Student Aid Internet Gateway (Saig) Enrollment Agreement

The only method allowed for most third parties to obtain FAFSA information as part of HEA is directly from the student; OSFA cannot provide this information even with the written permission of the student. However, grant legislation in 2018 and 2019[1] included changes to this section of the HEA to allow institutions to share a student`s FAFSA data with scholarship granting organizations and tribal organizations to help apply, award, or manage scholarship programs (or to help the student apply for assistance, who would pay for the items in the official cost of participation in Title IV of a student). but only if the student gives his or her explicit written consent authorizing the disclosure of this data. Select this option if you are the primary point administrator (primary DPA) or the designated secondary destination point administrator (secondary DPA) so that your organization can manage your organization`s registration services. Primary and secondary DPAs can: There are many federal laws that control the sharing of student data, and different laws affect the use of this information by the Student Financial Aid Office (OSFA) in different ways, depending on the data source and whether personal data (PII) (information that can be used to identify an individual, It`s. Name, address, social security number, date of birth, place of birth, any information that, alone or in combination, may be related or related to a particular student that would allow a reasonable person in the school community who has no personal knowledge of the relevant circumstances to identify the student with reasonable certainty) has been properly anonymized. Important Laws and Publications Governing the Sharing of Student Data and Information Select this option if your organization is not currently enrolled in SAIG services at: Organizations are eligible for data exchange and/or access for the following systems: [1] Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriation Bill (P.L. 115-141) and Labor Appropriations Bill-HHS for Fiscal Year 2019 (P.L. 115-245). . .

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