The U.S. Department of Education and the Biden-Harris White House have announced that April 15-19 is the National FAFSA Week of Action. High school counselors, principals, superintendents, after-school programs, parent groups, non-profit organizations, and other local and state organizations are coming together to help encourage high school seniors to submit the new and improved Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form.. Stakeholders from across the country have submitted over 200 commitments in advance of the Week of Action sharing how they will support in-person and virtual efforts to drive FAFSA submissions.
Potential actions organizations can take may include:
- Host an in-person or virtual FAFSA Week of Action FAFSA submission event.
- Email, text, or send push notifications to your audiences with information about the Better
- FAFSA and how to submit the form.
- Include Better FAFSA and FAFSA Week of Action information into your newsletters, webinars, upcoming events/conferences or resource sites.
Additional information can be found in the Department’s announcement and communications toolkit.
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