Future of Federal Student Aid Programs

BREAKING NEWS - March 1, 2013

• Impact of Sequestration of the Title IV Student Financial Assistance Programs (see the last paragraph)
• Details of President Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Higher Education

We want to encourage all of our families to be active participants in the democratic process. This is part of the charge that we have to faithful citizenship.

Overview

• Voter Registration Information
• Student Aid Advocacy Groups
• History of Federal Student Aid Programs
• Reimagining Financial Aid To Improve Student Access and Outcomes

The Current Landscape

• The Debt Ceiling Debate
• Student Aid Funding and the Federal Budget Process
  • Student Loan Interest Rate Proposals Aplenty, but viability remains in question
    • Interest Rate Proposal Comparison Chart
  • NASFAA's Federal Student Aid Fiscal Map
  • Examine Student Aid's Fiscal Cliff
  • CBO Estimates No Pell Shortfall for 2014
  • Obama Reinforces Accountability & Disclosure in State of the Union Address
  • NASFAA Submits Comments on White House College Scorecard
  • The Impact of Obama's Election on Federal Student Aid Programs
  • 2012 Congressional Elections and Federal Student Aid 
  • 2011 National Profile of Programs in Title IV of the Higher Education Act
• Campus Based Aid Programs
• Other Legislative Proposals
• Reimagining Financial Aid 
• Presidential Policies

Changes to Federal Student Aid Programs

• Changes for 2013-2014 
• Changes for 2012-2013
• Changes for 2011-2012
• Changes : July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011

Updated May 17, 2013