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11/4/2009
As has been previously announced, Public Act 96-792 (which was signed into law on October 18, 2009) appropriates an additional $205 million to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) to restore funding for the Monetary Award Program (MAP) for the remainder of the 2009-10 academic year. The additional funding will allow full-year awards for MAP-eligible students whose initial 2009-10 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was received by the federal processor on or before May 14, 2009.
Second- and Third-Term MAP and IIA Program Claims Not Accepted Until Further Notice
In order to prepare for system changes that will allow for the reinstatement of full second- and third-term MAP payment, the ability to request payment for these two terms via the 2009-10 MAPnet system and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is being temporarily disabled. Payment requests for first term will continue to be accepted and are not impacted by this temporary change.
Effective November 5, 2009, and continuing until further notice:
- MAPnet users will be unable to access second- and third-term fields for both MAP and the Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access (IIA) Program.
- FTP users requesting second- or third-term payment will receive a payment results error.
- The error will appear on the Payment Requests E-mail as "Currently Terms 2 and/or 3 are not being processed."
Once all necessary system updates have been completed, the ability to request second- and third-term payment via MAPnet and FTP will be restored.
Release of Records Impacted by Limited Shutdown
ISAC will be releasing records impacted by the limited shutdown that was announced in late August [i.e., Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) transactions with a Central Processing System (CPS) process date on or after September 1, 2009 that would result in increased MAP awards - see the August 28th e-Message for further details].
Once the release of limited shutdown has been completed, impacted records will display increased MAP awards for those ISIR transactions.
Watch for Further Information
As additional details become available regarding the reinstatement of full second- and third-term MAP awards, as well as the release of ISIR transactions impacted by limited shutdown, they will be shared with you via the usual communication methods (i.e., the College Zone e-Messaging service, the MAP and IIA Program News pages, and the FAA Message Board).
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