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The document lists the topics to be covered in 5 modules for Nationwide Workshops for Fiscal Officer Training from February to April 2006. Module 1 will cover the role of fiscal officers and institutions in administering Title IV aid programs. Module 2 will discuss withdrawals and overpayments. Module 3 will cover cash needs, disbursement rules, and reporting. Module 4 will present reconciliation of Pell Grants and Campus-based Aid. Module 5 will describe allocation and transfers of funds in Campus-based Programs like Perkins Loans and Work Study.

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The document lists the topics to be covered in 5 modules for Nationwide Workshops for Fiscal Officer Training from February to April 2006. Module 1 will cover the role of fiscal officers and institutions in administering Title IV aid programs. Module 2 will discuss withdrawals and overpayments. Module 3 will cover cash needs, disbursement rules, and reporting. Module 4 will present reconciliation of Pell Grants and Campus-based Aid. Module 5 will describe allocation and transfers of funds in Campus-based Programs like Perkins Loans and Work Study.

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ATTACHMENT A: LISTING OF MODULE TOPICS

FOR THE NATIONWIDE WORKSHOPS


FISCAL OFFICER TRAINING (FOT) FOR 2006 (AS OF 12-20-05)
(from February 21 to April 27, 2006)

Module 1: Role of the Fiscal Officer in Title IV Aid Program Administration:

• Explain the role of fiscal officers;


• Discuss the institution’s roles and responsibilities; 
• Identify the institution’s internal control functions;
• Present program integrity and compliance issues; and
• Acquaint fiscal officers with the resources for institutions to administer the Title IV aid programs.

Module 2: Overpayments and Withdrawal Issues:

• Differentiate between institutional refunds and the Return of Title IV aid (R2T4);
• Identify key principles to apply to the calculation of withdrawals under R2T4; and
• Describe how to resolve overpayments of Title IV aid.

Module 3: Cash Needs, Disbursement Rules, and Reporting:

• Discuss prior-year recoveries and charges;


• Cover the disbursement of Title IV aid funds; and
• Describe the use of credit balances and the escheating of Title IV aid funds.

Module 4: Reconciliation of Title IV Funds:

• Present monthly reconciliation in both the Federal Pell Grant and Campus-based Aid Programs; and
• Review other reconciliation issues.

Module 5: Issues in Campus-based Program Management and Accounting:

• Describe the allocation and release of Title IV aid funds;


• Explain the transfer of funds in the Federal Perkins Loan and Federal Work Study (FWS) Programs;
• Define the carry forward/carry back procedures for both the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grant Programs and the FWS Programs;
• Cover accounting issues in the Campus-based Programs, including how to report the document numbers of
these Programs in ED’s Grants and Payments System (GAPS) and determine close out amounts and
negative balances in GAPS; and
• Summarize record keeping and program integrity issues in the Title IV aid programs.

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