2014-15

2014-15 ANNUAL REPORT

to the COMMISSIONER

Prepared by the

OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1314 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 1-888-827-2004 State Scholarship & Grant Programs Federal Programs



October 2015

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CONTENTS

Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance

Executive Summary ..............................................................................................................v 2014-15 State Programs Funding Details..........................................................................1 2015-16 State Programs Appropriations and Awards Amounts......................................2

State Scholarships and Grants Need-Based Programs

Florida Student Assistance Grant Programs ........................................................................7 (Public, Private, Postsecondary and Public Career Education)

Florida Work Experience Program .......................................................................................9

Merit-Based Programs Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program ......................................................................13 (Florida Academic Scholars, [Academic Top Scholars], Florida Medallion Scholars, Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars) Florida Incentive Scholarship.............................................................................................15

Tuition Assistance Programs Access to Better Learning and Education Grant ................................................................19 William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant...........................................................21

Additional Programs Offered College Access Challenge Grant ......................................................................................25 First Generation Grant Matching Program .........................................................................27 Florida Education Fund .....................................................................................................29 Florida Prepaid College Foundation...................................................................................31 Honorably Discharged Graduate Assistance Program ......................................................33 John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program ..........................................................35 Jos? Mart? Scholarship Challenge Grant Program ............................................................37 Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program.....................................................................39 Minority Teacher Education Scholars Program .................................................................41 Nursing Programs..............................................................................................................43 Private Colleges and Universities ......................................................................................45 Rosewood Family Scholarship Program ............................................................................47 Scholarships for Children and Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans .....................49

Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) Administration Federal Family Education Loan Program ..........................................................................53 Claims, Recovery and Call Center .....................................................................................55 Customer Accounting Support ..........................................................................................57 Information and Training....................................................................................................59 Information Dissemination Outreach Team .......................................................................61 Loan Servicing and Forgiveness........................................................................................63 Program Policy and Institutional Review ............................................................................65 2014-15 Statistical Communications Report ......................................................................67

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) presents the 2014-15 Annual Report to the Commissioner, which provides information about state scholarship and grant programs funded by the Florida Legislature and federal programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

OSFA administers state- and federally-funded programs that increase access to postsecondary education for Florida's students and initiates outreach activities to promote program awareness. State scholarship and grant programs provide funds to students who may not otherwise be able to afford a college education, thus providing students with the opportunity to pursue careers in technical and academic fields of their choice.

Academic year 2014-15 highlights included:

? Legislative appropriation for the Honorably Discharged Graduate Assistance Program (HDGAP).

? Creation of and funding for the Florida Incentive Scholarship to award National Merit Scholars and National Achievement Scholars.

? Increase in the award amount and number of funded Rosewood Family Scholarship awardees.

During the 2014-15 academic year, OSFA:

? Administered 21 scholarship and grant programs. ? Processed over 109,000 initial student applications. ? Funded over 270,000 new and returning students with state, federal and private

matching funds of approximately $541,797,148 to defray the cost of postsecondary education.

Should you have any questions or need additional program information, please call our toll-free customer assistance line 888-827-2004, visit our website at or write to our office at:

Levis Hughes, Chief Office of Student Financial Assistance

Florida Department of Education 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1314

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

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