Immediate action Required: Schools Must Reconcile pell Grant Data Before Processing Deadline
The U.S. Department of Education requires schools to reconcile their Pell Grant data with information reported to the COD System and resolve any discrepancies. To aid in this process for the 2024-25 award year, schools can request a year-to-Date (YTD) Record, wich provides detailed origination, disbursement, and summary information at a transaction level.
YTD Records can be requested for individual students or all recipients within a specific program. Schools can submit requests through the COD website or via a batch data request (Pell Grant - PGRQ25IN) through the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG). The requested report will be delivered via the SAIG (Pell Grant – PGYR25OP).
schools can download the necessary file readers – the pell Grant Reconciliation File report reader or the Pell Grant YTD File report reader, along with usage instructions – from the “COD Resources” section of the COD website.
For EDExpress Users: EDExpress can be used to compare 2024-25 Pell Grant YTD Records with a school’s internal Pell Grant database. Detailed guidance on using the Compare functionality is available in the 2024-25 Desk Reference for EDExpress Release 2.0, found on the Software and Other Tools page of the Knowledge Center.
Questions regarding EDExpress comparisons should be directed to the FPS Help Desk at 1-800-330-5947 or support@fps.ed.gov.
