Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators News

Guidance on the Use of Federal Tax Information (FTI), Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) Data, and Non-FAFSA Data

https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/library/dear-colleague-letters/2025-09-30/guidance-use-federal-tax-information-fti-free-application-federal-student-aid-fafsar-data-and-non-fafsa-data

Released Sept 30, 2025 this letter provides information on the permitted access, disclosure, and use of FTI, FAFSA data, and non-FAFSA data by institutions of higher education (schools), state higher education agencies that administer state-based financial aid (state agencies), and contractors under the Higher Education Act (HEA), the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act).