Where Do I Go?Where Do I Go?A Road Map for the Financial Aid Information HighwayHeather McDonnellSarah Lawrence College

To Whom Do I Turn ?To Whom Do I Turn ?

Federal State

The LawRegulations InterpretationsGuidanceHELP!

The LawRegulations InterpretationsGuidanceHELP!

Order of AuthorityOrder of Authority

Law a must

Regulation should do

Interpretation might do

Source of AuthoritySource of Authority

Law Code of Federal Register (federal) or The Laws of NYS (State)

Regulation SFA Handbook (federal) or Education Law Rules and Regulations

Interpretation Dear Colleague (federal) or Policy and College CEO memorandum HESC Bulletins

C o nfe ren ceC o m m ittee

U .S . S en a te

F ina n cia lA id

O ffice rR e spo n ds

In te rp re ta tion

D ea r C o lle au gu esA c tio n L e tte rs

F IN A ID -LN Y S F A A -L

R eg u la tio ns

N A S F A AO S FA

H a nd bo okC F R

F ina l R u le

C o de o fF e de ra l R e g is te r

N P R M

O ffice o fM an a ge m e nt

a ndB u dg et

U .S .D e pa r tm e nt

o fE d uca tion

T h e L A W

C o nfe ren ceC o m m ittee

U .S .H o u se

o fR e prese n ta tiv es

U .S . C o ng re ss

The Department of The Department of EducationEducation

http://www.ope.ed.gov/

IFAPIFAP

Ifap.ed.gov

Forms and ThingsForms and Things

Cbfisap.ed.gov

Upgrades and Tech Upgrades and Tech ReferencesReferences

www.fsadownload.ed.gov

New York State

Higher Education Services Higher Education Services CorpCorp

Hesc.com

Handbook and EstimatorsHandbook and Estimators

Announcements and Announcements and BulletinsBulletins

When All Else Fails….When All Else Fails….

The FAA’sThe FAA’s NYSFAAA

◦ New York State Financial Aid Administrators Association

SUNYFAP◦ State University of NY Financial Aid Professionals

CiCu◦ Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities

EASFAA◦ Eastern Association of Financial Aid Administrators

And NASFAA – the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators

Questions?Questions?