Prior Prior Year Resources

by Stacey Musulin, Assistant Director, CT Community Colleges

It’s official – PPY is coming! The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2017-2018 school year will be available in October 2016 and will require income and tax information for the “prior-prior year,” 2015. This topic will be discussed at CAPFAA’s Fall Training and the Winter Conference. Stay tuned for more information, but until then, here are some resources to review and discuss on your campuses:

• Electronic Announcement 9/14/2015: President’s Announcement of FAFSA Filing Changes http://www.ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/091415PresidentAnnounceFAFSAFilingChanges.html
• NASFAA’s PPY Resources Center: http://www.nasfaa.org/ppyresources
  • Includes links to press releases, “Considerations for Transition” article (with member comments), videos, and Taskforce reports
  • Note the ability for NASFAA members to serve on a PPY Implementation Task Force (log in needed to access this information)
• In case you missed the related “CyberBreakfast” articles shared by our State and Federal Relations Committee:
  • Inside Higher Ed 9/17/2015: A Game Changer for Financial Aid: https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/09/17/essay-prior-prior-ppy-year-data-free-application-federal-student-aid-fafsa
  • NPR.org 9/14/2015: Obama Makes College Aid Application Earlier and Easier http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/09/14/440283994/obama-makes-college-aid-application-earlier-and-easier