001 to $32,000
$500/$4,348
2012-13 State Grant - New
• New for 2012-13 is the Educational Expense
Allowance (EEC) of $4,000 for all schools which
replaces actual room and board and the commuter
expense allowance.
– Eliminates the need to confirm housing status
– Actual room and board still collected for statistical
purposes on annual cost form.
– Resultant changes to Gift Aid calculations
• May use actual room and board for on-campus
students
5
2012-13 State Grant - New
• Emailed on July 3, 2012
• Located in the
Document Library
 Main Menu/State Grant
Program/Memoranda
2012-13 State Grant - New
Distance Education Changes
• Definitions of in-classroom instruction
have been broadened
– Synchronous learning may now be counted
as in-classroom instruction
– Hybrid classes that are at least 50% inclassroom can be counted as in-classroom
7
2012-13 State Grant -New
Monitoring of Distance Education Enrollment
• By overall program, academic year, or term
permitted through 2012-13
• Beginning in 2013-14 must be monitored and
reported by term
• Credits coming in from another institution do
not have to be evaluated as DE or not since
only current term enrollments are being
monitored
8
SG Distance Education Pilot Study
• PHEAA is exploring a distance
education pilot program to assess the
cost of expanding the number of State
Grant eligible programs of study.
• This is a regulatory requirement that
necessitates legislation being passed to
conduct this pilot.
• Stay tuned!
9
2012-13 State Grant - New
Due to the volatility of the Commonwealth
budget for 2012-13, many public institutions
were not able to establish their tuition rates
before State Grant awards were calculated.
2011-12 tuition and fees were used to process
2012-13 State Grant awards for all institutions.
10
Federal Pell Grant Awards
Federal Pell Grant eligibility is calculated for all
students based on the EFC used for the SG
award. Does not take into account:
• Title IV eligibility of the school
• Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU)
• Maximum award per year
• Title IV verification
• Title IV academic progress
11
State Grant Program
DOES YOUR INSTITUTION SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME
MANUALLY REVIEWING AND UPDATING STATE GRANT
INFORMATION?
DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS AN EASIER WAY?
• Automate State Grant processing by participating in the
electronic data transmissions offered by PHEAA for the
Pennsylvania State Grant Program. This allows you to:
 Input data into your Financial Aid Management System (FAMS) for
your analyses
 Extract data from your FAMS and make automated State Grant
updates
12
State Grant Program
State Grant Transmissions:
• Are easy and secure
• Allow you to control the same data offered within the
reports that you are already accustomed to using
• Allow you to choose your data management tool(s)
• Save resource time by eliminating the need for
manual update requests
• Expedite processing
13
State Grant - New
• Coming in 2013 is a web-based tool that will
make your State Grant reporting easier!
• Web portal will replace FG11, FG5Y, FG5T
and offer a number of enhancements for
reporting student changes.
• Look for announcements in the upcoming
months on the School Interface Project.
14
2013-14 State Grant Program
• For 2013-14 the interface with the FOTW and
the SGF will be operational on January 1,
2013.
• Students are only offered the opportunity to
use this function on the first attempt at
completing the FOTW.
• An email will be sent to those who do not use
this function to complete the needed data in
Account Access.
15
2013-14 Appropriations
• PHEAA Board of Directors requested a 5%
increase for the SGP.
• Governor Corbett will announce his 2013-14
appropriation recommendations on February
5, 2013.
• 2013-14 State Grant formula set by Board of
Directors in April 2013.
• Awards finalized once budget signed into law.
16
2013-14 State Grant Program
• A State Grant Early Estimator will be
available in December to assist with
freshmen award packaging.
• These are typically low estimates when
compared to the final award values
• Updated as financial resources change
17
PA-TIP
• New initiative for short term programs in three high
priority occupation areas:
– Energy
– Advanced Materials and Diversified Manufacturing
– Agriculture and Food Production
• Programs must be TIV eligible and at least ten weeks
but less than two academic years in length
• Max. award is $4,348
18
PA-TIP
• Students must be enrolled full-time
• Max. EFC for eligibility is 9800
• Award Estimator available to assist with
award determinations
• December 31, 2012 is deadline for school
applications for 2012-13.
• April 1, 2013 application deadline for students
Blind or Deaf Beneficiary Grant
Schools can help to identify eligible students:
• Maximum award of $500 per year.
• Application available online at pheaa.org
• Student must have eligibility determined by a
health professional or OVR
20
SWSP
Agency effort to reach out to schools and
employers to promote utilization of SWSP.
For more complete information, check out the
website:
http://www.pheaa.org/partner-access/workstudy-employers/index.shtml
21
SWSP
• The Budget Control Act of 2011 eliminated the
interest subsidy on graduate student Direct Loans
effective July 1, 2012.
 Definition of need for graduate students will be
defined as having unmet need after the EFC and
all grants, scholarships, and waivers have been
applied to costs.
 Lists on PageCenter for schools of grad students.
Email SP staff with eligible students.
22
Other Special Programs
• Chafee: Annual award amount for 2012-13 is
$3,000, an increase of $500 from 2011-12
• EAP: Maximum award for 2012-13 is $6,428
• PATH: Maximum award continues to be
$2,500
• Institutional Assistance Grant Per Capita
estimated at $504 for 2012-13.
23
Program Close-Outs
Programs that are being eliminated:
 For the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
Program 2011-12 was last year for limited awards
 2013-14 will be last year for Pennsylvania GEARUP awards for a limited number of current
recipients. The 2011-12 freshmen cohort was the
last to enter the program.
 NETS awards will continue until graduation for
students who received an award in 2010-11.
24
Program Participation Agreements
New Program Participation Agreements are
being developed for all PHEAA administered
programs consisting of the following:
• A Master Agreement for overall participation
• Individual Schedules for each program
FWSP-ON and FWSP-CS are the first to be
distributed.
25
Other Initiatives
• Governor’s Advisory Commission on
Postsecondary Education
– Panel examining current status of
postsecondary education in PA and future
needs
– Report due November 15, 2012
• PENNWatch
– Legislation that requires all state
disbursements to be posted online as of
January 1, 2013
26
Webinar Training
• To supplement our training and
outreach activities, a series of webinars
are being developed to address your
educational needs.
• After the initial live offering, these
webinars are archived for easy access.
• Look for future sessions!
27
Webinar Training
28
Webinar Training
29
Communications
• Mailboxes:
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
 [email protected]
■ [email protected]
■ [email protected]
■ [email protected]
■ [email protected]
Questions or Comments?
Christine A. Zuzack
1200 North Seventh Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102-1444
717.720.2368
[email protected]
31