As the 2025–26 FAFSA® processing cycle gets started, the FSA Training Center is pleased to announce that we have updated the FAFSA Simplification Trending Topics Series to incorporate 2025–26 changes.
Refresh your knowledge on the following topics impacted by FAFSA Simplification:
- FAFSA Form topics: Divorced or Separated Parents, Manual Tax Information, Family Size, Child Support, Foreign Earned Income
- Packaging topics: Negative SAI, Emergency Financial Assistance, Timeframe for Dependency Status Determinations, Packaging without Alternate SAIs
- Title IV Aid Programs topics: Calculating Pell Grants, Pell Grant Enrollment Intensity, Pell Grants for Crossover Payment Periods, Foreign Income and Maximum Pell Grant Eligibility, Reporting FWS Earnings, Campus Based Aid in COD
To enroll in the training, visit fsatraining.ed.gov, select “Learning Tracks” and then “FAFSA Simplification.”
If you have any questions about this series or other training needs, please send an email to helpdesk.fsatraining@ed.gov. Thank you for participating in training!