Required Information for the Pell Grant and Direct Loan Programs

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Compliance Supplement directs compliance auditors to provide Required Information for the Pell Grant and Direct Loan Programs directly to Federal Student Aid, Director, Financial Management Group, at FSAPellandDLReporting@ed.gov no later than 60 days after the Data Collection Form and reporting package are submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. The attached information template is provided to compliance auditors to facilitate reporting. As instructed in the Compliance Supplement, compliance auditors should use this worksheet to submit to FSA the Required Information for the Pell Grant and Direct Loan Programs.

Template for OMB Compliance Supplement Required Information for the Pell Grant and Direct Loan Programs M​​S Excel (28KB)

Improper Payments

ED Documents/Reports:​

Quarterly High-Dollar Reports

• Period Ending December 31, 2020
• Period Ending September 30, 2020
• Period Ending June 30, 2020
• Period Ending March 31, 2020
• Period Ending December 31, 2019
• Period Ending September 31, 2019
• Period Ending June 30, 2019
• Period Ending December 31, 2018
• Period Ending September 30, 2018
• Period Ending June 30, 2018
• Period Ending March 31, 2018
• Period Ending December 31, 2017
• Period Ending September 30, 2017
• Period Ending June 30, 2017
• Period Ending March 31, 2017
• Period Ending December 31, 2016
• Period Ending September 30, 2016
• Period Ending June 30, 2016
• Period Ending March 31, 2016
• Period Ending December 31, 2015
• Period Ending September 30, 2015
• Period Ending June 30, 2015
• Period Ending March 31, 2015
• Period Ending December 31, 2014
  
• Period Ending Septe​mb​​​​​​er 30, 2014
  
• Period Ending June 30, 2014
• Period Ending March 31, 2014
• Period Ending December 31, 2013
• Period Ending September 30, 2013
• Period Ending June 30, 2013
• Period Ending March 31, 2013
• Period Ending December 31, 2012
• Period Ending September 30, 2012
• Period Ending June 30, 2012
• Period Ending March 31, 2012
• Period Ending December 31, 2011
• Period Ending September 30, 2011
• Period Ending June 30, 2011
• Period Ending March 31, 2011
• Period Ending December 31, 2010
• Period Ending September 30, 2010
• Period Ending June 30, 2010
  
• Period Ending March 31, 2010
  

Payment Recapture Audits

• FY 2014 Report of the Department of Education’s Payment Recapture Audits​​
  
• FY 2012 Report of the Department of Education's Payment Recapture Audits​​
  
• FY 2011 Report of the Department of Education’s Payment Recapture Audits​​
  

​Improper Payments​​

• Improper Payments Section of FY 2012 Agency Financial Report
  
• Improper Payments Section of FY 2011 Agency Financial Report
• Improper Payments Section of FY 2010 Agency Financial Report
  
• FY 2021 Department of Education Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies MS Word ​(53KB)
  
• FY 2021 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies MS Word​ (38KB)
  
• FY 2020 Department of Education Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (179KB)
  
• FY 2020 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (229KB)
• FY 2019 Department of Education Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (48KB) | MS Word (42KB)
• FY 2019 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies ​ PDF (67KB) | MS Word (48KB)
• FY 2018 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (305KB) | MS Word (51KB)
  
• FY 2017 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (126KB) | MS Word (50KB)
• FY 2016 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (370KB) | MS Word (43KB)
• FY 2015 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (134KB) | MS Word (55KB)
  
• FY 2014 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (2MB) | MS Word (124KB)​
  
• FY 2013 Federal Student Aid Improper Payment Estimation Methodologies PDF (285K) | MS Word (78K)
  

Federal Sites and Documents:

• ​PaymentAccuracy.gov
  
• Report fraud, waste or abuse involving Department of Education funds or programs​