The list below contains links that address agencies, organizations, program and other resources related to Federal Student Aid.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
The Health Resources and Services Administration's leadership in education and training, largely through its Bureau of Health Professions administration of Titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act, strengthens and helps secure the nation's capability to excel in health care, meet ongoing and emerging community needs, and restrain continuing increases in health care expenditures.
The IRS is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury and one of the world's most efficient tax administrators. IRS Provides America's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all.
Congress established the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on May 4, 1980, in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of October 1979).
As the most successful domestic program in our nation's history, Social Security is fundamental to economic security, and thus contributes to the basic well-being, health and quality of life of the American people. Visit the Social Security Administration Web site for more information.
Included among the immigration benefits the Bureau oversees are: citizenship, asylum, lawful permanent residency, employment authorization, refugee status, inter-country adoptions, replacement immigration documents, family and employment related immigration, and foreign student authorization. The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Web site allows for the tracking, monitoring, and access to current information on nonimmigrant students (F and M visa) and exchange visitors (J visa); enables schools and program sponsors to transmit electronic information and event notifications via the Internet to the INS and the Department of State throughout a student or exchange visitor’s stay in the United States; and allows printing of the appropriate forms and also provides reminders, alerts, and basic reporting capabilities.
The Department of Veteran's Affairs' mission is: To serve America's veterans and their families with dignity and compassion and be their principal advocate in ensuring that they receive medical care, benefits, social support, and lasting memorials promoting the health, welfare, and dignity of all veterans in recognition of their service to this Nation.
The agency was created after 9/11, by combining the law enforcement arms of the former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the former U.S. Customs Service, to more effectively enforce our immigration and customs laws and to protect the United States against terrorist attacks. ICE does this by targeting illegal immigrants: the people, money and materials that support terrorism and other criminal activities.
An independent committee created by Congress to advise on student aid policy.
The domestic Peace Corps engages more than 50,000 Americans in intensive, results-driven service each year. They are teaching children to read, making neighborhoods safer, building affordable homes, and responding to natural disasters through more than 1000 projects. After their term of service, AmeriCorps members receive education awards to help finance college or pay back student loans.
Provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country through three programs: Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America. Programs include education awards that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans, and grants to state education agencies, schools, nonprofit groups, and institutions of higher education to engage students in service activities linked to academic achievement.
Visit this site for contact information for State Higher Education Agencies. These agencies provide information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities.
Associations for Student Financial Aid Administrators.
The Web site hosts the committee's schedule, information of its members, hot topics, press statements, status of legislation, hearings, publications and more. The Department of Education is not responsible for the contents of the Web site.
The Web site hosts the Committee's schedule; the list of legislation the Committee is working on; hearing testimony and more. The Department of Education is not responsible for the contents of the Web site.
The U.S. Department of Education is committed to assisting schools in providing students nationwide a safe environment in which to learn and to keep student, parents and employees well informed about campus security. These goals were advanced by the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990. The Department is committed to ensuring that postsecondary institutions are in full compliance with that Act, and enforcement of the Act is a priority of the Department. Institutions submit data annually to the Department at Campus Crime and Security at Postsecondary Education Institutions Survey. The Department makes these data available to the public here.
Certain provisions of the Higher Education Act (HEA) prohibit or limit the eligibility of institutions and/or students participating in Distance Education Programs to receive federal student financial assistance under Title IV of the Act. The 1998 amendments to the HEA authorize the Secretary to select up to 15 institutions and/or systems or consortia of institutions to participate in a Distance Education Demonstration Program designed to help determine the most effective way of delivering quality education via distance education, the specific student aid requirements which should be altered to provide greater access to distance education programs, and the appropriate level of federal assistance for students in distance education programs.
(Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) GEAR UP is a new national initiative to encourage more young people to have high expectations, stay in school, study hard and take the right courses to go to college.
The Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) offers registered nurses substantial assistance to repay educational loans in exchange for service in eligible facilities located in areas experiencing a shortage of nurses. Authorized by Section 846 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, the purpose of the NELRP is to assist in the recruitment and retention of professional nurses dedicated to providing health care to underserved populations.
This Web site is designed to be a student's one stop for information needed to find a job in the Federal Government. Whether the student is in high school, college, or graduate school, there are a variety of special opportunities for students in the Federal government. Studentjobs.gov gives access to OPM's USAJOBS database of thousands of opportunities, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them.
Check NCES's "Fast Facts" on financial aid for Postsecondary Education. This tool provides quick answers to many questions.
Students.gov is a cooperative effort of many federal agencies working together, under the leadership of the US Department of Education. Students.gov is a student gateway to information and services from the United States government. Students.gov brings together all kinds of information and services that students and their families have told us they need.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), established as the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers of postsecondary education. IPEDS is a single, comprehensive system designed to encompass all institutions and educational organizations whose primary purpose is to provide postsecondary education.
