Reminder: Per the DoE, students who have an SAI that exceeds the COA, may still be eligible for a minimum Pell award.

From the FSA Handbook, Volume 3, Chapter 3 - Packaging Aid:

Note that in some cases a student’s SAI may be higher than the COA, resulting in no financial need, but the student may still qualify for a calculated Pell Grant or a minimum Pell Grant (see Volume 7, Chapter 2 for more information on Pell Grant eligibility criteria). As an example, consider a student with an SAI of 6,650, a COA of $5,500, and a calculated Pell Grant amount of $745. In this circumstance the student is still eligible for the full Pell Grant amount (as long as it doesn’t exceed the COA), but you may not award any other types of need-based Title IV aid.

If a student’s aid package includes a Pell Grant, other types of Title IV aid, and non-Title IV aid, and the total aid amount exceeds the student’s COA, the student still qualifies for the full Pell Grant amount, but you must adjust the other Title IV aid to ensure that the COA is not exceeded.

Implementation Notes

The attached zip file contains:

This item is required at all client sites but might have been previously updated manually.

1. Load the updated modules from the SYSOBJH input file (sy240701.txt) in the attached zip file. Alternatively, you may apply source changes manually for the updated modules. Click on the "mods" link next to the module name for the Differences Report, which shows the previous and current versions of the module side by side.

Updated modules:

Copycode/Maps/Subroutines/Subprograms:
• WFPKP25N (mods)
• WFPKPAKB (mods)