NYSFAAA
2011
New York State
Grants & Scholarships
TAP…
Nuts and Bolts
Overview
 Processing Update
 2012 Startup
• Changes to TAP Processing
 TAP Earned Credit Report
 Grants and Scholarships
Modernization Strategy
2011-12
Processing Update
Processing Update 2011-12
 Applications
• Over 544,000 processed as of
September, 2011
 ETA
1%
 Renewal Process
32%
 FAFSA Direct
26%
 Anytime TOTW
41%
2012-13
Startup Changes
2012-13 Start up changes
 Financial Independence Status (FIS)
• Streamline edits and messages
 FIS Petition Status Codes
• Unchanged: G, J, L, M, P, Q, K, T, Z
• New Definition X-Replaces U, V, W,X
• New Code W-Student is independent
based on response to new question,
“Are you claiming financial
independence from your parents?”
2012-13
Start up changes (cont.)
 Exemptions
• Minimize income issues
 IT-150 tax form
• Not available for 2011 tax year
 Graduate students
• Non-funding notification in application process
 ETA color
• White from now on
 Disability Date Change
• Report actual date of permanent disability
including dates prior to current year
TAP
Earned Credit Report
TAP Earned Credit Report
 Report will review all aspects of the TAP program
including:
• All policies and costs associated with the
distribution of TAP funds
 Report will include statistics on TAP recipients
for the 2010-11 terms:
• Students receiving TAP in each term
• Students granted waivers
• Students decertified for not meeting good
academic standards
• Credits earned in each term
TAP Earned Credit Report (cont.)
 In December 2011, HESC will provide each
school by campus code and TAP code, a file or
*
Excel spreadsheet with a list of students
certified for TAP for each applicable term for the
2010-11 academic year
 By January 17, 2012 schools will submit credits
earned to HESC
*Web File Transfer only
Grants and Scholarships
Modernization
Purpose
 Streamline, simplify processes
 Eliminate edits that were based on paper
applications
 Combine main TAP processing system
with manual scholarship processing
 Give schools better information to make
their job easier
Changes already implemented
 Improvements in verifying income
with NYS Department of Taxation &
Finance
• Collection of full last names for
spouse, mother and father
• Check for invalid SSN using ISIR
Changes already implemented
 Addition of CSR data to student
and school web pages
Changes already implemented
 Comprehensive Student Status
Listing
• Complete picture of student’s financial
aid programs administered by HESC
• Data from standard TAP rosters as
well as Consolidated Scholarship
Rosters
• Two record types – Demo and FAP
Changes already implemented
 Comprehensive Student Status
Listing
• Available as file or Excel spreadsheet*
• Includes data requested by schools:
 Residency indicator
 Deferred term information
 CSR indicator
*Web File Transfer only
Changes in progress
 Improvements in displaying
income information to schools
• Current view
Changes in progress
 Improvements in displaying
income information to schools
• New view
Future Changes
 New Payment Roster Print
• Similar to Consolidated Scholarship
Roster
• Like SSL Comp, will list all student’s
financial aid programs administered
by HESC
• Expanded tuition amount, certification
codes
• Existing Payment Roster Print would
be available for a time until schools
transition over
Future Changes
 Current Payment Roster Print
Future Changes
 New Payment Roster Print
Questions?
HESC Contacts
Norene Grose
Director, Grants and Scholarships
ngrose@hesc.org
Todd Palmiere
Manager, Application Development
tpalmiere@hesc.org