Completing the FAFSA

Note about the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

The FAFSA Simplification Act was enacted by Congress as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. This law reduces the number of questions on the application, makes crucial changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand Pell Grant eligibility and removes outdated restrictions to make federal student aid more accessible to all students.

Due to the major changes the FAFSA is undergoing, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid has delayed the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA.

The Community Foundation is extending the deadline for supplemental financial information due to delays with the Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) processing. The FAFSA portion of the application is now due Friday, March 15 at noon. Students who have submitted their universal application will see changes to scholarship due dates that require FAFSA supplemental information in the system starting February 7.

Please contact Andrea Clements with questions. We appreciate your patience as we adjust to this unusual situation!