Federal Need Analysis Methodology for the 2027-28 Award Year-Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant Programs
§ 01 Summary
The Department of Education publishes the annual updated Federal Need Analysis Methodology tables used to calculate Student Aid Index and determine eligibility for Pell Grants, campus-based aid, Direct Loans, and TEACH Grants for the 2027-28 award year. The notice gives financial aid administrators and aid-processing systems the figures they must use for that award year’s federal student aid calculations.
§ 02 Why this matters
The operative effect is an annual update to the statutory need-analysis tables that schools and aid processors must apply when determining 2027-28 federal student aid eligibility. It changes calculation inputs rather than creating a new program or broad new compliance regime.
§ 03 Topics
§ 04 Affected entities
- agency: Department of Education
- industry: higher-education-institutions
- statute: Higher Education Act
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§ 06 Source document
Read the full Federal Register entry on federalregister.gov.
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Type: Notice Agencies: Education Department Citation: 91 FR 32959 Title: Federal Need Analysis Methodology for the 2027-28 Award Year-Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant Programs Abstract: The Secretary announces the annual updates to the tables used in the statutory Federal Need Analysis Methodology (Need Analysis) that determines a student's Student Aid Index (SAI) for award year (AY) 2027-28 for student financial aid programs, Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379. The intent of this notice is to alert the financial aid community and the broader public to these required annual updates used in the determination of student aid eligibility.
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