OMB control number
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and User Access Management
OMB 1845-0187 · ED/FSA.
OMB 1845-0187
This is a request for a new information collection. Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect will be replacing Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) Enrollment via fsawebenroll.ed.gov. SAIG Mailboxes will remain as the access point for electronically transmitting and receiving data. FSA Partner Connect System and User Access Management allows authorized entities, including postsecondary educational institutions, institutional third-party servicers, guaranty agencies and guaranty agency (GA) servicers, Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) lenders and lender servicers, federal loan servicers, and State Higher Education Agencies, to exchange data electronically with the U.S. Department of Education (Department). In order to participate, each entity must enroll for system and service access through FSA Partner Connect (fsapartners.ed.gov). The enrollment process enables the organization enrolling to create new users and select services to receive, submit, view, and/or update student financial aid data online and by batch using Department provided software EDconnect (PC-based software) or TDClient (client software for multiple environments). As authorized by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq., and in order to manage the Title IV, HEA assistance programs, the entities listed above may electronically transmit and receive data from the following FSA systems through SAIG Mailboxes by enrolling through FSA Partner Connect: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Processing System (FPS) Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Online Electronic Cohort Default Rate (eCDR) Appeals Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) System Digital Customer Care (DCC) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Online Access and Identity Management System (AIMS) Financial Management System (FMS) Additionally, entities may request access to eZ-Audit and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Systemic Alien Verification Entitlements (SAVE) Program through FSA Partner Connect to manage Title IV, HEA assistance programs.
The latest form for Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and User Access Management expires 2027-12-31 and is listed under ICR 202506-1845-001.
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Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and User Access ManagementAll Historical Document Collections
| Reference | Filing | Received | Concluded | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202506-1845-001 | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection | 2025-08-06 | ||
| 202407-1845-005 | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number) | 2024-10-08 | Approved without change |
OMB Details
Federal Student Aid (FSA) Partner Connect System and User Access Management
Federal Enterprise Architecture: Education - Higher Education
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| Form N/A | N/A | fsapartners.ed.gov | Form and instruction |
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