Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG), Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant), and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant awards are processed through the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System.

Operational communications and guidance, technical documents, and related information specific to the grant programs and the processing of grant awards through the COD System are provided on this page. Electronic Announcements about Grants are available below. Related resource information is available on the right side of this page.

To access the COD System page, click here.
To access the Direct Loans page, click here.
To access the EDESuite page, click here.

Electronic Announcements

The 15 most current Electronic Announcements specific to the grant programs are listed below. To view more Electronic Announcements about the grant programs, click here.

05/18/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
05/17/2012 - (General) Subject: FINAL IMPORTANT REMINDER: SAIG Upgrade - All EDconnect and TDClient Users Must Upgrade to EDconnect 8.1 or TDClient 3.2 by May 27, 2012
05/17/2012 - (General) Subject: Memorial Day Federal Holiday Processing and Customer Service Hours
05/15/2012 - (General) Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #36 - Reminder to Sign-Up to Receive GE Notification Package
05/11/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
05/11/2012 - (General) Subject: Gainful Employment Electronic Announcement #35 - Gainful Employment Operations Manual Now Available
05/11/2012 - (General) Subject: SAIG Upgrade - TDClient 3.2 Sun Solaris Software Release
05/10/2012 - (Grants) Subject: Reminder - Retrieving the Pell Grant LEU Report Through the School's Reporting Newsbox on the COD Web site
05/10/2012 - (General) Subject: SECOND IMPORTANT REMINDER: SAIG Upgrade - All EDconnect and TDClient Users Must Upgrade to EDconnect 8.1 or TDClient 3.2 by May 27, 2012
05/04/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
05/04/2012 - (Grants) Subject: Publication of Federal Pell Grant Interim Final Rule
04/27/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
04/27/2012 - (General) Subject: SAIG Upgrade - Important Reminder: All EDconnect and TDClient Users Must Upgrade to EDconnect 8.1 or TDClient 3.2 by May 27, 2012
04/20/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update
04/13/2012 - (COD System) Subject: COD Processing Update