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8/28/2009
No Increases Allowed to MAP Awards Effective September 1st
Based on limited funding, current projections for the 2009-10 Monetary Award Program (MAP) dictate that corrections for student awards will be allowed only if they would decrease the calculated award amount. This means that if an Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) that would result in an increase to a student's MAP award has a Central Processing System (CPS) process date on or after September 1, 2009, then the highest award amount based on transactions prior to September 1st will be the maximum award amount for that student.
For example: As of August 31st, a student's 2009-10 MAP award amount is $1,000 (based on ISIR transaction 1). An ISIR transaction 2 is subsequently received, which has a CPS process date of September 1st and would increase the MAP award to $1,500. Because ISIR transaction 2 was processed after September 1st, the highest previous award amount ($1,000) will be the calculated award amount for that transaction.
Identifying Impacted Records
- Records for which no increases will be allowed (i.e., in limited shutdown status) will be flagged with a "Z" in the field entitled "Shutdown" on MAPnet screens, reports and file extracts.
- The "shutdown" award amount will appear in the "Original Yearly Eligible Amount" and "Eligible Amount (Per Term)" fields in MAPnet.
Corrections that Result in Decreased MAP Awards Are Not Impacted
ISIRs with a CPS process date on or after September 1st that result in a decrease to the MAP award will not be impacted.
For example: As of August 31st, a student's 2009-10 MAP award amount is $1,000 (based on ISIR transaction 1). An ISIR transaction 2 is subsequently received, which has a CPS process date of September 1st and would decrease the MAP award to $700. Because ISIR transaction 2 is not impacted, the revised award amount ($700) will be the calculated award amount for that transaction.
Impacted ISIRs Will Be Held Temporarily
Until all programming related to this limited shutdown process is completed (anticipated for mid- to late-September), ISAC will hold all ISIRs with CPS process dates on or after September 1st. These records will not appear in MAPnet until the completion of necessary programming, at which time all held records will be released in MAPnet. The shutdown flag ("Z") will then appear on impacted records.
2009-10 MAP Payment Anticipated for Mid- to Late-September
As was previously explained in e-Messages dated July 17th and July 30th, current budget reductions require that 2009-10 MAP payment processing incorporates the "front loading" of awards to pay tuition and mandatory fees for the first half of the academic year. The need to implement programming to accommodate the limited shutdown of ISIR corrections has slightly delayed the availability of 2009-10 MAP payment processing. We anticipate MAP payment to be available in MAPnet in mid- to late-September. We will notify you via the usual communication methods (e.g., the College Zone e-Messaging service, MAP Program News, and the FAA Message Board) when MAP payment is available.
As information regarding the 2009-10 Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program becomes available, it will also be shared via the usual communication methods.
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